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Ms. McDowell from Concord, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Begin At The Beginning: Library For Pregnant/Parenting Teens

My students need books about teen pregnancy and parenting, as well as board books to enjoy and share with their new babies and young children.

  • $560 goal

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My Students

We all like to feel that we are important and that we belong. This is no different for the pregnant or parenting teen attending high school.

My students are those who have not felt that they fit in or can be successful at a traditional high school.

The reasons for this are as diverse as they are, but may include medical issues, pregnancy and parenting, anxiety, family instability or general frustration with a high school environment. At my school, a student may work towards the mastery of a course as quickly as she likes and may have the opportunity to catch up or even graduate early!

My Project

Our school does not have a library or media center provided by our district. Seven years ago, I began our little library by bringing in my own materials to a small closet in my classroom. With the help of generous and caring parents and community members, my collection has grown! One thing I have not been able to provide, however, are materials for our pregnant and parenting students. I think it is imperative that students with children feel that school is a welcoming place for them and that they bring a focus on education into their homes and to their own little ones. Literacy is the key! The simple act of reading stories to a child is not only educational, but provides a bonding and nurturing time between parent and child. I envision my pregnant and parenting students choosing materials from this collection and sharing the joy of reading with their children!

Our school is focused on helping students stay in school and continue their educations.

It is important for students to feel like they are a part of the school and that they are valued. I feel that having resources about pregnancy and parenting available to students will help them to feel seen and valued here. I also believe that providing board books that can be checked out and read to a little one at home will help to cement the school/home connection.

Ms. McDowell Performance Learning Center Grades 9-12

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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
The Pregnant Body Book • Amazon $27.27 1 $27.27
Teen Pregnancy And Parenting (Current Controversies) • Amazon $26.50 1 $26.50
Baby Play (Gymboree) • Amazon $12.70 2 $25.40
The Baby Book, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Sears Parenting Library) • Amazon $21.99 1 $21.99
Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality, 2nd Edition • Amazon $9.18 2 $18.36
Goodnight Moon • Amazon $8.09 2 $16.18
The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Rest for the Whole Family (Sears Parenting Library) • Amazon $15.00 1 $15.00
Nurturing Your Newborn: Young Parents' Guide to Baby's First Month (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) • Amazon $7.16 2 $14.32
Baby and Toddler Meals For Dummies • Amazon $13.98 1 $13.98
Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love • Amazon $13.75 1 $13.75
100,000 + BABY NAMES:The Most Complete Baby Name Book • Amazon $11.66 1 $11.66
Discipline from Birth to Three: How Teen Parents Can Prevent and Deal with Discipline Problems with Babies and Toddlers (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) • Amazon $11.14 1 $11.14
The Challenge of Toddlers: For Teen Parents-Parenting Your Child from One to Three (Teen Pregnancy and Parenting series) • Amazon $11.09 1 $11.09
The Baby Food Bible: A Complete Guide to Feeding Your Child, from Infancy On • Amazon $10.12 1 $10.12
The Unplanned Pregnancy Book for Teens and College Students • Amazon $9.85 1 $9.85
What to Expect When You're Expecting, 4th Edition • Amazon $8.85 1 $8.85
Look, Look! • Amazon $4.39 2 $8.78
What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting • Amazon $7.80 1 $7.80
The Mitten • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
On the Night You Were Born • Amazon $6.45 1 $6.45
Global Babies • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Bear Snores On (The Bear Books) • Amazon $5.51 1 $5.51
My First Truck Board Book (My 1st Board Books) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Opposites • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Baby Animals Black and White • Amazon $5.36 1 $5.36
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (Brown Bear and Friends) • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Baby Faces • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Snuggle Puppy (Boynton on Board) • Amazon $4.96 1 $4.96
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A) • Amazon $4.85 1 $4.85
Peek-A Who? • Amazon $4.73 1 $4.73
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Classic Board Books) • Amazon $4.71 1 $4.71
Guess How Much I Love You • Amazon $4.54 1 $4.54
My Big Animal Book (My Big Board Books) • Amazon $4.54 1 $4.54
Go, Dog. Go!: P.D. Eastman's Book of Things That Go • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Fox in Socks: Dr. Seuss's Book of Tongue Tanglers (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)) • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
Bilingual Bright Baby Animals (Bright Baby / Bebe Listo) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon $4.45 1 $4.45
Sheep in a Jeep • Amazon $4.12 1 $4.12
A Book of Sleep • Amazon $4.05 1 $4.05
Little Blue Truck Board Book • Amazon $3.97 1 $3.97
Moo Baa La La La • Amazon $3.76 1 $3.76
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods (Boynton on Board) • Amazon $3.30 1 $3.30
Numbers Colors Shapes • Amazon $3.30 1 $3.30
Doggies (Boynton on Board) • Amazon $3.30 1 $3.30
The Going-To-Bed Book • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes/Cabeza, Hombros, Piernas, Pies (Dual Language Baby Board Books- English/Spanish) (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon $3.19 1 $3.19
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You : Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises (Bright and Early Board Books) • Amazon $2.76 1 $2.76
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R)) • Amazon $2.59 1 $2.59

Materials cost

$407.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$475.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.88

Total project goal

$559.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.18

12 Donors

-$523.29

Donations toward project cost

-$445.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.74

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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 $0.00

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