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Mrs. Leonard from Middletown, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Take a Listen. It's in a Book!

My students need multiple copies of books for an effective listening center.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Leonard's classroom raised $297

This project is fully funded

My Students

Everyday in our classroom the students participate in centers. The listening center is a vital part of the day. It allows the students to listen to a model of good reading. It is important that they continue to be immersed in all types of literature.

The high poverty school and classrooms are in need of all resources.

Our second grade classroom is no different. This donation of books allows the students to be introduced to a wide variety of texts and learn about the culture around them. It is important to foster the literacy learning at such a young age.

My Project

The students will use these books everyday within our literacy block. They will have hands on interaction with the books, characters and author's point of view through the use of the listening center. Students will then be expected to complete book reports about the information they learned inside the story.

My students will have the opportunity to be more diverse in their learning.

They will be able to interact with fiction, non fiction and historical fiction text through the use of the listening center.

Mrs. Leonard Farm Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Middletown, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE653 - George Washington Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.50 1 $44.50
RE379 - Anne Frank Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.50 1 $44.50
RE377 - Thomas Jefferson Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.50 1 $44.50
RE867 - The Case of the Baffled Bear Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50
RE352 - Amelia Bedelia Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50
RE426 - The Case of the Missing Monkey Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50

Materials cost

$219.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.52

Total project goal

$296.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$296.80

2 Donors

-$199.00

Donations toward project cost

-$172.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.88

match offer

-$94.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.49

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$0.00

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