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Mrs. McNeel from Blackfoot, ID is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Buddies

Help me give my students their very own reading buddy to curl up with in class

  • $320 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My third graders are awesome! They have a love for reading And I love to watch them enjoy a good book. I have also seen how captivated they become when I read to them. Even third graders love being read too!

I would love to give each of them their own class reading buddy.

Each day they could snuggle up with their buddy and read. Whether it be out loud or silently, I think this could be a game changer for some Students who struggle to read.

I know my students will love this addition to our classroom!

Mrs. McNeel
Grades 3-5
    More than half 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

    This project will reach 24 students.

    8 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kohl's Cares® How The Grinch Stole Christmas Plush and Book Bundle • Kohls $9.00 25 $225.00

Materials cost

$225.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$271.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.00

Total project goal

$319.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $319.99

6 Donors

-$249.11

Donations toward project cost

-$212.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.62

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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