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Mrs. Taylor from Fairhaven MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Relax and Read!

My students need a bookshelf for our reading area to hold leveled books.

  • $226 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory I am a first grade teacher at a moderate poverty level school. My students are great and I love seeing them develop a love of reading. They get so excited when they finally put all the pieces of reading together and can read on their own.

A large selection of leveled books were recently donated to our classroom, and now we need a sturdy shelf to hold them all. I plan to make a Book Nook where students can go and read a book comfortably. The shelf would be in this area and would make access to the books so much easier.

The kids will really benefit from the bookshelf by having an area to go where they can easily find books at their level. They will be able to independently find books that will enrich what I am teaching them in reading groups. This extra practice will really help them improve in all subject areas.

Your donation and help will ensure that students have books in an easily accessible location. They will become better readers and will be able to independently choose books without disturbing children in other areas of the room.

Mrs. Taylor
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ798 - Classroom Space-Saver Bookcase • Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$149.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$185.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.61

Total project goal

$225.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $225.61

8 Donors

-$225.61

Donations toward project cost

-$185.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.61

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