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Mr. Thomas from Champaign, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphic Novels That Engage Students in Their Down Time

Help me give my students a high quality bookshelf and book bins that will be filled by six stunning graphic novels.

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My Students

The students at my school love hands-on, tactile learning. They enjoy building and solving problems with their hands. I try to give my students a diverse experience with the visual arts.

My school opened in the late 1990s and "Learning Through The Arts" was one of the founding principles.

Students build sets for their 5th grade musical. We invite local artists to come and share their artwork and work with students. The art room also uses art as a way to explore science, social studies, and literacy from a different lens.

My Project

My students love to make art. Often a few will complete their work before the rest of the class is finished, and I need them to be able to work independently on something, while I help other students finish their projects.

Students in my class love to read comics and graphic novels, but the current shelf I use for the comics makes it difficult for students to easily browse for a book that sparks their interest.

The shelf and the book tubs will make it easier for them to find the book that interests them. By helping us purchase the six graphic novels, you will help students enjoy art class even after their painting is sitting on the drying rack. Students who enjoy art classes are more likely to make art part of their lives many years after they have left my classroom.

Mr. Thomas Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Champaign, IL 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

456 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC298 - Flex-Space Mobile Book Bin Storage Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00
LM453 - Book Bins - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.50 1 $79.50
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1 (Marvel Now! - Ms. Marvel) • Amazon Business $23.79 1 $23.79
El Deafo • Amazon Business $15.36 1 $15.36
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller (A Center for Cartoon Studies Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
The Amazing Crafty Cat • Amazon Business $12.22 1 $12.22
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.41 1 $10.41
Little Robot • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88

Materials cost

$462.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$499.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.13

Total project goal

$587.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $587.54

19 Donors

-$550.50

Donations toward project cost

-$473.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.33

match offer

-$30.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$26.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

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 $0.00

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