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Ms. Craig from Durham, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Books for a New Grade!

Help me give my students high interest chapter books and graphic novels for our classroom library!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Craig's classroom raised $539

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach 3rd grade, and my students are diverse from low economic homes. The majority of my children are far below grade level. These children come to school every day with very diverse needs. As their teacher and caregiver, it is my goal to ensure that my students are the most successful that they can be. In my room, we constantly look towards to future by considering ourselves the Penn State Class of 2034. Every little bit that you fund, a child gets closer to that goal.

My Project

I am so excited and pleased to have the opportunity to become a 3rd grade teacher this upcoming school year! Unfortunately, my classroom lacks grade level appropriate books to help my students grow their reading love and abilities.

We are requesting series and graphic novels which are a great way to engage students who are reluctant readers or who believe they "don't like reading".

Because comics are visual, even if the text is difficult, the pictures give the reader support in comprehending the story. My goal is to have more graphic novels to excite my reluctant reader and those students struggling with reading. Having these books that belong in a series helps to keep readers engaged for a longer period of time and continue to be excited to read.

It is so important for children to continue to love reading and be excited about the books around them. My students come from home where there is often a lack of book. To be able to have a bigger selection of books in my classroom library, I am able to help them continue to love to read and have books readily available at all times. I would also like to make sure that students get these books into their hands even from afar

Ms. Craig Merrick - Moore Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Last Kids on Earth: The Monster Box (books 1-3) • Amazon Business $26.33 1 $26.33
The Babymousetastic Boxed Set!: Books 1-3 • Amazon Business $20.97 1 $20.97
Frankie Sparks Invention Collection Books 1-4: Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet; Frankie Sparks and the Talent Show Trick; Frankie Sparks and the Big ... Charm (Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor) • Amazon Business $17.79 1 $17.79
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians (4)) • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Last Olympian: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Happy Narwhalidays (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #5) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Narwhal and Jelly Box Set (Books 1, 2, 3, AND Poster) (A Narwhal and Jelly Book) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Mighty Jack (Mighty Jack (1)) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Kristy's Great Idea: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
The Truth About Stacey: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2) • Amazon Business $9.02 1 $9.02
The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot (2)) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel #5): A Graphix Book (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $8.18 1 $8.18
CatStronauts: Mission Moon (CatStronauts (1)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
CatStronauts: Race to Mars (CatStronauts (2)) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl (Mighty Jack (3)) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit • Amazon Business $7.30 1 $7.30
Hilo Book 4: Waking the Monsters • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
CatStronauts: Slapdash Science (CatStronauts (5)) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $7.17 1 $7.17
The Bad Guys in The One?! (The Bad Guys #12) (12) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hilo Book 3: The Great Big Boom • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hilo Book 2: Saving the Whole Wide World • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Babymouse #6: Camp Babymouse • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Babymouse #8: Puppy Love • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Babymouse #19: Bad Babysitter • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Babymouse #11: Dragonslayer • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Lola Levine and the Halloween Scream (Lola Levine (6)) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Narwhal's Otter Friend (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #4) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean (Lola Levine (4)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream (Lola Levine (5)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lola Levine Is Not Mean! (Lola Levine (1)) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 5: Mission Star-Power (Volume 5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pax • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Lola Levine: Drama Queen (Lola Levine (2)) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Hilo Book 5: Then Everything Went Wrong • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme (Lola Levine (3)) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
The Bad Guys in The Furball Strikes Back (The Bad Guys #3) (3) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #1) (1) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys in the Dawn of the Underlord (The Bad Guys #11) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens (The Bad Guys #4) (4) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas (The Bad Guys #5) (5) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!: Special Edition (The Bad Guys #7) (7) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable (The Bad Guys #2) (2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Crenshaw • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69
The Bad Guys in The Big Bad Wolf (The Bad Guys #9) (9) • Amazon Business $3.89 1 $3.89
The Bad Guys in Alien vs Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #6) (6) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
EllRay Jakes and the Beanstalk • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
The Bad Guys in Superbad (The Bad Guys #8) (8) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (The Bad Guys #10) (10) • Amazon Business $2.75 1 $2.75

Materials cost

$391.35

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$30.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$457.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.78

Total project goal

$538.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$538.53

2 Donors

-$294.26

Donations toward project cost

-$250.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.14

match offer

-$244.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$207.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.64

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$0.00

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