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

Readers Are Leaders!

Help me give my students a classroom library that will ignite their interest and nurture a love for reading.

  • $387 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a Title I school, where all of my students receive free breakfast and free lunch. I teach nineteen Kindergarteners. Despite the many challenges they face in their neighborhoods, I have the amazing opportunity to provide and create a safe, nurturing, and loving environment for them at school.

My students come to school eager and ready to learn.

My students are a diverse, fun-loving, and energetic bunch. Seeing my students enjoy learning brings me such joy and pleasure.

My Project

My current classroom library is lacking the books my students want to read. Most of my current books are dilapidated and torn apart due to the love and use they have received throughout the years.

We are ready for a classroom library makeover!

My classroom library is the most important part of my room, but is in need of the most care. This project will help me build a classroom library that supports my students' daily, independent reading of self-selected books that meet their interests. After reading, my students will have the opportunity to share their thinking through drawing, writing, and brief conferences. Contributing to my classroom library will put my students on the path to success and instill a love for reading.

Mrs. Palmer
Grades PreK-2
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will reach 19 students.

2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kindergarten Classic Grade Level Library (52 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $294.20 1 $294.20

Materials cost

$294.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$328.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.99

Total project goal

$386.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $386.60

1 Donor

-$386.60

Donations toward project cost

-$328.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.99

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 $0.00

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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Palmer and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

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