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Ms. Spradley from Indianapolis, IN is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Bins and Journals will help us learn !

Help me give my students New Journals and Reading Bins for our new library

  • $341 goal

This project expired on January 31, 2025.

This project expired on January 31, 2025.

My Project

I work in a public Montessori school where I teach from the ages 6-9. Our library is CONSTANTLY growing each day to the point where our bins are overflowing.

Having new reading bins will make my students more excited to read the books because they are neatly organized.

My students are becoming eager readers, and they cannot become readers if our books are all over the place. My students are learners, and they use journals CONSTANTLY. Some of my student's journals are falling apart, coming up missing and just don't have any at all. Having new journals will give my students a chance to start over and love to do work again!

Ms. Spradley James Russell Lowell Elementary School 51 Grades PreK-2

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

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.

Indianapolis, IN 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

Never Before Funded 25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Connect & Store Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 3 $134.97
Colarr 24 Pieces Colored Composition Notebook 9.75 x 7.5 Inch Wide Ruled Assorted Composition Books Marble 200 Pages 100 Sheets School Paper Notebook Cute Journal Notebook for School (Pastel Color) • Amazon Business $56.99 2 $113.98

Materials cost

$248.95

Vendor shipping charges

$6.75

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$289.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.08

Total project goal

$340.51

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