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Ms. Evans from Port Arthur, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader!

Help me give my students a wonderful selection of books to read all throughout the year!

  • $450 goal

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My Students

I am a 4th year kindergarten teacher! Teaching is my passion and working with the littlest learners is what I have always felt called to do. My classroom is always full of energy and innovation. I go to work daily with the hope I can give each and every one of my students a loving, safe environment to learn!

I teach kindergarten at a Title I school in Texas, where we are still recovering for the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey.

Most of the students in my district lived through a rough time in their short lives due to the Hurricane in 2017 and are now faced with the uncertainty of the global pandemic, Covid19. However, these students are resilient and eager to learn. Many of these children are unfortunately lacking basic necessities, but they show up every morning trying their best to smile. My students are survivors and they deserve the best!

My Project

I have always been a reader & I try every year to instill the love of reading into the young minds of the students I teach. I believe reading to a child is one of the most important things you can do to further their education.

"Reading a book is like dreaming with your eyes open!" I have always loved that quote.

I think reading stories helps build a child's imagination. That is why I have created this project to help fund a wonderful classroom library full of picture books I can read to my students year after year!

Ms. Evans Port Acres Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Port Arthur, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

29 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AlphaTales Box Set: A Set of 26 Irresistible Animal Storybooks That Build Phonemic Awareness & Teach Each letter of the Alphabet • Amazon Business $47.41 1 $47.41
The Good Egg • Amazon Business $15.54 1 $15.54
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $14.51 1 $14.51
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
If You Take a Mouse to School • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Crayons' Christmas • Amazon Business $12.04 1 $12.04
The Roll-Away Pumpkin • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $11.73 1 $11.73
If You Give a Pig a Pancake • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bear Stays Up for Christmas (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
How to Catch an Elf • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
The Scarecrow • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Cool Bean • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
Polar Express 30th anniversary edition • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (If You Give... Books) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
If You Give a Dog a Donut • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
The Kissing Hand (The Kissing Hand Series) • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Too Many Pumpkins • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! • Amazon Business $7.80 1 $7.80
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28
Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie (Picture the Seasons) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64
The Story of Ferdinand • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Wonky Donkey • Amazon Business $4.85 1 $4.85
The Night Before Halloween • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Happy Halloween, Stinky Face • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Littlest Reindeer (Littlest Series) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Merry Christmas, Stinky Face • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$346.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$381.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.35

Total project goal

$449.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $449.01

2 Donors

-$299.34

Donations toward project cost

-$254.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.89

match offer

-$149.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.45

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