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Ms. O. from Worcester MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading Is Everything!

Help me give my students books so they can get lost in a good read!

  • $442 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom consists of a diverse population from all over the world. Many of them are English Language Learners, come from low-income families, and are growing up in inner-city neighborhoods. At school, they are provided with free breakfast and lunch and many of them are given backpacks of food every Friday to ensure they are fed over the weekend.

Despite the obstacles they face daily outside of school, they continue to show up eager to learn.

I consider my students to be the most caring, generous, understanding and helpful children that I know. They deserve the best education regardless of where they come from. When they enter my classroom, they feel safe and know they have the opportunity to find their strengths through engaging hands-on learning.

My goal is to provide the necessary resources for an exciting and rich learning experience, especially for those who lack that opportunity in their home environment. If my students are fortunate enough to obtain these types of resources, this will help them develop the skills needed to be and feel successful. This will give them exposure to new types of learning.

My Project

My class is in need of some great, new books! My students are learning how to read and having a variety of books can and will expand their reading skills while developing a love for reading. They can find what interests them and find a good spot in the room and get lost in a good book.

It is important to have a variety of books so they can foster independence when it comes to choosing a good book for themselves.

They can be exposed to many different kinds of books such as genres ,characters, lessons, diversity, etc. It is so important that they have access to a growing library in class because many of them do not have books at home. The looks on their faces are priceless when introducing new books. Please help give my students new books so we can brighten their day!

Ms. O.
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Astronomy - Fun Facts (7 Books) • AKJ Education $38.28 1 $38.28
I Wanna Iguana • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Mister Seahorse • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Pete the Cat and the New Guy • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
A Good Day • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Words Are Not for Hurting • AKJ Education $8.72 1 $8.72
The Thank You Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The Gingerbread Boy • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
I Can Be a Friend • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Butterflies • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Day and Night • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Pumpkins • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Spring • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Seasons • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Fall • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
A Snowy Day • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Rules and Laws • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
What Can Live in a Desert? • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
A Baby Panda Is Born • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
L Is for Liberty • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Apples • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Cloudy • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
F Is For Flag • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Flat Stanley and the Firehouse • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Just My Luck! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Flat Stanley at Bat • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Maps • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Blue • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Three Little Pigs • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Flat Stanley and the Very Big Cookie • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinkalicious: School Rules! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: It's Backward Day! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Apples Galore • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Too Many Tutus • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Bats • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Very Lonely Firefly • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Very Quiet Cricket • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Turtle and Snake's Day at the Beach • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Very Busy Spider • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Turtle and Snake Go Camping • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Pizza That We Made • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Holidays • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fire Station • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Police Station • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Is It Living or Nonliving? • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
In a Tree • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
In a Cave • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Recycle • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Grouping • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Sunny • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Rainy • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
A Picture for Harold's Room • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49
Just a Snowman • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Johnny Appleseed • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$340.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$375.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.28

Total project goal

$441.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $441.86

1 Donor

-$441.86

Donations toward project cost

-$375.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.28

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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