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Ms. Shimerman from Culver City, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Can Take You to Unbelievable Places.

Help me give my students new reading and activity books to be used in the various centers. These books will be used during center times.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shimerman's classroom raised $213

This project is fully funded

My Students

Farragut is one of five Elementary Schools in our small district. One of the few that are now exploring the new idea of having a Media lab that always our students more of a hands-on approach to many STEM and STEAM stations as well as using of tech in many new aspects besides computers, and iPads.

My students are creative, outgoing, love to work in groups and with partners, and seem to always be full of questions!

They absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! With this new amazing space comes a new adventure of different stations for them to create and use elements of STEM and STEAM within the new Media Space location.

I am especially excited to have the chance to totally redesign my new space for the computer lab and Media lab.

My Project

These books will be used during our center times. The books will help students explore the amazing world of reading and STEAM.

The Lego books will be used during the Lego center where children have the chance to explore and design various projects and items.

The Lego books will help some of the shy kids be able to come with ideas and projects when they might be not sure what to do at the center.

The leveled books will be used during the reading center centers where children have the chance to grab a book and pillow and sit and silently read and work on their reading capacity.

Ms. Shimerman Farragut Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Culver City, CA View local requests 300 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks: Lego Fun Every Day of the Year • Amazon Business $17.97 1 $17.97
Klutz Lego Chain Reactions Science & Building Kit, Age 8 • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
LEGO Star Wars Ideas Book: More than 200 Games, Activities, and Building Ideas • Amazon Business $15.67 1 $15.67
Klutz Lego Gadgets Science & Activity Kit, Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life • Amazon Business $13.93 1 $13.93
The Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The Thank You Book (An Elephant and Piggie Book) (An Elephant and Piggie Book (25)) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Elephants Cannot Dance! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House, No. 2) • Amazon Business $5.71 1 $5.71
Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (Junie B. Jones, No. 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (Junie B. Jones, No. 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1) • Amazon Business $4.04 1 $4.04
Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$135.83

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$180.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.82

Total project goal

$212.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$212.12

4 Donors

-$162.12

Donations toward project cost

-$137.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.32

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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