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Mrs. Mikesell from Tampa, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Book Bins for Better Book-Learning!

My students need good, sturdy book bins to hold their "Just Right" books for independent reading time.

  • $224 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

How do you know when a book is "Just Right" for you? How do you make sure you can find that book again? Do you have some favorite books that you read over and over and over again?

My students have an amazing love of reading.

More than once I've said, "It's time to clean up and go home!" and they say, "Already? We're reading!" Our school serves a diverse population of high-poverty students. Many of my students come from families that do not have many books in the home - let alone books that are "Just Right" for their reading ability. Recently, I noticed that my students have been collecting their favorite books to keep for the next time we do reading. I had a few old boxes that they could use - but they are too small to hold many of our books and are getting cracked with age. I'd like to give them new bins to hold their favorite books for reading.

My Project

I am requesting plastic book bins for each student. These will be their individual bin to hold the books that are on their reading ability. They can then move around the room with the books and read independently. Research says that to become a better reader you must read. I'm looking forward to having the children be able to read with these bins! My goal is for my classroom to become a place of passionate reading.

This project is so important to me because when I was a student I struggled with reading and truly hated it.

I feel like if my teachers had given me the tools I needed, that met my abilities, I would have been a much more prolific reader as a child.

Mrs. Mikesell Helen A Davis Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

15 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Book Organizer - Purple • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.84 4 $27.36
Book Organizer - Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.84 4 $27.36
Book Organizer - Green • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.84 4 $27.36
Book Organizer - Orange • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.84 4 $27.36
Book Organizer - Red • Kaplan Early Learning Company $6.84 4 $27.36

Materials cost

$136.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.42

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$190.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.58

Total project goal

$223.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $223.85

10 Donors

-$223.85

Donations toward project cost

-$190.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.58

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