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Mr. Steger from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sparking Their Reading Interest

Help me give my students have leveled readers that spark their interest so they can fall in love with reading at school and home.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Steger's classroom raised $308

This project is fully funded

My Students

First and second graders are energetic, enthusiastic, and super social. They are so enjoyable to be around. They love being involved in the learning process and want to succeed. Our goal as a classroom is that we enter the classroom each day ready to try new things and be brave to make mistakes. Mistakes lead to learning. As a teacher in an impoverished urban area, we struggle to access resources needed to provide a quality twenty-first-century education. My goal is to provide an equitable education for each student in our classroom.

I teach eager and enthusiastic students who need these resources to reach their full potential.

My Project

Independent reading is important because it builds on reading stamina, student ownership of their reading process, and develops the habits needed to be lifelong readers. Please help my students become lifelong readers. This project will provide new leveled readers that are relevant to our student's interests. Leveled readers are the best for teaching reading because they match the child's reading level. But having more leveled readers that are centered on what students will keep them wanting more.

This project offers books that match student interests like superheroes, Disney Princesses, unicorns, space, Pet the Cat, and much more!

When a child learns to read, each child goes at his or her own pace. Not one student is the same. Not one student's interests are the same either. That's why it's so important to have variety in a classroom library. Let's get them excited about reading!

Mr. Steger Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Milwaukee, WI View local requests

Nearly all 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

35 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Danny and the Dinosaur: Big Reading Collection: 5 Books Featuring Danny and His Friend the Dinosaur! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales to the Rescue!: Meet the amazing web-slinger! (DK Readers. Level 1: Marvel Spider-Man) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Pete the Cat: Big Reading Adventures: 5 Far-Out Books in 1 Box! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Three Big Bullies! (DC Super Heroes: Wonder Woman) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Let's Be Friends (LOL Surprise!) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Uni Brings Spring (Uni the Unicorn) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Mulan Is Loyal/Merida Is Brave (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
World of Reading LEGO Disney Princess: Lost and Found (Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Pilot (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Velociraptors (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Contest for the Crown (Pokémon: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Right Track (Disney Frozen: Northern Lights) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Police Officer (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Marvel Black Panther Wakanda Forever! (DK Readers Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Double the Dinosaurs: A Math Reader (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Veterinarian (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Play Ball, Pikachu! (Pokémon Alola Reader) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty’s Travels: Beach Day! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Pokémon: Galar Reader • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Amazing Planet Earth (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty's Travels: Zip, Zoom! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Teacher (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Mac and Cheese (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ty's Travels: All Aboard! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
World of Reading This is Thor (Level 1): Level 1 • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Uni Bakes a Cake (Uni the Unicorn) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.91 1 $4.91
The Moon's Time to Shine (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.75 1 $4.75
I Want to Be a Doctor (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
What Is a Princess? (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
DK Readers L0: Meet the Dinosaurs (DK Readers Pre-Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
World of Reading This is Captain America: Level 1 • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
DK Readers L0: Ponies and Horses (DK Readers Pre-Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pikachu in Love (Pokémon: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Welcome to Alola! (Pokémon Alola: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
This is Spider-Man Level 1 Reader (World of Reading) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
World of Reading Super Hero Adventures: Tricky Trouble!: Level Pre-1 • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Team Rocket to the Rescue! (Pokémon Kalos: Scholastic Reader, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.78 1 $3.78
These are The Avengers Level 1 Reader (World of Reading) • Amazon Business $3.77 1 $3.77
Triceratops (StoryBots) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $3.65 1 $3.65

Materials cost

$227.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$261.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.10

Total project goal

$307.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $307.34

3 Donors

-$150.82

Donations toward project cost

-$130.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.20

match offer

-$153.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$130.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.85

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