You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Ms. Black from Pascagoula MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Ms. Black's Bookworms

Help me give my students the gift of reading different genres that may inspire them to become a scientist, architect, or an author!

  • $491 goal

This project expired on August 6, 2020.

This project expired on August 6, 2020.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Children from low-income families hear as many as 30 million fewer words by the age of 4 than their higher-income peers. In homes where education is not a priority, high standards need to be set for students from birth where language skills, language exposure, reading expectations, a love of learning, and a connection can be made between academic success and future success.

Exposure to different book genres is crucial for all students and can be provided after school in libraries, school classrooms, and many of the homes where my students live.

Many of my students are English Language Learners. (ELL) are defined as having English as a second language and predominately speaking a language other than English at home. While there are many affluent and advantaged ELLs in our schools, two-thirds of ELL students come from low-income families and nearly half of ELLs in grades pre-K to 5 have parents who did not graduate from high school.

My Project

My students learn new words as they read. Subconsciously, they absorb information on how to structure sentences and how to use words and other language features effectively in their writing and speaking. Through reading a variety of books, my students will learn about people, places, and events outside of their own experiences. Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain rather than watching TV, for example. My students will be able to imagine themselves in another place, time, and circumstance. Reading strengthens brain connections and builds NEW connections. My students will be able to form cross-curricular relationships and connections with fiction and non-fiction books. Reading promotes achievement in all subjects, not just English. Children who are good readers tend to achieve better across the curriculum.

Ms. Black
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Black is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEAM Pack: Grades 3-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $20.00 6 $120.00
A Myth, a Fable, and a Fairy Tale Classroom Plays Set: Grades 3 - 6 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $59.00 1 $59.00
Science Spin Grades 3-6 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 30 $29.70
Just Write! Grade 3 Skills Book • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 10 $29.50
Storyworks® Text Set • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 10 $29.50
Scholastic News Science Reader: Plants Grade 2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 10 $29.50
Scholastic News Science Reader: Animals Grade 2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 10 $29.50

Materials cost

$326.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.67

Sales tax

 $22.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.61

Total project goal

$490.75

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Black and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Pascagoula","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4518407],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MS","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4860504,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":491,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/ms-blacks-bookworms/4860504/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Black","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"4518407":{"owner":"Ms. Black","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4860504],"proposalHash":"-1979445814","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":20952585,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":4518407,"schoolCounty":"Jackson","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MS","name":"Mississippi"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.