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

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Get Comfy and Read!

My students need a more inviting place to read as well as highly preferred books. By getting these 3 book sets and 3 loungers my class reading area would be used more.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Jones's classroom raised $436

This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is a self-contained special education classroom that serves students with cognitive disabilities. "I choose not to place "DIS" in my ability." ~Robert M. Hensel

Each of my students need repetitive and differentiated instruction in order to learn academic skills.

They have many different disabilities that range from Autism, Down's Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, etc. My students are not defined by their disabilities. They all have the ability to learn and succeed; I just have to be creative in how I teach them.

My Project

My students lack the typical reading skills of their same age peers. In order to get my students to read they need to be highly interested in the reading process (comfort of the reading nook and the books they will look at and/or read). The students will be highly motivated by the books and the space with the loungers.

With these highly interesting books my students will have the ability to enjoy books at their reading level.

When my students can read the text, they will become more confident readers and begin to enjoy reading. The enjoyment of reading is half of the battle while getting students to read more often.

Mrs. Jones Little Blue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cozy Lounger - Solid Blue (45" diameter) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $101.96 3 $305.88
World of Reading Marvel Boxed Set: Level 1 - Purchase Includes Marvel eBook! • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
Reading Adventures Cars level 1 Boxed Set • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Reading Adventures Sofia the First Level Pre-1 Boxed Set • Amazon Business $7.93 1 $7.93

Materials cost

$335.43

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$370.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.38

Total project goal

$435.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$435.84

3 Donors

-$214.39

Donations toward project cost

-$185.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.16

match offer

-$217.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$185.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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