You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Gruber from Carteret NJ is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Gruber is requesting
Professional development

The More I Read, The More I'll Know!

I need professional development books to help me continue to set the stage to engage my students and to continue to grow as an educator.

  • $275 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I have a class of 25 wonderful students that come from low-income families and neighborhoods filled with poverty. My students deserve to have everything they need to succeed in life now and throughout their educational career. It is my passion to create a family atmosphere in my classroom to provide the necessary resources to help them succeed.

My classroom is filled with many diverse students with many different learning styles.

Each year I get a group of kids that love learning as much as I do. I have students that come to me with many challenges; my job is to help them reach their full potential.

I always make my students aware that learning never ends. When they ask me something I don't know the answer to, we find the answer together! Some days we laugh together, other days we move and dance, and there are even days that we get frustrated in our learning.

My Project

Student engagement in school can determine the climate of a classroom, even the school. Engaged students are better behaved and retain more knowledge. I want to be able to set the stage to engage my students and by equipping myself with the knowledge through these books, it will be a great way to motivate and engage my students in learning.

I need help finding new and different ways to keep my students meaningfully engaged while learning in all subjects, particularly reading and math.

All of the books I have requested focus on reading and math and increasing student engagement. Hopefully, this will also lead to taking pride in and sharing their learning with others. This will lead to a better classroom climate.

Ms. Gruber
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Gruber is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers • Amazon Business $39.10 1 $39.10
What Great Teachers Do Differently: 17 Things That Matter Most • Amazon Business $23.30 1 $23.30
The Fountas & Pinnell Comprehensive Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study Guide • Amazon Business $23.16 1 $23.16
Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed • Amazon Business $23.02 1 $23.02
Kids Deserve It!: Pushing Boundaries and Challenging Conventional Thinking • Amazon Business $22.46 1 $22.46
50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom • Amazon Business $18.67 1 $18.67
Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator • Amazon Business $18.18 1 $18.18
The Guided Reading Teacher's Companion: Prompts, Discussion Starters & Teaching Points • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
Study Guide: What Great Teachers Do Differently, 2nd Edition: 17 Things That Matter Most • Amazon Business $16.10 1 $16.10

Materials cost

$200.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$233.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.14

Total project goal

$274.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.27

1 Donor

-$137.14

Donations toward project cost

-$116.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.57

match offer

-$137.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$116.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.57

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Gruber and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Carteret","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[3540724],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NJ","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3308653,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/the-more-i-read-the-more-ill-know/3308653/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Gruber","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"3540724":{"owner":"Ms. Gruber","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3308653],"proposalHash":"-1176868303","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3540724_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689021144049","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20738914,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTMyNTA1NQ==","MzUxODEzOA=="],"teacherId":3540724,"schoolCounty":"Middlesex","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.