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Mrs. Taylor from Jacksonville FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

You Can't Taste a Book by It's Cover!

Help me give my students exposure to culturally diverse books with chapter books for our monthly book tastings!

  • $472 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

I am very excited to bring Book Tastings to my 2nd graders next year! These new and diverse chapter books are the first start. According to studies, when children have books with characters that look like them, they feel confident and are more likely to read the entire book. These book tastings will truly be an experience.

This high-impact event will engage students in a fun activity while introducing them to a specific genre of books.

Before my café patrons arrive, I will set the stage by transforming the classroom into a café/bakery. When students enter the classroom, they will feel like they’ve been transported to a café in Paris with this beautiful décor. As students become comfortable with our monthly book tasting, they will become the chefs and host a tasting for a select group of 1st graders.

Mrs. Taylor
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dragons in a Bag • Amazon Business $6.59 20 $131.80
Dragons and Marshmallows (Zoey and Sassafras, 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 20 $119.80
Rock Star #1 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.69 20 $113.80

Materials cost

$365.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$400.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.74

Total project goal

$471.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.62

1 Donor

-$235.81

Donations toward project cost

-$200.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.37

match offer

-$235.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$200.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.37

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 $0.00

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