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Ms. Shaikh from Waukegan, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready to Read!

Help me give my students classroom magazines for amazing stories to read and engage in! Reading builds the vocabulary and background knowledge that my students desperately need.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My 4th grade students are eager learners. They have a wide range of social-emotional and academic abilities.

Like many districts, we aren't sure what our year will look like, and I want to be prepared with some engaging materials that can be accessed both in school and at home.

Providing reading material that students enjoy is the main factor in getting kids to read. I want to make sure they have plenty of stories with a wide range of topics for them to choose from and for them to learn about.

Most of my students are from low-income families, and I know the pandemic has greatly impacted them. Being able to provide them with stimulating new reading material will engage them and push them further academically. The more they read, the better!

My Project

Scholastic magazines bring engaging and fun stories to my students. Storyworks provides awesome plays, fiction and nonfiction stories that my students love reading. I've tried other platforms and I always end up back at Scholastic and Storyworks because the kids always love them.

I've used Storyworks this past year remotely, and the kids loved reading the plays.

We used them for guided reading. We also use Scholastic magazines for social studies and science. I would love to use Storyworks Junior for my lower level kiddos because I feel that this will make them more excited to read since the stories are so wonderfully written.

Ms. Shaikh Greenwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

More about Ms. Shaikh

Waukegan, IL View local requests

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

28 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Storyworks® 3, Grade 3 (min. 20 subscriptions per order). (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $8.49 25 $212.25
Storyworks®, Grades 4-6 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $8.49 25 $212.25

Materials cost

$424.50

Vendor shipping charges

$42.45

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$503.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.82

Total project goal

$592.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$592.14

1 Donor

-$592.14

Donations toward project cost

-$503.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.82

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$0.00

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