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Ms. Martin from Thomson GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Readers Make A Good Leader

Help me give my students multicultural books to start my first classroom library.

  • $337 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our sweet southern town is home to a small section of a rural school district with 4,400 students total. The town is committed to the education of their children and is very involved in the school community. The majority of students in our school district come from low-income households; the average income in our district is $19,000 a year. All of our students receive free breakfast and lunch daily.

My students come to school with a wide array of backgrounds and experiences, and they are loving and eager to learn.

However, many of our students come to school without basic classroom supplies, and budgets for materials are limited.

My Project

Every child should have quality literature at their fingertips. As teachers, we can develop a passion for reading at school, and students will develop a love and interest in reading independently.

Reading opens up a whole new world of exploration, adventure, and excitement when children are given the opportunity to become enthusiastic readers.

As a first-year teacher, I believe it is important to provide access to books and build a love for reading. However, my bookshelf is currently bare.

I would like to encourage my students to read books which include themes of friendship like in Walking Miss Millie, characters with disabilities such as Iris in Song for A Whale, and have strong female leads, such as Lucy in The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

My goal is to grow and develop lifelong readers and learners. Having a classroom library filled with quality multicultural books will ensure that every student can succeed.

Ms. Martin
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Space!: The Universe as You've Never Seen It Before (Knowledge Encyclopedias) • Amazon Business $18.49 1 $18.49
Goosebumps 25th Anniversary Retro Set • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Bridge Home • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
White Rose • Amazon Business $12.77 1 $12.77
Midsummer's Mayhem • Amazon Business $12.71 1 $12.71
Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Star Finder!: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Night Sky • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Other Words for Home • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Mostly the Honest Truth • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Emmy in the Key of Code • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Caterpillar Summer • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
The War That Saved My Life • Amazon Business $8.42 1 $8.42
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor (2)) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
President of the Whole Fifth Grade (President Series) • Amazon Business $7.20 1 $7.20
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor (1)) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Walking with Miss Millie • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Wish • Amazon Business $6.11 1 $6.11
Winterhouse • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 (I Survived, Book 6) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived #15) • Amazon Business $3.90 1 $3.90

Materials cost

$232.60

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$16.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$286.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.49

Total project goal

$336.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$336.62

3 Donors

-$195.37

Donations toward project cost

-$166.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.56

match offer

-$140.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$119.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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