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Mrs. Johns from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Spring Into Reading!

Help me give my students a revitalized classroom library with a variety of books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Johns's classroom raised $264

This project is fully funded

My Project

When I first started teaching six years ago, I adopted many books from retiring teachers and spent many weekends at Goodwill. I was fortunate enough to have many books to start my classroom library. Over the years, I've realized that my students were not very interested in them. They are outdated and we are in need of an upgrade (a lot of the books are older than myself). I just found out next year I will be teaching reading again, so this project is super important.

I am starting this campaign to reward my scholars with new, fresh books for our classroom library!

They gave me some suggestions on what they would like, as well as what they think my students next year would like, so this list is created by them, for them! I think it is important that students have many opportunities to experience books because books can take them to places they have never been before. I also want them to feel represented more in my library. With more of a selection of books, I can hopefully spark more of their interest in reading.

Mrs. Johns Rhodes School Grades 3-5

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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Philadelphia, PA 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pizza and Taco Lunch Special: 6-Book Boxed Set: Books 1-6 (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $34.74 1 $34.74
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder: Books 1-6 • Amazon Business $19.48 1 $19.48
Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Starter Set: (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $18.81 1 $18.81
Cat Ninja (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Minecraft: The Ultimate Collection! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Michelle Obama: First Lady, Going Higher (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Trouble Brewing! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84
Escape from the Nether! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Alien Ocean Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Mobs in the Overworld! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
The Sky's the Limit! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Animals That Change Color (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cats vs. Dogs (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Animal Superpowers (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful Leader (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Libby Loves Science: States of Matter (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Taylor Swift: Superstar! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78
Mobs in the Mansion! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78
Survival Mode! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78
Deadliest Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Helen Keller: The World at Her Fingertips (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Minnie and Moo: The Case of the Missing Jelly Donut (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Animal Architects (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.94 1 $3.94
Jane Goodall: A Champion of Chimpanzees (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.93 1 $3.93

Materials cost

$191.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.53

Total project goal

$263.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $263.52

2 Donors

-$131.58

Donations toward project cost

-$112.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.44

match offer

-$131.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$111.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.35

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 $0.00

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