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Mrs. Lantinga from SPRINGFIELD, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literacy in Science

Help me give my students the opportunity to read great stories about characters with diverse backgrounds.

  • $975 goal

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My Students

Hi! I teach an amazing group of sixth, seventh and eighth grade, gifted and talented students at a high poverty middle school. I am constantly impressed by their hard work and determination to succeed academically and personally.

One of my previous students was recently the valedictorian of her graduating class and is currently studying at Yale.

I believe that science should always be taught in a hands-on and exciting way, and my students love it! Wouldn't it be great to have a positive impact on these great minds?

My Project

At BCPS we focus on literacy! Battle Creek Public Schools are making it a priority that all students engage in reading during every class, every day and these books will create a more diverse opportunity in their selection of reading materials.

Students are able to self-select books to read in small groups; therefore, I selected three books of each title.

Where I selected twenty books of a few titles, we will read together in one large book study.

Students need to have several options when choosing books to read throughout their learning experiences.

Mrs. Lantinga Springfield Middle School Grades 6-8

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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SPRINGFIELD, MI 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

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice • MahoganyBooks $9.89 25 $247.25
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 20 $161.80
March: Book Three • MahoganyBooks $17.99 3 $53.97
March: Book Two • MahoganyBooks $17.96 3 $53.88
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice • MahoganyBooks $17.09 3 $51.27
Something to Say • MahoganyBooks $15.29 3 $45.87
March: Book One • MahoganyBooks $13.46 3 $40.38
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • MahoganyBooks $8.09 3 $24.27
Sunny (Track #3) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 3 $21.57
Ghost (Track #1) (PB) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 3 $21.57
Good Kind of Trouble, A • MahoganyBooks $7.19 3 $21.57
Patina (Track #2) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 3 $21.57
One Crazy Summer • MahoganyBooks $7.19 3 $21.57

Materials cost

$786.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$828.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.18

Total project goal

$974.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $974.52

1 Donor

-$487.26

Donations toward project cost

-$414.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.09

match offer

-$487.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$414.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.09

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 $0.00

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