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

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Help Make My Class a Literature-Rich Environment!

My students need a variety of books to foster their love of reading!

  • $584 goal

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My Students

This year, I will be teaching in a diverse public magnet school with the inaugural class at our middle school located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia. My students are coming from a variety of backgrounds and areas around the city of Philadelphia. They are curious, motivated, and voracious readers.

The SLAB is a second campus of The SLA , an inquiry-driven, project-based public school focused on 21st century learning.

The SLAB opened its doors on September 9, 2013 as a high school and will welcome the first class of fifth graders in September 2018.

At our school, we focus on five core values: inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation, and reflection. All of our units in every class culminate in a final, student-driven project and we strive to make to make our lessons and projects as real-world as possible.

My Project

Abibliophobia: (n) the fear of running out of reading materials!

Having access to a variety of interesting books will allow my students to become stronger readers.

Recent studies on literacy confirm what educators have known for years: the more contact children have with books, the better readers they become.

Teachers can promote better reading performance by reading to children daily and by having them interact with books through the extensive use of classroom libraries.

I want to ensure that my classroom library is a literature rich classroom. The books I have chosen are diverse in interests levels and reading levels to appeal to all of my diverse readers.

"A book is a gift that you can open again and again."

Ms. Desrouleaux Science Leadership Academy - Beeber 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

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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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

65 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (11 Books) • AKJ Education $114.82 1 $114.82
Roald Dahl (8 Books) • AKJ Education $47.08 1 $47.08
What Was...? (10 Books) • AKJ Education $44.82 1 $44.82
All Star Sports Story (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $30.46 1 $30.46
Katie Kazoo (12 Book Set) • AKJ Education $23.40 1 $23.40
National Geographic Readers (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $22.40 1 $22.40
AKJ Easy-Ordering Variety Assortment (12 Book Set) • AKJ Education $21.60 1 $21.60
Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys (10 Book Set) • AKJ Education $19.00 1 $19.00
AKJ Action Adventure and Mystery Assortment (10 Book Set) • AKJ Education $18.00 1 $18.00
Multicultural Nonfiction (8 Book Set) • AKJ Education $14.80 1 $14.80
Award Winners and Favorites (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $13.50 1 $13.50
Fantasy Favorites (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $12.00 1 $12.00
Rex Zero (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $12.00 1 $12.00
Favorites for Girls (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $11.70 1 $11.70
Great Reads for Boys (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $11.70 1 $11.70
Great Graphic Novels (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $11.40 1 $11.40
Accidental Adventure (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $11.40 1 $11.40
All-Star Sports (6 Book Set) • AKJ Education $11.40 1 $11.40
Billy Sure, Kid Inventor (4 Book Set) • AKJ Education $7.40 1 $7.40

Materials cost

$458.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$495.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.49

Total project goal

$583.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $583.25

10 Donors

-$506.33

Donations toward project cost

-$434.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.20

match offer

-$72.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$61.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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