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Mrs. Ballard from Kingsburg, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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To Google or Not to Google - That Is the Question

My students need classroom-access to reference books to facilitate usage and encourage fact-finding using their deductive skills and not just through "googling". Mobile book carts allows the library to give this classroom reference support.

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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

I don't think of the students at this school as "special". Not if you use Webster's definition of the word special to mean; "better, greater or otherwise different from what is usual."

I much prefer to use the term "unique", which Webster defines as;"being unlike anyone else."

Unique is by far a more accurate description of their personalities, situations, abilities and needs. They are an energetic and absorptive collection of young people for whom the importance of education means many things. Our role is to encourage the exploration of that importance so that it becomes meaningful to them as individuals.

My Project

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

Having resources that students at these grade levels need (available in class versus a trip to the library) for research and fact-finding will allow them to effectively utilize their own time, minimize the need for out-of-class time for check-outs/renewals and encourage collaborative efforts within multi-student projects.

This request is for three small rolling book carts that will be used to permanently house the four 40 - 60 book resources the fourth and fifth grades utilize each trimester. The classrooms will have the ability to check out the entire cart(s) for an extended period of time and the students will be exposed to an extensive assortment of theme-related materials, far more than they would be offered in a simple google or library subject search.

This accessibility is intended to offer students encouragement in the use of non-tech resources to view and "flesh out" subject material from an assortment of offerings, both fiction and non-fiction and share their findings with other students.

As a result of the research and subsequent collaborations being conducted in the classrooms ( instead of the library )- teachers have the ability to facilitate and moderate the direction of group conversations to ensure focus.

Mrs. Ballard Ronald Reagan 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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Kingsburg, CA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sandusky Lee SL327-A6 Single Sided Sloped Shelf Welded Bookcase, 14" Length, 28" Width, 46" Height, 3 Shelves, Navy • Amazon Business $192.77 3 $578.31

Materials cost

$578.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $52.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$669.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.22

Total project goal

$788.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $788.12

1 Donor

-$394.06

Donations toward project cost

-$334.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.11

match offer

-$394.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$334.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.11

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 $0.00

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