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Ms. Alston from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Good Laugh

Help me give my students funny books for independent reading and daily read-alouds.

  • $277 goal

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Ms. Alston has another project! Donate to Supply Squad to help her classroom.

$237 - complete this project and be a hero

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Being at our school for several years, I have gotten the chance to really get to know many of the students in the school, including those I have never taught. Many of them have gone through seriously adverse situations and misfortunes that impact their everyday life, especially their education. I am amazed at how resilient they can be, and how they push through to the best of their abilities regardless of hardships that affect them.

Being a fifth-grade teacher has shown me how fast some students have to mature.

I have taught their younger siblings in previous years (coming up from kindergarten and first grade) and see how they take care of their family. Each child that I have gotten to know at this school has my heart.

I want nothing but the best for all of these students, and that includes giving them hands-on experiences that will be memorable to them. My students need to be able to feel like school isn't another one of their draining duties or work. I want all of them to enjoy school and look forward to each day in my class, whether in person or virtually. They truly deserve the best!

My Project

My class loves to start the day with a good read-aloud, especially a funny one. It gets our day started with good vibes and smiles. In the past, 5th grade classes were always provided with books that were more serious and thematic.

Although I love those kinds of stories for thought provoking questions and discussions, I like to switch it up for my students with something more light-hearted.

While we love a good inspirational story, or a story with a moral, we want to read a book just for laughs sometimes. My students have range with their taste in books, and I like to encourage that with books of different themes and purposes.

Ms. Alston Broad Rock Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Alston

Richmond, VA View local requests

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

50 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Children Make Terrible Pets (Starring Lucille Beatrice Bear, 1) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Miss Brooks Loves Books (And I Don't) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Patchwork Bike • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! (Starring Lucille Beatrice Bear, 2) • Amazon Business $15.88 1 $15.88
Hansel and Gretel • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
BE QUIET! • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
I Need a Hug • Amazon Business $11.51 1 $11.51
Mother Bruce (Mother Bruce, Book 1) (Mother Bruce Series, 1) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope) • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$202.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$235.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.48

Total project goal

$276.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$276.56

1 Donor

-$276.56

Donations toward project cost

-$235.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.48

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$0.00

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