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Ms. Swain from Brooklyn, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Beauty of Books

Help me give my students a library that creates a comfortable space to engage in literature.

  • $484 goal

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My Project

Providing students with a comfortable learning space is important for a student's library. Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of genres such as mystery, fairytales, non-fictions, biographies, chapter books to name a few. With each story, students are able to imagine the world from different perspective and learn about different cultures and history. This also helps with students improving their phonemic awareness and/or comprehension to build a deeper understanding of a text.

Students benefit greatly from an organized library where students can easily engage in new and unfamiliar text to be successful in the classroom.

Thank you for helping my students reach their reading goals.

Ms. Swain PS 446 Riverdale Ave Community School Grades 3-5

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.

More about Ms. Swain

Brooklyn, NY 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

27 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Clear-View Bins - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 3 $327.00
Phonic Books Moon Dogs Set 3 Vowel Spellings Decodable Books for Older Readers (Two Spellings for a Vowel Sound) (Phonic Books Catch-Up Decodable Readers) • Amazon Business $32.51 1 $32.51

Materials cost

$359.51

Vendor shipping charges

$16.35

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$411.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.57

Total project goal

$483.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$483.82

1 Donor

-$483.82

Donations toward project cost

-$411.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.57

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$0.00

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