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Ms. Skidmore from Las Vegas, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bounteous Books!

Help me give my students a variety of books at their reading level and headphones to increase fluency.

  • $951 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

Walking into our school, you will find a diverse group of kids. Many of my students are English language learners, which means they are learning how to read, write, and speak English.

Our classroom is in an urban environment, filled with kids from all walks of life.

We are a Title I school, and our whole school gets free breakfast and lunch. I have a few students from troubled homes, which makes me work harder to create an environment where every child feels safe and able to learn the skills necessary to be ready for middle school and beyond.

My Project

The pandemic has created some very large learning gaps in my students this year. Three-quarters of my class are reading at a level below second grade. I need to catch them up and get them reading at a fourth-grade level by the end of the year. The way to do that is to provide a variety of reading material that is in their zone of proximal development reading level. In addition, I would like to provide them with headphones, so they have an opportunity to listen to fluent readers and improve their listening comprehension.

As a result of the pandemic, my students are in need of books at a lower reading level than I currently have in my classroom library.

Research shows that students are most successful and gain the most benefits from silent reading when they are selecting and reading books that are exactly at their reading level. Improving the quality of our classroom library with new books, organized by level, will allow my students to select books at their reading level that interest them. This will ensure they can successfully read independently.

Reading books at their reading level will support the Nevada Content Standards in reading because students will be building their vocabulary and reading comprehension. As students read and comprehend with success, they will foster a love for reading!

Ms. Skidmore Walter V Long 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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Nearly all 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
Bulk Classroom Headphones (10 Pack) - On-Ear Premium Student Headsets: Perfect for Kids K-12 in Classrooms, Schools & Class Sets (Great Value, Durable, Noise Reducing, Comfortable Fit, Easy to Clean) • Amazon Business $89.99 2 $179.98
Laminated Book Markers Optical Bookmarks Reading Bookmarks Creative Colored Bookmarks for Teacher Student Kids Classroom School Office Stationery Supply (100) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Bein' With You This Way • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Flubby Is Not a Good Pet! • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Room on the Broom • Amazon Business $7.16 1 $7.16
A Picture for Harold's Room • AKJ Education $3.49 2 $6.98
Green Eggs and Ham • AKJ Education $6.83 1 $6.83
Trend Enterprises Owl-Stars Hooo Ray Recognition Awards, Pack of 30 • Amazon Business $6.64 1 $6.64
One Giant Leap • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Madeline in London • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Madeline's Rescue: Story and Pictures • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Do Unto Otters • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Now One Foot, Now the Other • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Good Enough to Eat • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Gingerbread Boy • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
It'S Okay To Be Different • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
One Land, Many Cultures • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Morning Meals Around the World • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Dance Your Pants Off! • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Amos & Boris • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Leo the Late Bloomer • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Wall • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Three Billy Goats Gruff • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
My Name Is Yoon • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Ira Sleeps Over • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Moonstick • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
King Of The Playground • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Mr. Gumpy's Outing • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Two Homes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
How My Parents Learned to Eat • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Gilberto and the Wind • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
black is brown is tan • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Feelings • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Seven Blind Mice • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Sea Horse Read and Wonder • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
When I Was Young in the Mountains • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
A Day's Work • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Insults Aren't Funny • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Eureka Back to School 'Super Star' Recognition Rewards for Kids, 36pc, 8.5'' W x 5.5'' H • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Tomas and the Library Lady • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The Keeping Quilt • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Adelita A Mexican Cinderella Story • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Sky Tree • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
My Neighborhood • AKJ Education $5.32 1 $5.32
Continents in My World • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
States in My World • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Countries in My World • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Communities in My World • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Afghanistan • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
A Baby Panda Is Born • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Best Friends • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Fish Face • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Feel the Wind • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Sleep is for Everyone • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Antarctica • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
South America • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Asia • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Australia • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Africa • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Europe • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
How Do You Know It's Fall? • AKJ Education $4.17 1 $4.17
Yellowstone • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky and Rex and the New Baby • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Flat Stanley and the Very Big Cookie • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Penny and Her Marble • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Case of the Missing Jelly Donut • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: My Family History • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Penny and Her Song • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Best Reading Buddies • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky and Rex and the Bully • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinkalicious: Pinkie Promise • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
No More Monsters for Me! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky and Rex • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Apples Galore • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: It's Backward Day! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Pizza That We Made • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Biscuit Finds a Friend • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
That Bad, Bad Cat! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Puppy Mudge Wants To Play • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Puppy Mudge Finds a Friend • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Puppy Mudge Has A Snack • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Puppy Mudge Loves His Blanket • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Fancy Nancy: Too Many Tutus • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Puppy Mudge Takes a Bath • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky And Rex And The Double-Dad Weekend • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky and Rex Go to Camp • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Pinky And Rex And The Just-Right Pet • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Greg's Microscope • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Clark the Shark Tooth Trouble • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Mouse Tales • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Amazing Sharks! • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Teeny-Tiny Woman • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
The Case of the Hungry Stranger • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Messy Bessey's School Desk • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Biscuit • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$706.19

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $55.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$808.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.63

Total project goal

$950.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $950.85

1 Donor

-$950.85

Donations toward project cost

-$808.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$142.63

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