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Ms. Claywell from Sigourney, IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Good Order is the Foundation of All Things

My students need more leveled library books and a way to organize them.

  • $446 goal

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My Students

Organization is the key to success! We need to organize our leveled library so children can find their "just right" book! We also need to add books to our leveled library so there are plenty of books to go around!

In our classroom we have 19 students this year.

There are 9 boys and 10 girls. Our school is in a very small town of approximately 2,000. In first grade reading is an all important subject we work hard on all year! We spend at least 90 minutes a day on reading. By the end of first grade, we always hope the children have developed a love of reading that will carry them through the rest of their lives.

My Project

With new leveled books and an organizer we will be able to find "just right" books easier! It is important when learning to read that children have books at their disposal that are just right for them. Not too hard and not too easy! With this organizer the children will be able to know which color tub to go to pick out books that are right for them.

Read!

Read! Read! That is so important at this age. The more the children read the more fluent they become. The bigger the selection of reading materials, the more interests you cover. If the child is interested in the subject, they are more likely to pick up that book and read it.

Ms. Claywell Sigourney Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Sigourney, IA View local requests

More than a third 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

19 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KIT STORAGE BROWSER BOOK LEVELED READING • Childcraft, Inc $199.39 1 $199.39
BOOK JUST FOR YOU READERS LEVEL 1 • Childcraft, Inc $30.32 1 $30.32
BOOK JUST FOR YOU READERS LEVEL 2 • Childcraft, Inc $30.32 1 $30.32
BOOK JUST FOR YOU READERS LEVEL 3 • Childcraft, Inc $30.32 1 $30.32

Materials cost

$290.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.04

Sales tax

 $19.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$378.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.82

Total project goal

$445.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $445.46

3 Donors

-$97.00

Donations toward project cost

-$82.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.55

match offer

-$348.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$296.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.27

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 $0.00

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