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Ms. J. from Clarksdale, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready to Read!

Help me give my students a classroom library with illustrations that represent them.

  • $937 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach at a low-income school in Mississippi. Students come to me with a variety of needs, both academic and social-emotional. They are always eager to learn. All of our students receive free lunch. My school is currently a B-rated school, but we are striving to become an A-rated school.

They are the shining stars who brave through some pretty tough home lives in order to excel in a safe, fun, engaging learning environment.

My hope is to provide my students with a colorful, warm classroom that is not only inviting but purposeful.

My Project

In order to help nourish the growing interest in reading in my students, I would like to create a " Fun Reading Lounge" classroom library. This is where students can convene for teacher read-alouds, and Self-Selected Reading. In order to make my "Fun Reading Lounge" classroom library even more effective, I hope to acquire a some class sets of grade-level appropriate books. Acquiring books that my students see themselves in is also important. Our library must be updated to include titles that the students will enjoy as well informational text. I hope to continue to build upon the lounges little by little, adding more books, class sets, and shelving as opportunities for making additions are presented.

Your generosity will assist in providing books that are of interest to my students.

These books will help my students have a love for reading. They will also gain a fun workstation where thriving and improving reading fluency and comprehension will happen daily.

Ms. J.
HBCU Alum HBCU Alum Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grades K-1 Comprehension Strategies & Skills Complete Collection (35 Books) • AKJ Education $274.11 1 $274.11
Chocolate Me! • AKJ Education $17.09 2 $34.18
Mixed Me! • AKJ Education $16.19 2 $32.38
Enemy Pie • AKJ Education $15.29 2 $30.58
A Story, A Story: An African Tale (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.99 2 $27.98
Dreamers • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
The last stop on market street • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
Sulwe • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Maybe Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Hair Love • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Henry's Freedom Box • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Dad, Jackie, and Me • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Goin' Someplace Special • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
New Shoes • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Tar Beach • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Whistle for Willie • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Magic Trash • AKJ Education $5.80 2 $11.60
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.59 2 $11.18
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $4.89 2 $9.78
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Rosa Parks? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74

Materials cost

$700.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $49.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$795.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.41

Total project goal

$936.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $936.07

2 Donors

-$468.03

Donations toward project cost

-$397.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.20

Matching donations from our partners

-$468.04

Match offers toward project cost

-$397.83

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.21

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