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Ms. Collins from Saint Albans, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Live in Hands, Not in Bins!

Help me give my students the ability to expand their love to read!

  • $588 goal

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My Students

My students come to school every single day, in person and remote, eager to become readers who can help teach others new strategies and writers who inspire their readers.

When my students move reading levels, or in our class we "climb the coconut tree" to new and higher reading levels, we love to celebrate those achievements!

My students are proud to share their reading levels, with their peers, teachers, parents, and school personnel! We love to leave the classroom knowing the students are proud of their achievements.

My Project

These books will provide my students with the opportunity to enhance their love for reading! My classroom library is a place where my students love to have the opportunity of choice, they are the ones who take learning into their own hands. All of the books that I've chosen, were chosen specifically with my students in mind. My classroom is a safe place where we can converse about the differences in culture, interests, amongst many others! Students will choose their books, which help them continue the love of reading.

With these new books, my students will have the ability to explore a variety of books that will help them grow as readers and read independently at their own level.

They can't wait to host classroom book clubs and discuss the new books to gain rich conversation skills and grow as stronger readers. My students have shown an amazing interest in shared reading and independent reading, and this project will help enrich their experience with all types of print works.

Ms. Collins PS 118 Lorraine Hansberry Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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. Collins

Saint Albans, NY View local requests

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

25 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wonder • AKJ Education $9.73 7 $68.11
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) • AKJ Education $11.65 5 $58.25
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 • AKJ Education $6.56 8 $52.48
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $6.29 7 $44.03
Because of Winn-dixie • AKJ Education $5.59 7 $39.13
Frindle • AKJ Education $5.59 7 $39.13
Cars on Mars • AKJ Education $7.26 5 $36.30
Sharks • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15
Esperanza Rising • AKJ Education $5.59 5 $27.95
Who Was Rosa Parks? • AKJ Education $4.37 5 $21.85
Who Was Nelson Mandela? • AKJ Education $4.37 5 $21.85
Rosa Parks • AKJ Education $3.64 5 $18.20

Materials cost

$456.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$499.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.11

Total project goal

$587.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $587.39

5 Donors

-$385.00

Donations toward project cost

-$338.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.50

match offer

-$189.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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 $0.00

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