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Mrs. Sprong from Columbus, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Like a Movie in your Head

Help me give my students Please help with giving my students the love of reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sprong's classroom raised $643

This project is fully funded

My Project

Read is something you do all your life. Some of the best story tellers are the ones that didn't like to read as a child. I think kids to have a way out of the everyday life that doesn't include video games or watching tv. Kids need to explore their minds and learn how to dream while reading.

The more a child reads the more the understand and will learn how to find the clues in a story which will help them with comprehension of story problems.

That will help them as they grow and hopefully further their education.

A lot of my students don't have the ability to go to the library other then at school, so if I can offer more books that is what I want to do. The more they get exposed to books I hope they fall in love with reading.

Mrs. Sprong L Frances Smith Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

460 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Baby-Sitters Club Complete Series Set, Books 1-21 • Amazon Business $99.90 1 $99.90
Kaplan Early Learning Spanish Words Embedded into Stories Books - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $67.46 1 $67.46
Really Good Stuff Large Plastic Book Organizer Bins - 4 Pack - Classroom Storage and Organization for Labeled Books and Supplies - Multi-Purpose Storage Bins with Dividers • Amazon Business $56.99 1 $56.99
3 Graphic Novels: HOOKY Volumes 1-3 (paperback book set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $50.00 1 $50.00
The Elsewhere Chronicles - 5 Book Set • AKJ Education $45.19 1 $45.19
Kaplan Early Learning Keeping Our Body Healthy Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Who Would Win? Collection - 11 Book Set • AKJ Education $37.44 1 $37.44
Hombre Mosca Collection - Fly Guy Collection Spanish 6 Book Set • AKJ Education $24.53 1 $24.53
New Kid and Class Act: The Box Set (paperback, graphic novel book set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $23.00 1 $23.00
Dory Fantasmagory: Outside the Box • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
Centaur School #5 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Steeds of the Gods #3 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hound of Hades #2 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dragon Healer #4 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Beast Keeper #1 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89

Materials cost

$503.81

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$546.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.42

Total project goal

$642.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $642.79

2 Donors

-$321.40

Donations toward project cost

-$273.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.21

match offer

-$321.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$273.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.21

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