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Mrs. Barton from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Third Grade Classroom Library Needs to Grow

Help me give my students high interest books and books about super heroes.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Barton's classroom raised $309

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My Project

Our school library is closed and it is difficult for families to safely get to the neighborhood library. My third grade students will read when there are materials that engage them. I have specifically asked for books the students requested, such as the I-Survived series. They also dearly love their superhero titles. The titles also feature people of color. This matters a great deal to my students, as the other reading materials supplied are often woefully lacking in diversity.

Studies show that reading self-selected texts for 20 minutes daily greatly improves fluency and comprehension.

It is vital that my students have books that they want to read. Having a classroom library with books they want to read gives my students the message that we respect them and care about their reading progress.

Mrs. Barton Ariel Community Academy Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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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More than three‑quarters of 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
I Survived Series Complete Books Set (21 Books) • Amazon Business $68.86 1 $68.86
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Wayside School 4-Book Box Set: Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom • Amazon Business $16.75 1 $16.75
How to Draw Comics for Beginners: The Ultimate Comic Drawing Guide for Kids and Adults to Craft Amazing Comic Characters • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
Kingston and the Magic Thief: A Decodable Chapter Book (The Science of Reading Decodable Books) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Secret of Superhero Academy: Easy Chapter Books for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders (The Science of Reading Decodable Books) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Shadow Ninjas, The Secrets of Ice and Fire: A Decodable Chapter Book for Kids in Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 (The Science of Reading Decodable Books) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Kingston and the Magic Stone: A Decodable Chapter Book (The Science of Reading Decodable Books) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Super Nerds and the Snail Army of Doom: Episode One in the Laugh-Out-Loud Superhero Saga for 6-10 year olds • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Stolen Superpowers (Superman) (DC Super Heroes Superman) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
At the Old Haunted House • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04
Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 19) (Volume 19) • Amazon Business $6.75 1 $6.75
Catwoman's Nine Lives (Batman) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Wonder Woman: An Origin Story (DC Comics Super Heroes) • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Bizarro is Born! (Superman) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$229.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.33

Total project goal

$308.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $308.88

3 Donors

-$308.88

Donations toward project cost

-$262.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.33

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