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Ms. Bennett from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Get Reading and Communicating

Help me give my students the opportunity to work on core vocabulary words while reading fun and engaging books.

  • $1,401 goal

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My Students

As a speech language pathologist I support students with unique communication needs in a variety of early learning and elementary classrooms. Many of the students in these classrooms have a diagnosis of autism or delays in language. The students in these classrooms represent a diverse section of our city that is often over looked. Every day the students enter the room ready to learn and work together.

My students benefit from colorful images and motivating visuals to help support communication and understanding during play and learning.

Many of the students in these classes come from low-income​ families with limited access to books and pictures. A lot of these students have limited experience with reading and listening to story or picture books at home. I want to help them develop a love of reading by using visuals and providing exposure to simple story books.

My Project

Help bring storybooks to life with fun, engaging stories and brightly colored picture symbols. Heavy duty card-stock paper, packing tape and books are needed to give my students access to adapted story books. By providing my students exposure to these books, I can support them in learning and progressing in the area of communication.

Help my students develop a love of reading and communicating by providing them with access to simple stories and engaging visuals.

By focusing on books with repetitive phrases I will expose my students to learning high frequency words in an exciting way. High frequency words including: more, go, on, me, good, you, and see will be highlighted on the pages of these books. These words will help my students begin to communicate more in literacy activities.

Ms. Bennett Southwest Baltimore Charter School 328 Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Baltimore, MD View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bear Wants More (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $13.44 10 $134.40
Trashy Town • Amazon Business $10.98 10 $109.80
Neenah Cardstock Paper, 65 lbs, 8.5" x 11" (US letter), Bright White, 250/Pack (91904) • Staples Advantage $12.39 6 $74.34
We're Going on a Bear Hunt • Amazon Business $7.43 10 $74.30
Bear Feels Sick (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $7.00 10 $70.00
Let's Go for a Drive! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 10 $69.90
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt • Amazon Business $6.99 10 $69.90
The Feel Good Book (Todd Parr Classics) • Amazon Business $6.98 10 $69.80
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (A Five Little Monkeys Story) • Amazon Business $6.39 10 $63.90
I See Summer • Amazon Business $6.10 10 $61.00
Are You a Cow? (Boynton on Board) • Amazon Business $5.99 10 $59.90
From Head to Toe • Amazon Business $5.57 10 $55.70
Staples Ultra Heavy Duty Shipping Tape, 1.88"W x 54.6 Yards, Clear, 6 Rolls (52196) • Staples Advantage $25.99 2 $51.98
Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 10 $39.90
I Like Bugs (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 10 $39.90
Go Away, Big Green Monster! • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95

Materials cost

$1,079.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $64.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,190.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$210.11

Total project goal

$1,400.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,400.76

12 Donors

-$831.00

Donations toward project cost

-$715.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.65

Matching donations from our partners

-$559.18

Match offers toward project cost

-$475.30

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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