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Mrs. Gilliam from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Audio and Lending Library!

Help me give my students these materials as they continue to love to learn and read. They will be so excited to read on the comfy couches with a buddy. And to also have a lending library!

  • $1,525 goal

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My Students

My students are wonderful 5th grade students who love to read fiction and nonfiction books. They love to buddy read as well as read independently and also listen to audiobooks. We would love to incorporate a lending library in which students could take books to and from school. We would also love an audio library where students could listen to books on tape with headphones etc. This would really continue to bring out the love and joy of reading in our classroom.

My Project

My students will be able to read at home with the help of the lending library! My students will have the opportunity to listen to books in a comfortable relaxing space in our classroom with headphones. This project will help continue and enhance their love of reading. Due to Covid-19 students have spent time away from the classroom in which there has been learning loss. I'm inspired by the fact that my students still crave literature and the time to have that learning time in our classroom. They also love that they can read with a friend.

Mrs. Gilliam Thomas Mifflin Elementary School 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.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP344 - Comfy Couch Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00
GG710X - Upper Grades Leveled Books Classroom Library - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00
RE443X - Multicultural Read-Alongs - Gr 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $289.00 1 $289.00

Materials cost

$1,247.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,295.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$228.65

Total project goal

$1,524.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,524.35

8 Donors

-$1,474.35

Donations toward project cost

-$1,253.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$221.15

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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