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Ms. Hawley from Point Hope AK is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Read It and REAP: Reading Nook

Help me give my students squishy comfort and motivation as they focus on reading for enjoyment!

  • $163 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Who are my kids? I work on the North Slope of Alaska. I teach about 50 7th and 8th grade students ELA, Math and Social Studies. 100% of our students receive a free or reduced- price lunch because most families in our village live a subsistence lifestyle. What does that mean? For most of their food, the people of Tikigaq hunt and fish. These kids are extraordinary! How, you ask?

My students are Native Iñupiaq kids in a village in rural northern Alaska.

That's right! It's bush Alaska! We live in a fly-in village of about 700 people. No roads out of town, only planes! It's a poor community in wealth, but rich in community and culture.

My students work hard and play hard! I asked them what to tell you - and they want you to know that they LOVE sports and sledding...not to mention whaling, hunting, and fishing!

My Project

Some students are naturally drawn to reading. I'm one of those people, too. There's nothing I enjoy better than to snuggle in a warm, inviting place and get lost in a captivating book. Most of my students are not so inclined, though, and it's my responsibility as a teacher to motivate them to read so they can gain the benefits of reading.

That's the purpose of this project: for my students to read it and reap (the benefits).

This project will make a difference to my students, because they will finally have a place to go and relax with a book when they get done with classwork. When they are relaxed and reading, it makes a huge difference in their approach and comprehension.

Since every reading nook begins with a couple of things: books, bookshelf, and a rug, I went ahead and got those! I ordered a bee-you-tiful rug.

I'm repurposing a bookcase that will create the third "wall" of the Reading Nook. And the books? Oh, I've collected several hundred age-appropriate ones over the last year.

However, I need a bit of help getting the comfort to the Reading Nook. I'm asking for three fluffy backrest pillows, genre posters, and a motivational saying. Like J.K. Rowling, I feel that words ARE magic - and I want my kids to feel that too!

Ms. Hawley
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brentwood Originals Shagalicious Bedrest, Lime • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Brentwood Originals Shagalicious Bedrest, Turquoise • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Brentwood Shagalicious Bedrest, Hot Pink • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
NORTH STAR TEACHER RESOURCE Literary Genres Poster Set • Amazon Business $15.73 1 $15.73
Ditooms Wall Quote Decal Words Are Our Most Inexhaustible Source of Magic Reading Writing Library Wall Art Decor Vinyl Wall Decal • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$104.69

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$1.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.32

Total project goal

$162.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$162.15

5 Donors

-$162.15

Donations toward project cost

-$137.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.32

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$0.00

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