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Ms. Alexander from Pinole CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading Our Way to Success!

My students need lots of fiction and nonfiction books to read! These include a Career Book Set, "I Can Read" books, Curious George, National Geographic Readers and more.

  • $552 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Every Friday, my students can't wait to visit the library and check out a new book. Unfortunately, this is the only time they have access to shelves of books as our classroom has a limited supply of reading material. Please help us grow our class library and with it, my students' love of reading!

My class is an active bunch of kindergarteners, each with their own unique personalities and needs.

Many come from low income families and do not have access to a wide variety of books at home. They are excited to learn, and look forward to visiting the school library each week; Friday can never come quick enough! Imagine their excitement if they could visit our classroom library every day!

My Project

Imagine a classroom where the students are excited to read. Empty shelves are replaced with tubs of books. There are stories of princesses and pirates, non-fiction books about dinosaurs and earthquakes, books of all levels for each child in the class. They become immersed in their books, excited to learn new things and read new stories. Imagine their faces as they read their first book all by themselves, how their eyes light up when they recognize one of our sight words on the pages. With your support, we can transform our classroom into a book rich environment where students continue to grow and learn through reading.

Dr. Seuss wisely said, "The more you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Help my students go places through reading by contributing towards our classroom library!

Ms. Alexander
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Froggy 17-Book Set (Froggy . . . Bakes a Cake, Eats Out, Gets Dressed, Goes to Bed, Goes to School, Goes to the Doctor, Learns to Swim, Plays in the Band, Plays Soccer, Rides a Bike, Froggy's . . . Baby Sister, Best Christmas, Day with Dad, First Kiss, Halloween, Sleepover, & Let's Go Froggy!) • Amazon $99.00 1 $99.00
Holiday Book Series (Set of 12) - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.81 1 $34.81
Pinkalicious Pack : Pinkalicious; Purplicious; Goldilicious; and Silverlicious (4 Book Set) • Amazon $22.05 1 $22.05
Career Book Set - English (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.36 1 $20.36
Bob Books Set 4 - Complex Words • Amazon $12.98 1 $12.98
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse • Amazon $12.76 1 $12.76
Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners • Amazon $12.18 1 $12.18
Bob Books Set 3- Word Families • Amazon $12.18 1 $12.18
Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers • Amazon $12.18 1 $12.18
Curious George Curious About Phonics 12 Book Set • Amazon $9.76 1 $9.76
Curious George Around Town Boxed Set (Box of Six Books) • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Reading Fun with Curious George Boxed Set (CGTV reader boxed set) (Green Light Readers Level 1) • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (Miss Bindergarten Books) • Amazon $6.18 1 $6.18
Wemberly Worried • Amazon $6.18 1 $6.18
Julius, the Baby of the World • Amazon $6.18 1 $6.18
Owen (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon $4.86 1 $4.86
Clifford Makes a Friend (Hello Reader, Level 1) • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99
I Like Bugs (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99
Splat the Cat Takes the Cake (I Can Read Book 1) • Amazon $3.62 1 $3.62
Pinkalicious: Soccer Star (I Can Read Book 1) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Pete the Cat: Play Ball! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain (I Can Read Book 1) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Splat the Cat with a Bang and a Clang (I Can Read Book 1) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
LEGO City: 3, 2, 1, Liftoff! (Level 1) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Planets • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Storms! • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Frogs! • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Pinkalicious: The Pinkerrific Playdate (I Can Read Book 1) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Penguins! • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Monkeys • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Tigers • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Pandas • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Lizards • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Dinosaurs • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Volcanoes! (National Geographic Readers) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Dolphins • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
LEGO City: All Aboard! (Level 1) • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26
Scholastic Reader Level 1: May I Please Have a Cookie? • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26
City Adventures, No. 3: Calling All Cars! (Lego Reader, Level 1) • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26
Ready for Takeoff! (LEGO City, Scholastic Reader, Level 1) • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26

Materials cost

$388.85

Vendor shipping charges

$8.28

Sales tax

$35.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$468.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.68

Total project goal

$551.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$551.22

7 Donors

-$310.00

Donations toward project cost

-$267.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.75

match offer

-$236.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$201.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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