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Mrs. Hilmer from Eldridge IA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Shelf is a House for a Book

Help me give my students a book shelf to display our most recently read books.

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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 Project

This project will provide a way to display our most recently read and loved books. Every unit we work a different theme and read many different books within that theme.

Students can learn to love reading when they are provided with quality texts they can listen to, read, and learn from.

With this book shelf I can organize and display all of the different texts we learn from within each unit. We are currently working on Greek Mythology and have 16 different texts (with many characters) that have been introduced to the students. With this book shelf I would be able to display all of those texts in an organized way and easily refer back to them throughout our learning.

Mrs. Hilmer
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ABC Childcraft Furnishings Library Book Display, 35-3/4 x 14-1/2 x 30 Inches - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $228.71 1 $228.71

Materials cost

$228.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $68.61

Sales tax

 $15.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$346.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.13

Total project goal

$407.55

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 $407.55

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