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Ms. McKinley from Des Moines, IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Recommended by BookTok

Help me give my students novels and fidgets for young scholars in the reading classroom.

  • $179 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Help me give my students a new york times best seller, "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" by Holly Jackson and fidget pencils/pens

Book lovers and TikTok fans can't stop talking about this riveting, must-read book!

"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" "A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller." —The Guardian

Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

I have so many of my students asking if they can soon check this book out and have it in your library. These book provide my students a great escape.

Sometimes I need a little extra help getting my students to write. I make use of smencils and sensory pens to help my students in their writing process. These tools help my students feel confident in their writing. The smencils have a sweet and relaxing scent that are built into the pencil. The students love to write with these and find that it helps them with writing.

Ms. McKinley
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder • Amazon Business $7.48 6 $44.88
Smencils - Scented Graphite HB #2 Pencils made from Recycled Newspapers, 10 Count, Gifts for Kids, School Supplies • Amazon Business $22.25 1 $22.25
YoYa Toys Liquipen - Liquid Motion Bubbler Pens Sensory Toy (3 Pack) - Writes Like a Regular Pen - Colorful Liquid Timer Pens Great for Stress and Anxiety Relief - Cool Fidget Toys for Kids and Adults • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Colored Smencils - Gourmet Scented Colored Pencils made from Recycled Newspapers, 10 Count, Gifts for Kids, School Supplies, Classroom Rewards • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$105.11

Vendor shipping charges

$7.98

Sales tax

$7.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.80

Total project goal

$178.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$178.67

1 Donor

-$79.93

Donations toward project cost

-$75.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.00

match offer

-$89.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.40

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$0.00

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