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Mr. Peterson from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader! Classroom Library Overhaul

Help me give my students a variety of reading material to enhance their vocabulary and boost their reading comprehension.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Peterson's classroom raised $782

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am teaching 6th and 7th grade in Baltimore City, Maryland. My students are amazing, bright scholars excited and ready for the new school year. Many of the students are learning English as a second language and need extra support in the classroom. I am trying to find the best ways to support each student and ensure they succeed. My students are vibrant and excited to learn. They have the energy and capability to learn and I want to be there to see it! We always discuss that we need to work as a team so that we can all succeed. In order to do that, I need the supplies to do my part!

My Project

Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are. These books will help students travel to places and experience things while staying in the classroom (or in their home if they happen to be quarantined). Students cannot get to the public library easily for many reasons. By having a stocked classroom library available for students, they can still freely choose new and exciting books and keep on reading! Help me give these kiddos magic that they can hold in their hand with a new book.

The power of a book is infinite in the reader's hands, and the goal is to make my students very powerful and capable.

We can maximize the success of our students with this increase in reading material. Moreover, reading more books can favorably impact a student's ability to write essays and stories, comprehend different types of text, and sharply boost their vocabulary. All in all, these books will have a lasting impact on my students.

Mr. Peterson Walter P Carter Elementary School 134 Grades 6-8

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.

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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

94 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nancy Akhavan Noteworthy Nonfiction Collection - Grade 4 (15 Books) • AKJ Education $205.62 1 $205.62
Nancy Akhavan Noteworthy Nonfiction Collection - Grade 5 (15 Books) • AKJ Education $177.76 1 $177.76
Mathical Award and Honors Grades 4-8 (11 Books) • AKJ Education $121.49 1 $121.49
Mathical Award and Honors Grades 9-12 (5 Books) • AKJ Education $52.54 1 $52.54
National Geographic Readers (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $27.41 1 $27.41

Materials cost

$584.82

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $35.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$664.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.30

Total project goal

$781.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $781.98

2 Donors

-$771.98

Donations toward project cost

-$656.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.80

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $0.00

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