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Ms. Blegen from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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There's Snow Better Time to Read

Help me give my students books that will allow them to enjoy the winter season and teach them about various holidays celebrated during the winter.

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My Project

My class is composed of 22 scholars of all different cultures. My students truly enjoy reading, but don't always have access to text that expose them to each others culture.

My goal is to fill my classroom library with books that expose scholars to different holidays and celebrations celebrated within different cultural backgrounds.

I'd also like to add winter-themed books to our classroom library. Students truly enjoy reading books that they can relate to in the moment. Adding holiday- and winter-themed books will give my students an opportunity to enhance their reading comprehension. My students would be able to make text to self connections, text to text connections, as well as ask and answer questions about different holidays and celebrations celebrated by different cultures within the month of December.

Ms. Blegen J.O. Wilson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kwanzaa: 7 Principles, Celebration, Decorations, Traditions and Symbols: A Kwanzaa Book for Kids • Amazon Business $14.17 1 $14.17
Polar Express 30th Anniversary Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf • Amazon Business $13.51 1 $13.51
Let's Celebrate Kwanzaa!: An Introduction To The Pan-Afrikan Holiday, Kwanzaa, For The Whole Family • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Giving Snowman: A Children’s Bedtime Story about Gratitude • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Meet the Latkes • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
How to Catch Santa Claus • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Christmas Owl: Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller • Amazon Business $10.92 1 $10.92
My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa (Holiday Time (Early Bird Stories ™)) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Snowmen at Play • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Christmas Joke Book for Kids: Holiday Laugh-Out-Loud Fun for Children • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Mitten • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
How to Catch a Snowman • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
How to Catch an Elf • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
What Can You See in Winter? (Seasons) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Hanukkah Bear • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man • Amazon Business $5.86 1 $5.86
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! • Amazon Business $5.34 1 $5.34
The Biggest Snowman Ever • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before Hanukkah • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Ten Sparkly Snowflakes: Twinkly Countdown Fun! • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Berenstain Bears' Merry Christmas (Berenstain Bears) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Together for Kwanzaa (Pictureback(R)) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Curious About Snow (Smithsonian) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$198.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.02

Total project goal

$286.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $286.82

3 Donors

-$187.80

Donations toward project cost

-$175.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

match offer

-$80.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.02

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 $0.00

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