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Ms. Rehner from Chicago IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

New Teacher Building Classroom Library!

Help me give my students a brand new informational, resourceful, and inclusive classroom library!

  • $1,594 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

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

My sixth-grade students are resilient, inclusive, and kind to their teachers and peers -- inside AND outside of their school community! This group of sixth grade students are SO happy to be back in school and learning in the classroom this year with their teachers and classmates. The joy I see on their faces every day when they get to participate in our literacy and reading lessons makes me so happy and inspires me to be the very best educator to my students.

My sixth grader's favorite place to learn and read is the classroom library -- Classroom libraries increase student motivation, engagement, and achievement and help students become critical thinkers, analytical readers, and informed citizens!

This is why I would love to support my student's learning by providing them with brand new books and bookshelves in their classroom library. There is something magical about holding a new book and reading with your peers in an inspiring and comfortable library setting. Your support will continue to ignite their love for reading and learning!

My Project

There is something magical about holding a new book and reading with your peers in an inspiring and comfortable library setting. My students will greatly benefit academically, socially, and emotionally by having a classroom library that contains the resources requested. Library shelves will help my students be able to organize books into genres and will assist them in finding the type of book they are looking for that supports their needs. The books requested focus on diversity, inclusion, and even finance! I believe the resources in my cart will support my students in their journey to becoming upstanding citizens inside and outside of the classroom.

Classroom libraries help students become critical thinkers, analytical readers, and informed citizens!

Reading in all its dimensions—informational, purposeful, and recreational, promotes students’ overall academic success and well-being.

The materials requested will help me to continue my journey in building my students a library that is meaningful and resourceful for my students! Your support will continue to ignite their love for reading and support their educational journey, while also providing them with life skills!

Ms. Rehner
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids-ELR-17101 Birch Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves, Wood Book Shelf Organizer for Kids, 3 Shelf, Natural, 48" H • Amazon Business $225.56 2 $451.12
VASAGLE Tree Bookshelf, 8-Tier Floor Standing Bookcase, with Wooden Shelves for Living Room, Home Office, Rustic Brown ULBC11BX • Amazon Business $72.99 2 $145.98
BINO | Plastic Storage Bins, Large - 2 Pack | The SOHO Collection | Multi-Use Organizer Bins | Built-in Handle | BPA-Free | Pantry Organization | Home Organization | Fridge Organizer | Freezer Org • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
Class Act • Amazon Business $11.69 6 $70.14
Posh Creations Bean Bag Chair for Kids, Teens, and Adults Includes Removable and Machine Washable Cover, 38in - Large, Heather Teal • Amazon Business $55.37 1 $55.37
Posh Creations Beanbags Bean Bag Chair, Large-38in, Solid Royal Blue (YBLG-BP008) • Amazon Business $53.56 1 $53.56
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Box Set) • Amazon Business $37.90 1 $37.90
junovo Ultra Soft Area Rugs, Fluffy Carpets for Bedroom Kids Girls Boys Baby Living Room Shaggy Floor Nursery Rug Home Decor Mats, 4 x 5.3ft Turquoise Blue • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Finance 101 for Kids: Money Lessons Children Cannot Afford to Miss • Amazon Business $12.95 2 $25.90
The Poetry of US: More than 200 poems that celebrate the people, places, and passions of the United States • Amazon Business $23.26 1 $23.26
National Geographic Kids Encyclopedia of American Indian History and Culture: Stories, Timelines, Maps, and More • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: 50 Inspiring Poems with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience for Kids, From Tupac to Jay-Z, Queen Latifah to Maya Angelou, Includes CD) • Amazon Business $18.04 1 $18.04
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings • Amazon Business $17.70 1 $17.70
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79
Student Voice: 100 Argument Essays by Teens on Issues That Matter to Them • Amazon Business $15.46 1 $15.46
Ball Boy • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Kid Start-Up: How YOU Can Become an Entrepreneur • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Blessing Effect: A Single Act of Kindness Can Rewrite the Future • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $6.87 2 $13.74
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
A Boy, a Budget, and a Dream • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem • Amazon Business $12.41 1 $12.41
The Little Book of Presidential Elections: (Children's Book about the Importance of Voting, How Elections Work, Democracy, Making Good Choices, Kids Ages 3 10, Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz: A totally gripping and absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 page-turner, based on a true story • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Know My Rights: A Children's Guide to the Bill of Rights and Individual Liberty • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids: A Fascinating Collection of True Stories to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Eleven • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Attack on Titan 34 • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Into the Dark: a scary mystery book for kids aged 9-15 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Posted • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive • Amazon Business $7.68 1 $7.68
Becoming Muhammad Ali • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
The Fault in Our Stars • Amazon Business $6.10 1 $6.10
Escuela de Espanto #3: ¡El recreo es una jungla! (Recess Is A Jungle): Un libro de la serie Branches (3) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$1,305.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,354.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$239.05

Total project goal

$1,593.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,593.68

7 Donors

-$1,131.40

Donations toward project cost

-$966.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$164.71

match offer

-$456.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$387.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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$0.00

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