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Mrs. Williams from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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How Can They Read, Unless They Have Books

Help me give my students books to read! We need to update and restock our classroom library.

  • $636 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My 20 scholars are energetic, willing to learn, and hopeful. Each day they arrive at school with excitement and full of curiosity for the day's learning. During the day, I address the scholars as who I see them to be: mathematicians, journalist, readers and writers. After school, I go home and think about how I can make learning better for them. Everyday, they inspire me to be a better teacher!

My Project

Mrs. Williams, "I can't read", I can still hear those three words coming from one of my second grade scholars. As a parent and educator, those words nearly broke my heart, but gave me focus and drive. As a new teacher, I began to look at the classroom library and instantly knew I needed to update and restock our library with books for my scholars. I want books for my scholars to learn to love reading. I want books for them to take home in their book baggies and excited to tell me about their reading when they return to school.

Mrs. Williams
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 1 Leveled Readers - Targeted Levels (15 Books) • AKJ Education $84.21 1 $84.21
Grade 2 Leveled Readers - Targeted Levels (15 Books) • AKJ Education $79.49 1 $79.49
Grade 1 Graphic Novels (10 Books) • AKJ Education $68.51 1 $68.51
Grade 2 Favorites (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $55.60 1 $55.60
Grade 2 High Interest, Low Readability (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $46.91 1 $46.91
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 2 $34.20
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 2 $34.20
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 2 $34.18
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • MahoganyBooks $16.19 2 $32.38
Sosu's Call • AKJ Education $6.23 2 $12.46
City Mouse and Country Mouse • AKJ Education $3.28 2 $6.56
Silver Thread • AKJ Education $2.65 2 $5.30

Materials cost

$494.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.53

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$539.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.28

Total project goal

$635.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $635.22

9 Donors

-$476.40

Donations toward project cost

-$412.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.96

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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