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Mrs. Waldbaum from Norfolk, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Year, New Books!

Help me give my students a variety of new books for the 2024-2025 school year!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Waldbaum's classroom raised $314

This project is fully funded

My Project

Help me improve our classroom library for the 2024-2025 school year. My students really enjoy having new, updated books to keep their attention.

I would love to update our classroom library for the next school year by adding these educational books!

These books go great with the different seasons/holidays we encounter throughout our school year. They will be added instructional materials to use with specified lessons (such as "I am Earth" book). The kids in my classroom really like the tactile books as we tried a couple out during the last school year. For students who are unable to read yet, they can still turn the pages, look at the pictures, and touch the different textures. This helps to make sure all students are engaged during reading.

Mrs. Waldbaum Crossroads School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

5 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Playing Through The Seasons: Budding Flowers, Breezy Days • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Playing Through the Seasons: Cold Noses, Crisp Air • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Playing Through the Seasons: Crunchy Leaves, Cozy Sweaters • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Little Blue Truck's Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Meet March: A children's book about the beginning of springtime and March celebrations (The Calendar Kids®) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Meet April: A children's book exploring April Fools', Earth Day, and other special events throughout the month of April. (The Calendar Kids®) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Meet August: a children's book that celebrates end of summer traditions, friendship, and getting ready for a new school year (The Calendar Kids®) • Amazon Business $12.62 1 $12.62
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend: A Friendship Book for Kids • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
Don't Touch that Flower!: The Perfect Spring Book for Children and Toddlers (A Squirrel & Bird Book) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
I Am Earth: An Earth Day Book for Kids (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
I Am a Frog: A Book About Frogs for Kids (I Am Learning: Educational Series for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
The Wonder Of Thunder: Lessons From A Thunderstorm • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
The Leaf Thief: (The Perfect Fall Book for Children and Toddlers) • Amazon Business $10.60 1 $10.60
Fallon Favors Fall: A Wonderful Children's Book about Fall (Books about Seasons for Kids) (Seasons Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Spencer Knows Spring: A Charming Children's Book about Spring (Books about Seasons for Kids) (Seasons Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Little Blue Truck's Valentine • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Never Touch the Monsters! (Never Touch a) • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
Little Blue Truck's Halloween: A Halloween Book for Kids • Amazon Business $8.47 1 $8.47
The Happy Pumpkin (First Seasonal Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Never Touch the Bugs! (Never Touch a) • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78

Materials cost

$233.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$266.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.08

Total project goal

$313.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $313.84

1 Donor

-$140.40

Donations toward project cost

-$133.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.02

match offer

-$156.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.52

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 $0.00

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