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Ms. Marcum from Salem IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Library

Help me give my students quality books to read. My students love to read and would love new books to choose from.

  • $157 goal

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My Students

My students are energetic, curious, and funny. They love to move around while learning and reading. I have a couple of students who can’t sit still and need something to wiggle on. I am trying to have my students feel that they can do their best learning by choosing their space to learn.

My students were thrown into a new classroom a month after school started and I am trying to make it feel warm and welcoming.

I am trying to create an environment that is welcoming and where they can learn but also move around. I have a couple of flexible seating options and they love it. I would love for the students to have more choices.

My Project

My students are avid readers and are all at different levels. I am wanting to add books that at are a little higher level than 3rd grade. I have many picture books, but am looking to add chapter books to our classroom library.

Our classroom library get used everyday and the students are running out of books to choose from.

My higher level readers have went through most of my books and are looking to read new ones. We love books by Ronald Dahl and have added a couple titles by him that we do not currently have in our library.

Ms. Marcum
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Because of Mr. Terupt • AKJ Education $5.59 2 $11.18
The World According to Humphrey Book 1 • AKJ Education $4.89 2 $9.78
Wonder • AKJ Education $8.89 1 $8.89
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone • AKJ Education $7.69 1 $7.69
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets • AKJ Education $7.69 1 $7.69
Out of My Mind • AKJ Education $6.99 1 $6.99
Shiloh • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Fantastic Mr. Fox • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Holes • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
James and the Giant Peach • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Number the Stars • AKJ Education $5.58 1 $5.58
The Tiger Rising • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
The Indian in the Cupboard • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89

Materials cost

$101.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.53

Total project goal

$156.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$156.88

3 Donors

-$127.47

Donations toward project cost

-$112.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.37

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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