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Mrs. Nakayama from Dixon, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Reading

Help me give my students a literacy-rich environment to grow their reading passions!

  • $1,808 goal

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My Students

My students attend a small, rural school in Mid-Missouri. It's a very tight-knit and proud community, but there is also a lot of poverty present. In our district 75% of our students qualify to receive free or reduced price lunch. Some of them face day-to-day challenges such as lack of family support, not enough food at home, or other financial shortfalls.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, many families have been hit especially hard losing employment and income.

Despite struggles at home, my third grade students are well-mannered, hard-working, and expressive. At this point in their education they are becoming more curious, motivated, and are at the stage in their education where they are reading to learn.

My Project

I am requesting a wide variety of books so that my students will have a literacy-rich environment to grow their reading passions!

My third grade scholars have been expanding their passion for reading at an astonishing rate this year!

They have been working hard to fill in many gaps in fluency and comprehension, but more importantly, they have developed an avid appetite for all kinds of books. Unfortunately, the book resources that I have available to them in my classroom are fairly scant. I have some books that I ordered from the beginning of the year and a few left from the previous teacher whose room I occupy now...all of which the students have read through at this point in our school year.

While virtual library platforms are an option, nothing can really compare to the feeling of turning the actual pages of an exciting and interesting new book. It’s a kind of love affair that I want to keep cultivating in my students now, and students in years to come at Dixon Elementary.

A classroom library with more diverse reading options would help our 3rd environment to be more conducive to supporting the scholars' love of books and use of resources throughout the subjects. New books would give the scholars a variety of material to read, as well as expanding their reading interests. I have hand-picked an assortment of grade-level picture and chapter books that tie in with our curriculum as well as promote diversity, STEM, mindfulness, and creativity. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more! This classroom library will help my 3rd Graders grow stronger in their foundational reading skills and instill that lifelong love of reading. The materials that you support with my project will create a place in my classroom where students can love reading and read what they love!

Mrs. Nakayama Dixon Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

15 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FB710X Eyewitness Nonfiction Readers Complete Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $189.00 1 $189.00
RR850X Multicultural Stories Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00
RA397 Kindness Compassion Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $105.00 1 $105.00
RA226 STEM Stories Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $98.50 1 $98.50
RA599 Growth Mindset Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $97.50 1 $97.50
GR502 SocialEmotional Paperback Library Gr 23 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $76.50 1 $76.50
DS142 Landforms Mapping Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $66.50 1 $66.50
DT577 Math Start Stories Gr 24 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $64.50 1 $64.50
Amazon Basics 3-Tier Rolling Utility or Kitchen Cart - Charcoal • Amazon Business $56.36 1 $56.36
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
I Survived: Ten Thrilling Books (Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $39.02 1 $39.02
GG865 Plants Book Library Gr 13 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.50 1 $36.50
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book 10-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $29.49 1 $29.49
Ivy & Bean Boxed Set: Books 7-9 (Books about Friendship, Gifts for Young Girls) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Me and the World: An Infographic Exploration • Amazon Business $17.97 1 $17.97
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.78 1 $15.78
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box: (Beginning Chapter Books, Funny Books for Kids, Kids Book Series) (Ivy + Bean) • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Bookjoy, Wordjoy • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Going Down Home with Daddy • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
How to Be a Lion • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents (Presidents Book for Kids; History of United States Presidents When They Were Young) • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $13.63 1 $13.63
Stella Díaz Never Gives Up (Stella Diaz, 2) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Road Trip with Max and His Mom • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story • Amazon Business $12.96 1 $12.96
Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake (Eleanor) • Amazon Business $12.80 1 $12.80
I Hate Reading: How to Read When You'd Rather Not • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
A House That Once Was • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Drawn Together • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Stella Díaz Has Something to Say (Stella Diaz, 1) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
The Bell Rang (ALA Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Lovely Beasts: The Surprising Truth • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Ivy and Bean Boxed Set 2: (Children's Book Collection, Boxed Set of Books for Kids, Box Set of Children's Books) (Books 4-6) • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dreamers • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
Forever Amber Brown • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Weekends with Max and His Dad • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amber Brown is Green with Envy • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How Tia Lola Saved the Summer (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amber Brown Horses Around • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amber Brown Is Tickled Pink • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amber Brown Is on the Move • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (Eleanor) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
I, Amber Brown • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Amber Brown Goes Fourth • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Amber Brown Sees Red • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$1,484.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,536.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$271.11

Total project goal

$1,807.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,807.39

7 Donors

-$1,780.92

Donations toward project cost

-$1,536.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$244.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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