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Ms. Shantal Mclaughlin from Jackson, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is La Vie

Help me give my students French books to enhance reading and storytelling in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shantal Mclaughlin's classroom raised $484

This project is fully funded

My Project

Students will be expanding their vocabulary, enhancing grammar understanding. This will make the teaching and learning process more engaging and enjoyable through the use of reading and storytelling which will matriculate their reading level.

My goal for this project is to enhance my students language fluency and help them to improve their reading skill.

This will allow them to be exposed to authentic language usage, and providing a deeper immersion into French culture.

My students are special because they make every second count! They make every effort to learn each day.

Ms. Shantal Mclaughlin Lanier High School Grades 9-12

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
French for Kids Set 3: 10 Early Beginner French Readers Book Pack with Online Audio (Ages 3-8) | Going to School - Language Together Series • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Learn French With Alice In Wonderland - A bilingual French/English book to help you learn French - French Hacking (French Edition) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
My First Book of French: 800+ Words & Pictures (Little Library of Languages, 1) • Amazon Business $16.27 1 $16.27
French Short Stories for Intermediate Level + AUDIO: Improve Your Reading and Listening Skills in French (Easy Stories for Intermediate French) • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Instructional Fair French Resource Book • Quill.com $15.72 1 $15.72
First Thousand Words in French (Usborne First Thousand Words) • Amazon Business $15.72 1 $15.72
Conversational French Dialogues: Over 100 French Conversations and Short Stories (Conversational French Dual Language Books) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Intermediate French Short Stories: 10 Captivating Short Stories to Learn French & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! (Intermediate French Stories) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
French Talking Musical Book for Kids 0-5+ | Interactive Underwater Ocean Adventure with 11 Words, 12 Songs & Real Ocean Sounds | Playful Learning with Native French Speakers • Amazon Business $13.94 1 $13.94
100 first words in French: Bilingual picture book for kids: English / French with pronunciations (Learn french) • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
The Frenglish Boy / Le Garçon Franglais: Bilingual Children's book in English and French (Proud to be bilingual) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
The Three Little Pigs - Les Trois Petits Cochons: English French Bilingual Book: Bilingual Children's Book for French Language Learning • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Learn French With Short Stories - The Adventures of Clara (French Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Learn French With Short Stories - Fifteen Beginner Stories With Parallel French and English Text (French Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
French Short Stories: Thirty French Short Stories for Beginners to Improve your French Vocabulary - Volume 2 (French Stories for Beginners and Intermediates) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
French Picture Dictionary Coloring Book: Over 1500 French Words and Phrases for Creative & Visual Learners of All Ages (Color and Learn) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Petit déjeuner à Paris: A Story in Easy French with Translation, Vol. 1 (Belles histoires à Paris) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Improve your French by reading - Les Misérables: Adapted for French learners - In useful French words and tenses for conversation (Progress in French by Reading) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo: adapté pour les étudiants de français (Progress in French by reading) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Les chats, les chiens, les amis pour toujours (French Edition) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
French Reader - Short Stories: English-French Parallel Text): Elementary to Intermediate (A2-B1) • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
101 French Topics For Beginners - Learn French With essential Words, Grammar, & Idioms Through Everyday Situations • Amazon Business $10.74 1 $10.74
Hal Leonard Rubank Advanced Method for French Horn Volume 1 • Music & Arts $9.99 1 $9.99
À quoi je pense? Livre 3: What am I thinking of? Book 3 (À quoi je pense? / What am I thinking of?) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
My First Bilingual Book–Friends (English–French) (French and English Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Qui parle français ? Livre 10: 10 personnes spéciales du monde francophone (French Edition) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$350.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.46

Total project goal

$483.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $483.04

1 Donor

-$483.04

Donations toward project cost

-$410.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.46

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