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Mrs. Spann from Marietta, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and READ!

My students need books about reducing waste, recycling and conservation. We also need materials to publish our own books about protecting our planet!

  • $677 goal

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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

We want to be Earth's Ambassadors! My students want to learn and write about reducing waste, conserving natural resources and recycling. You can help support these fabulous authors-in-waiting with your donations.

I know that my students can do anything - with your help!

We never know who will walk into our door each year. It's part of the challenge, but it's also the piece of our "family" we look forward to the most. Our students often come to us with Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Language, Autism, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder and Processing Disorders. This wide array of special needs keeps us on our toes and looking for new ways to present information in a way that "works" for our kiddos! Because I only teach reading, writing and language arts I miss out on some of the fun I used to have with math, science and social studies. My teaching partner and I want our kids to see the bridge between science, reading and writing.

My Project

The books we're requesting will help us to build and immense amount of background knowledge for our students. Many of our kids live in neighborhoods with community dumpsters and their parents cannot afford to pay for a recycling service. This literature will serve as the foundation of our instruction on reducing waste, conserving natural resources and recycling. We've also included a few make-and-take books so the students will be able to recognize recycling in action! Our goal is to have each child publish their own book on recycling, natural resource conservation or protecting our planet. Most of our students are not able to purchase the materials we would need to make the books, or even the colored pencils. Just being able to let every child have their own set of colored pencils to work with would be amazing. The idea that every child would be a "published" author is even more exciting than the colored pencils! :)

We are putting this project together in an effort to be a part of Disney's Planet Challenge.

Our children are capable of doing anything we guide them through. We would love to make our books a part of Disney's Planet Challenge. Can you help us make sure that happens?

Mrs. Spann Fair Oaks 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.

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Marietta, GA 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

45 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
50 Ways to Get Your CartON • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Fantastic Recycled Plastic • AKJ Books $14.76 1 $14.76
Earth Day • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Earth Day (On My Own Holidays Series) Linda Lowery, Mary Ber • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Earth Day Margaret McNamara, Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
All New Crafts for Earth Day • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Captain Cal and the Garbage Planet • AKJ Books $14.79 1 $14.79
Garbage Cans and Landfills • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Garbage and Recycling • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Garbage, Waste, Dumps, and You: The Disgusting Story Behind • AKJ Books $19.72 1 $19.72
Where Does the Garbage Go? (Let''s-Read-and-Find-out Science • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Let''s Reduce Garbage! • AKJ Books $15.28 1 $15.28
Max Goes to the Recycling Center • AKJ Books $14.79 1 $14.79
Michael Recycle Ellie Bethel, Alexandra Colombo (Illustrator • AKJ Books $11.83 1 $11.83
Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug Ellie Bethel, Alexandra • AKJ Books $14.39 1 $14.39
Recycle Every Day • AKJ Books $12.54 1 $12.54
Recycle: A Handbook For Kids • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Stuff! • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling A • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Why Do We Recycle? • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Recycled Crafts Box • AKJ Books $9.86 1 $9.86
Trash-to-treasure Papermaking • AKJ Books $15.26 1 $15.26
AA774 - Blank Hardcover Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 5 $149.75
PENCIL COLORED ERASABLE SET OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $4.27 25 $106.75

Materials cost

$488.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.68

Sales tax

 $33.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$574.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.47

Total project goal

$676.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $676.44

7 Donors

-$237.33

Donations toward project cost

-$202.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$438.22

Match offers toward project cost

-$372.49

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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