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Ms. Lammert from Saint Louis, MO is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Simplifying Reading

Help me give my students picture books used to work on grade level curriculum in small groups. These books and materials will help by providing materials at the right reading level.

  • $950 goal

This project expired on July 25, 2025.

This project expired on July 25, 2025.

My Project

These books will continue enhancing the print-rich classroom I strive to create. My classroom library is a place where my students enjoy reading, they complete work there, and they read independently! Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunities to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind. I have watched them the past few weeks of school read titles just like these, and I have also asked them what type of books they would enjoy reading. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their grade level.

They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Ms. Lammert Ritenour Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

120 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bush Furniture Universal 72"H 5-Shelf Bookcase, Pure White, 2/Set (UB003PW) • Quill.com $573.99 1 $573.99
Emraw Composition Notebooks Bulk, Wide Ruled Writing Journals in Bulk, Marble Style Hard Cover Composition Book with Lined Paper, Bulk Student Notebooks for School Supplies, 100 Sheets, Pack of 48 • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
Quarterhouse Spanish Greetings, Sayings, and Questions Poster Set, Spanish - ESL Classroom Learning Materials for K-12 Students and Teachers, Set of 5, 12 x 18 Inches, Extra Durable • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
ZOCO - Commonly Confused Words Poster - Laminated, 17 x 22 inches - Homophones Chart - English Teacher Language Arts, ELA, Grammar Poster for Middle, High School Classrooms • Amazon Business $11.84 1 $11.84
Voices in the Park • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $8.72 1 $8.72
Grandpa's Teeth (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Train to Somewhere • Amazon Business $7.11 1 $7.11
Freedom Heroines (Profiles #4) (4) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Aladdin Picture Books - My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$765.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$807.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.45

Total project goal

$949.65

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