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Mrs. Hilmer from Eldridge, IA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Shelf is a House for a Book

Help me give my students a book shelf to display our most recently read books.

  • $408 goal

This project expired on July 5, 2024.

This project expired on July 5, 2024.

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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 Project

This project will provide a way to display our most recently read and loved books. Every unit we work a different theme and read many different books within that theme.

Students can learn to love reading when they are provided with quality texts they can listen to, read, and learn from.

With this book shelf I can organize and display all of the different texts we learn from within each unit. We are currently working on Greek Mythology and have 16 different texts (with many characters) that have been introduced to the students. With this book shelf I would be able to display all of those texts in an organized way and easily refer back to them throughout our learning.

Mrs. Hilmer Neil Armstrong Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Eldridge, IA View local requests

More than a third 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

50 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ABC Childcraft Furnishings Library Book Display, 35-3/4 x 14-1/2 x 30 Inches - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $228.71 1 $228.71

Materials cost

$228.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $68.61

Sales tax

 $15.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$346.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.13

Total project goal

$407.55

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