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Ms. Davis from Saint Louis MO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Soaking Up the World Around Us Through Books

Help me give my students access to many nonfiction texts to spark their imagination. We have a shortage of informational books in the classroom and students are so eager to expand their knowledge!

  • $587 goal

This project expired on May 14, 2020.

This project expired on May 14, 2020.

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

My students come from difficult backgrounds that are characteristic of inner-city youth, but they don't want to make excuses; they want to make a difference! Many experience homelessness or hunger during the school year.

I desperately want them to see beyond their world of need and violence and to realize there is a whole different world out there to experience.

My students have the bright young minds of third-graders. My students must learn many things to succeed: strength of character, compassion, self-preservation, perseverance, and a drive to rise above adversity. Most of all, I want them to have a vision for their future that involves a successful career that possibly began as a spark from a book.

My Project

Picture this: guided reading time and students rotate into the library for independent reading. We have a cozy nook with overstuffed pillows and a scoop chair. Our donors have seen the value of our project and students are thrilled to find new informational books about so many topics they hunger for.

With a mind like a sponge, every student will quickly devour every new book, eager to learn more and more about the world around them.

These are inner-city youth, very few have traveled outside of even their own zip-code. These informational books will open to them a whole new world filled with possibilities.

Ms. Davis
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME FOR KIDS(r) Nonfiction Readers Grade 3 Complete Set (30-Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $256.46 1 $256.46
TIME FOR KIDS(r) Nonfiction Readers Grade 2 Complete Set (30-Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $205.16 1 $205.16

Materials cost

$461.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.98

Total project goal

$586.52

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