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Mrs. Rader from Memphis MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Taking Mrs. Rader’S Library From Zero to Hero!

Help me give my students books, books, and more books---and some bookshelves, too!

  • $895 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are very special kiddos who are excited to learn! They enjoy reading and learning through their reading every day!

These students are smart, energetic, and enthusiastic; they always come to school with new knowledge to share about something that they have just learned or read about!

Each day in the classroom provides a chance for students to learn something new. My students come ready to learn and face every single day like they will own it. It is such a joy knowing that I get to come to school and see their smiling faces every day!

My Project

I am a new teacher who is wanting to take my classroom library from “zero to hero!” I have found so many neat and interesting books that I would love to add to our classroom library. There are so many wonderful selections out there that I want to share with my students in order to expand their reading horizons!

Your donations will do so much to help take our classroom library from “zero to hero” and give my second graders some fabulous new books to read!

In addition to our new books, I would like to purchase some new bookshelves and bins to display the books in. I would also like to purchase some library cards and pockets to put inside of the books to help with organization and keeping track of the books.

I know my students will enjoy the new additions to our classroom library, and I am so excited for them to get to read some new books!

Thanks for checking out my project.

Mrs. Rader
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Homfa Bookshelf 4-Tier Wood Bookcase 8 Cube Modular Storage Organizer Cabinet Modern Home Office Furniture (Dark Oak) • Amazon Business $79.99 2 $159.98
Pete the Cat (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $50.84 1 $50.84
Honla Plastic Storage Baskets Organizer with Built-in Handles,Set of 8 in 4 Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $15.98 3 $47.94
Grade 2 High Interest, Low Readability (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $43.98 1 $43.98
Jot & Mark Library Book Card and Pocket Holder Kit | For Organizing Lending Catalogs, Libraries, and Checkouts, Set of 100 each • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Ready-To-Read Nonfiction Stories of Famous Americans (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $33.59 1 $33.59
Skippyjon Jones (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $27.65 1 $27.65
Wonders Grade 2- Animal Discoveries (4 Books) • AKJ Education $26.48 1 $26.48
Series Sampler - Nate the Great (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $22.41 1 $22.41
Series Sampler - Amelia Bedelia (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $18.67 1 $18.67
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Pete the Cat: the Great Leprechaun Chase • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid (Geronimo Stilton #2) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (Geronimo Stilton, No. 1) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House (Geronimo Stilton, No. 3) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
The Statue of Liberty • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Abe Lincoln The Boy Who Loved Books • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
My Brother Martin A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
That's What Leprechauns Do • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Presidents' Day • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Earth Day • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Groundhog Day! • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Bats • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Martin Luther King Jr. Day • AKJ Education $5.32 1 $5.32
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Shell! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Recess Is a Jungle!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fire! Fire!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The School is Alive!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Sweet Buttercup: A Branches Book (Silver Pony Ranch #2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Sparkling Jewel: A Branches Book (Silver Pony Ranch #1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Hero Dog!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #1) • Amazon Business $4.90 1 $4.90
The Biggest Easter Basket Ever • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
The Locker Ate Lucy!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #2) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Digging Up Dinosaurs • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Bear on the Loose!: A Branches Book (Hilde Cracks the Case #2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Best Seat in Second Grade • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Hungry, Hungry Sharks! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Best Teacher in Second Grade • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Babe Ruth Saves Baseball! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Best Chef in Second Grade • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Dolphins! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Lion vs. Tiger • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
Time for School, Charlie Brown • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00
The Night Before Christmas • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00

Materials cost

$719.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$760.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.12

Total project goal

$894.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $894.14

5 Donors

-$469.00

Donations toward project cost

-$421.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$398.67

Match offers toward project cost

-$338.87

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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