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Mrs. Simon from Baton Rouge, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Open the Door to Success

My students need an updated classroom library full of adventure and excitement, as well as a reading area that helps to foster their love of reading.

  • $515 goal

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$750 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

"There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book." - F. Serafini

I want my students to fall in love with reading.

At the beginning of each year, I start the by asking my students if they enjoy reading. Most times their answer is usually, "No." I believe this is because they have not found the right books. In order to find the right books, they need access to a large variety of books.

Our current classroom library is filled with outdated books or books that are falling apart. Our students want to read books that are at their level, books that are about subjects they can relate to, books that excite them...with these books they will write responses, do projects, hold discussions, and share with others.

With your generous donation, you will help students with their comprehension, their vocabulary, their grammar, and so much more. You will open up the world of endless possibilities to our students. You will help them fall in LOVE with reading. You will help them experience the world like they've never experienced before, and you will help them become successful.

My Project

"What is that?" is a question I often hear in my classroom. My students don't have the schema needed to build understanding in reading. For many, they have never traveled outside of their own neighborhoods, much less outside of our glorious state. They have never seen snow, they have never experienced an amusement park, or hopped a airplane for a fun family vacation.

My students are eager to experience the world and the best way to do this is reading.

I try my best to give them my experiences, we do research via the internet, but there's something about reading a book and getting sucked into it that makes the students come alive. When they read the books and form their own understanding, they make better connections to the things they see on the internet or to the descriptions I give. I want them to fall in love with reading and to be eager to experience the world. We are a Title I school and there are many students who come from low income/high poverty backgrounds. They come from various cultures with English as a second language. But despite their everyday challenges our students have the biggest hearts and are eager to learn. I love seeing them light up with excitement.

Mrs. Simon Wildwood 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.

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Baton Rouge, LA 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

64 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Big Joe Roma Chair, Limo Black • Amazon Business $39.88 2 $79.76
Five Star Hanging Locker Shelf, Purple (72236) • Amazon Business $15.31 4 $61.24
C-Line Reusable Dry Erase Pockets, 9 x 12 Inches, Assorted Neon Colors, 10 Pockets per Pack (40810) • Amazon Business $12.99 4 $51.96
The Shadow Children, the Complete Series: Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons; Among the Brave; Among the Enemy; Among the Free • Amazon Business $34.14 1 $34.14
The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-3 (The Bad Beginning; The Reptile Room; The Wide Window) • Amazon Business $25.42 1 $25.42
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $21.34 1 $21.34
The Mysterious Benedict Society Collection • Amazon Business $18.90 1 $18.90
Scholastic Classroom Resources File Organizer Pocket Chart, Black (SC573276) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 5 • Amazon Business $14.74 1 $14.74
Math Curse • Amazon Business $13.55 1 $13.55
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures) (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $12.37 1 $12.37
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat • Amazon Business $8.55 1 $8.55

Materials cost

$369.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$437.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.24

Total project goal

$514.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $514.96

2 Donors

-$514.96

Donations toward project cost

-$437.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.24

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