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Ms. Crowley from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Turn Up The Volume On Reading

Help me give my students high interest fiction and nonfiction books, and whisper phones to support readers in the classroom!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Crowley's classroom raised $219

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My Project

The "Turn Up the Volume on Reading" project is all about sparking a love for reading in our third graders! We want to fill our classroom with a fun mix of nonfiction and fiction books, along with some cool whisper phones to make reading even more exciting. Reading opens up new worlds, and with a variety of books, we can help kids explore everything from fascinating facts about animals to thrilling adventures. The whisper phones will let them hear their own voices as they read, boosting their confidence and fluency in a super engaging way. Our goal is to make reading enjoyable and help kids become more confident readers while creating a vibrant classroom library that everyone loves. Let’s turn up the volume on reading and inspire our students to become lifelong book lovers!

Ms. Crowley Alain Locke Charter Academy 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 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
WhisperPhone© SOLO© Headset - Grades K to 4 • Nasco $8.80 6 $52.80
The Captain Awesome Collection (Boxed Set): A MI-TEE Boxed Set: Captain Awesome to the Rescue!; Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man; Captain Awesome and the New Kid; Captain Awesome Takes a Dive • Amazon Business $19.45 1 $19.45
Weird But True KnowItAll: Rocks & Minerals • Amazon Business $12.76 1 $12.76
National Geographic Kids Everything Soccer: Score Tons of Photos, Facts, and Fun • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Eerie Elementary, Books 1-4: A Branches Box Set • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
Who Would Win?: Battle Royale • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Curse of King Tut's Mummy (Totally True Adventures) • AKJ Education $3.93 2 $7.86
Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (Totally True Adventures): How the Red Sox Curse Became a Legend . . . • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures): How Three Brave Astronauts Survived A Space Disaster • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Climbing Everest (Totally True Adventures): How Two Friends Reached Earth's Highest Peak • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Titanic Sinks! (Totally True Adventures) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$153.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$185.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.74

Total project goal

$218.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $218.26

1 Donor

-$218.26

Donations toward project cost

-$185.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.74

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