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Ms. Singleton from Chesapeake, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Thinking

Help me give my students a diverse group of books to add to my classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Singleton's classroom raised $414

This project is fully funded

My Project

Reading is good for the soul. Reading can help students go into a new world and learn about a different way of life. My students tend to be limited in experiences so I would like to help them develop a new understanding of the world. Reading the fictional book will help the student develop an imagination, show them a new way of thinking, and help them become a lifelong learner.

Reading is needed for every subject and every job in the real world.

Reading fictional books helps the students soar to new heights, and gives them a chance to escape reality for a little while. When we activate their curiosity and let them know that there is a big world out there then they will want to read and explore more. Encouraging them to read helps them grow in their understanding of the world.

This new thinking could lead to our next great invention because a book activates the student's imagination. Added books to the classroom library give them something interesting to talk about and share with others. As the students learn new things about the world, they share this knowledge and encourage the next student to read. Students want to learn about the world around them and the new books will help fill that desire.

Students need to keep reading and they would read more if they had interesting books in the classroom to help them become lifelong learners.

Ms. Singleton Oscar Smith Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Chesapeake, VA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

65 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
5 Book Bundle: Graphic Novels #2 - Underrepresented Authors (paperback book set) - Break, Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch, Four Eyes, Invisible, Duel • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $75.00 1 $75.00
4 Book Set: YA Paperback Book Club (ages 12+) - Abuela, Don't Forget Me, Harvest House, Last Cuentista, The Cost of Knowing • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $52.00 1 $52.00
3 Book Set: GIRLS in STEM Bundle: Counting on Katherine, Shark Lady, Ada Twist, Scientist (hardcover picture books, science math) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
3 Book Set: UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES Bundle: The Proudest Blue, Hair Love, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners (hardcover picture books, representative) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
After-School Chapter Books - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.06 1 $35.06
A Day With No Words (neurodiversity hardcover picture book; social emotional learning; underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Wonder (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Invisible: A Graphic Novel (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
The House on Mango Street (YA paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00

Materials cost

$317.06

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$351.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.09

Total project goal

$413.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$413.91

1 Donor

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$213.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$181.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.09

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$0.00

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