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Mr. Steger from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading: Leveled Books for Them!

Help me give my students Leveled Readers for independent reading in the classroom and at home!

  • 3 donors
  • $305 goal

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My Project

How can we expect our students to read at home without having books that are at their level and many choices to choose from? This project is intended to do both. The variety of genres at each level provides choice for students to pick books that they can read independently. When a child learns to read, each child goes at his or her own pace. Not one student is the same.

The goal of the project is to increase independent reading at home and in the classroom.

Independent reading is important because it builds on reading stamina, student ownership of their reading process, and develops the habits needed to be lifelong readers. Please help my students become lifelong readers.

Mr. Steger Lowell P Goodrich Elementary School 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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Milwaukee, WI View local requests

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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Do Dolphins Really Smile? (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Giant Lizards (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Big Cats (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Daring Amelia (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Watch Out!: The World's Most Dangerous Creatures (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Emperor Penguins (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Polar Bears: In Danger (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Chicken in Charge (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Fox Has a Problem (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Paddington and the Magic Trick (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.76 1 $5.76
Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Jackie Robinson: He Led the Way (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Thomas Edison and His Bright Idea (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Flight of the Butterflies (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Black Out!: Animals That Live in the Dark: Animals That Live in the Dark (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Cheetah Cubs (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Want to Be a Scientist: A My Community I Can Read (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: Meet Lyle (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Gigi and Ojiji (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Pete the Cat: Scaredy Cat!: A Halloween Book for Kids (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Pete the Cat and the Wright Brothers (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
I Want to Be a Firefighter: A My Community I Can Read (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
I Want to Be an Engineer: A My Community I Can Read (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Molly of Denali: Party Moose (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
I Want to Be a Pilot: A My Community I Can Read (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Hello, Ninja. Goodbye, Tooth! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Pete the Cat Saves Up (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78
Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
The Good Egg and the Talent Show (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.72 1 $4.72
Chicken on Vacation (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69
Chicken on a Broom (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Pete the Cat's Not So Groovy Day (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: They All Come Out in the Wash (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.55 1 $4.55
A Baby Panda Is Born (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.30 1 $4.30
Bug Out!: The World's Creepiest, Crawliest Critters (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Little Penguin and the Mysterious Object (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fake Out!: Animals That Play Tricks (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Giraffes (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Smurfs: Meet the Smurfs (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pete the Cat: Rocking Field Day (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The One and Only Ivan: New Friends (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95
Pete the Cat Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.27 1 $3.27

Materials cost

$225.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$258.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.63

Total project goal

$304.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $304.21

2 Donors

-$152.10

Donations toward project cost

-$129.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.81

match offer

-$152.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$129.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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