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Mrs. Nicols from Mexico, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Real World Connections Through Scholastic News

Help me give my students enriching nonfiction reading material relevant to daily life with Scholastic News.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nicols's classroom raised $245

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are a lovable group of energetic, passionate, hands-on kiddos. They love digging into a science project, tackling a tricky math problem, or diving into a good book!

They face many challenges at home, but with the right resources and supports, they are very determined learners.

I teach at a Title I School in rural Maine. Many students come from low economic households, and almost all receive free or reduced lunch. With the many worries on their minds, one thing I don't want them to have to worry about is their needs for school!

My Project

Working with nonfiction texts can often be a challenging task for developing readers. Having texts that are relatable to students and the world around them will help to engage them and make learning more meaningful. Through this project I hope to improve my students literacy skills by exposing them to more engaging topics in Science and Social Studies.

With engaging non-fiction texts, students will learn and practice the necessary skills that a reader needs; such as reading fluency, comprehension, and accuracy.

Introducing them to higher level texts will help to expand their vocabulary while exposing them to deeper leveled thinking.

Your donation to this project will help to improve student's literacy skills through a contextual learning experience by teaching them about the world around them.

Mrs. Nicols Mountain Valley Community School Grades PreK-2 Mexico, ME View local requests 22 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News®, Grade 2 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.95 22 $130.90
Science Spin®, Grade 2 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 22 $21.78

Materials cost

$152.68

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.27

Sales tax

 $7.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$207.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.68

Total project goal

$244.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $244.55

3 Donors

-$122.28

Donations toward project cost

-$103.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.34

match offer

-$122.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.34

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 $0.00

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