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Ms. Hahn from Hartford, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read, Learn, Change the World!

My students need a library that fosters reading for pleasure and empowerment. We need bookshelves, book bins, a carpet, and books so we can read, learn, and make our world a better place.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hahn's classroom raised $2,199

This project is fully funded

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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

My diverse classroom is composed primarily of English Language Learners in a high poverty area. My students come from different academic, linguistic, and sociocultural backgrounds. They are eager learners who need time, understanding, and a friendly environment that gives them the security and opportunity to discover themselves and their world.

For most of my students, the classroom is the only print-rich environment they know.

Our school does not have a library, so it is in the classroom that students have the opportunity to read and listen to stories, to learn about their world and to discover how much they can do for the future.

My Project

I would like to create in my classroom a library where my students could escape from their world to read. I want them to read for pleasure, information, instruction, research, connecting to others, and so on. Since we do not have a library in our school, my students need to find the importance and the enjoyment of reading inside the classroom.

We need bookshelves, book bins, a reading carpet, and, of course, books!

Research suggests that reading for enjoyment tends to decrease with age, and children from lower socioeconomic groups do it less than children from higher socioeconomic groups. I want my students to experience reading as a fun get away instead of a duty or tedious task. When students read for pleasure, they acquire involuntarily most of the skills they need in the elementary school years. Through reading, children have the freedom to visit the world they want, to meet the characters they like, and to face the challenges they wish.

Most of the times, students have no idea of how much learning they are gaining while reading for enjoyment because it does not require too much effort and it happens naturally. The ability to read competently and, more importantly, the pleasure of reading has implications for students' academic success. It is also an important indicator of success in other areas of life such as: health, positive communication and friendships, better social skills, and higher levels of motivation towards school. Reading leads to learning and it is through learning that students can empower themselves and change the world into a better happy place.

Ms. Hahn Parkville Community School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hartford, CT View local requests

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

23 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Two Shelf Storage • Kaplan Early Learning Company $203.96 2 $407.92
Royal Reading & Writing Center w/ Four Tubs - 31"W • Teachers' School Supply $335.46 1 $335.46
Hey Diddle Diddle Carpet 5'4" x 7'8" Oval • Kaplan Early Learning Company $242.21 1 $242.21
LM453 - Help-Yourself Book Bins - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.50 3 $238.50
FR150X - First Little Readers - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $229.00 1 $229.00
DD240X - Reading & Writing Instant Learning Centers - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $55.00 1 $55.00
DD102 - Black Magnetic Write & Wipe Markers with Eraser Caps - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 6 $29.94
Storage Bin (Set of 3) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
PP281 - Magnetic Storage Boxes - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$1,774.93

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$26.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,868.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$329.73

Total project goal

$2,198.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,198.18

7 Donors

-$1,260.26

Donations toward project cost

-$1,073.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$186.79

match offer

-$935.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$794.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$140.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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 $0.00

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