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Mrs. Roberts from Memphis, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Key to Success

My students need books on their independent reading levels to improve literacy skills.

  • $378 goal

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My Students

Picking up a nursing school book or a technical text would make many of us think it was written in a foreign language. We'd spend so much time deciphering the sentences structure and vocabulary that all comprehension would be lost. The same is true for my students and the books in my class library!

Many of my students do not have any books at home.

They spend their childhood living in poverty and bouncing from school to school. Yet, when we begin our literacy sessions each day, they get excited about reading to themselves or each other. On any given day you can find my kids under tables with book lights, lounging on carpets and pillows, or sitting in camp chairs giggling about their books.

My Project

Moving from fourth grade to third grade this year has required a huge adjustment in the books required to meet the needs of my students. This book collection I'm requesting will allow my class to find a book that reads with fluency instead of feeling like a foreign language. The wide range of genres will solidify their understanding of Common Core concepts and expose them to a larger vocabulary.

By receiving two copies of the books, students are able to Read to Someone increasing their fluency, comprehension, ability to discuss quality literature, and accuracy.

It gives students a chance to write book reviews and inspire others to read while the excitement is there. Literacy is the key to success in life and having interesting books on your level is the only way to build that foundation.

Mrs. Roberts Keystone Elementary 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.

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Memphis, TN 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 3 - Favorites • AKJ Books $40.72 2 $81.44
Grade 3 - Fiction • AKJ Books $36.84 2 $73.68
Grade 3 - NonFiction • AKJ Books $32.56 2 $65.12
Rapunzel: The Graphic Novel Stephanie Peters, Jeffrey Stewar • AKJ Books $4.40 1 $4.40
Sleeping Beauty: The Graphic Novel Martin A. Powell, Sean Di • AKJ Books $4.40 1 $4.40
Snow White: The Graphic Novel Martin A. Powell, Erik Valdez • AKJ Books $4.40 1 $4.40
Three Little Pigs: The Graphic Novel Lisa Trumbauer, Aaron B • AKJ Books $4.40 1 $4.40
The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster • AKJ Books $3.69 2 $7.38
Sadako • AKJ Books $5.17 2 $10.34
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Cinder-Elly • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
I Saw You in the Bathtub : And Other Folk Rhymes • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Johnny Appleseed • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Mariana and the Merchild Caroline Pitcher, Jackie Morris (Il • AKJ Books $12.58 1 $12.58

Materials cost

$286.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.63

Total project goal

$377.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $377.53

4 Donors

-$185.24

Donations toward project cost

-$160.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.79

match offer

-$188.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

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 $0.00

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