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Ms. Nelson from Columbia, MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Yes, Organize Our Books!

My students need book bins to eliminate the frustration of them finding and returning books. There is nothing more rewarding then watching and listening to a child read.

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My Students

Wonderful, diverse, and driven are three adjectives I would use to describe my students! I work with English Language Learners (ELLs) in second grade, which is approximately 30% of our school population.

My ELL students are happy, strong, and resilient.

Some have just arrived to the United States and are not only learning English but are also adjusting to a new culture. My ELL students work extremely hard. Some are literate in their first language and are emergent readers in English. All students are working on developing academic language, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.

My Project

It can be very frustrating for them to pick a book off of a bookshelf and they can't read it. I would like to provide book bins to keep the books organized and label the genres with a picture. They will each have a spot where they can go to get a "just-right" book. A "just-right" book is a book in which the student knows all but a couple of words and they are able to read the book independently. Each opportunity they get to read a "just-right" book will help them to become a more fluent reader and very successful.

The book bins will help the classroom transition during independent reading time because the students will not be digging through shelves of books to find a "just-right" book.

Ms. Nelson Swansfield Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

22 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG963RD - Help-Yourself Book Box - Each - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.59 8 $44.72
GG963BU - Help-Yourself Book Box - Each - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.59 8 $44.72
GG963YE - Help-Yourself Book Box - Each - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.59 4 $22.36
PP281 - Magnetic Storage Boxes - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$123.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.78

Total project goal

$191.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $191.86

2 Donors

-$191.86

Donations toward project cost

-$163.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.78

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