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Mrs. Beardsley from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Future Readers- One Book Series at a Time!

Help me give my students the joy of reading through engaging book buddies and book series!

  • $409 goal

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Help Mrs. Beardsley

Mrs. Beardsley has another project! Donate to Let Artists be Colorful and Bright Artists! to help her classroom.

$349 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Project

What better way to love reading than to fall in love with the characters. In my kindergarten class every month I introduce a new book series. This year I would love to include the main characters in each series as a reading buddy for my students.

Kids learn to love reading because they love these engaging characters that they can relate to and make connections with.

There is nothing more exciting than the start of a new month in my kindergarten classroom cause the kids find out what author/characters we will be meeting.

Please help to support this project for my students! Reading is my favorite thing to teach my students and these book series I know for a fact aid in their love for reading each year.

Mrs. Beardsley PS 43 Jonas Bronck Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY View local requests

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

27 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Constructive Playthings There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Finger Puppet and Props Set, Visual Learning Toy, Sensory Play, Interactive Storytelling, Use with Puppet Theater, 3 Years & Older • Amazon Business $31.23 1 $31.23
YOTTOY Mo Willems Collection | Pair of Elephant & Piggie Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toys – 7” & 5” Sitting • Amazon Business $31.00 1 $31.00
YOTTOY Corduroy Bear Collection | Corduroy Bear Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toy - 13” • Amazon Business $29.72 1 $29.72
MerryMakers Pete the Cat Plush Doll, 14-1/2 Inches, Red - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $26.32 1 $26.32
Corduroy Takes a Bow • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure, 4) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Raymond Geddes Pete The Cat 3D Eraser (Tub of 24) • Amazon Business $11.76 1 $11.76
Corduroy's Halloween (A Lift-the-Flap Book) • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Corduroy Lost and Found • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blues (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
Corduroy: Giant Board Book • Amazon Business $8.14 1 $8.14
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Mad, Mad Day (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
A Pocket for Corduroy • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
Pout-Pout Fish: Lucky Leprechaun (A Pout-Pout Fish Paperback Adventure) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Pout-Pout Fish: Goes to the Dentist (A Pout-Pout Fish Paperback Adventure) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Happy Easter, Pout-Pout Fish (A Pout-Pout Fish Mini Adventure, 8) • Amazon Business $6.77 1 $6.77
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Spoon! - A Holiday Picture Book (There Was an Old Lady [Colandro]) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Corduroy's Fourth of July • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Happy Hanukkah, Corduroy • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Corduroy Goes to the Doctor (lg format) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Be Thankful, Pout-Pout Fish (A Pout-Pout Fish Mini Adventure, 10) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pout-Pout Fish: Easter Surprise (A Pout-Pout Fish Paperback Adventure) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pout-Pout Fish: Christmas Spirit (A Pout-Pout Fish Paperback Adventure) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pout-Pout Fish: Special Valentine (A Pout-Pout Fish Paperback Adventure) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Meet the Baby, Pout-Pout Fish (A Pout-Pout Fish Mini Adventure, 13) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pout-Pout Fish: Haunted House (A Pout-Pout Fish Paperback Adventure) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Happy Hanukkah, Pout-Pout Fish (A Pout-Pout Fish Mini Adventure, 11) • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
The Pout-Pout Fish • Amazon Business $5.15 1 $5.15

Materials cost

$310.23

Vendor shipping charges

$2.63

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$347.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.33

Total project goal

$408.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$408.84

2 Donors

-$288.76

Donations toward project cost

-$258.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$104.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.66

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$0.00

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