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Ms. VanValkenburg from Midland MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

At Home Library!

Help me give my students a book for each month to help build their home library!

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My Project

I've always been a person who loves to read and I can honestly thank my teachers for that when I was young. I remember listening to read-aloud stories in school and getting excited to listen to see what was going to happen. In my classroom, I get kiddos from all different backgrounds. Some kiddos have never owned a book, whereas others have many. Most of my families are low-income.

I want to give a book to my kiddos each month to build their at-home library.

Giving my students a book each month will not only get them excited, but encourage them to read at home with their families. It would help show them how important reading is as well as build their liteacy skills for Kindergarten!

Ms. VanValkenburg
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My First Day of Preschool: A Sweet Back-to-School Adventure for Toddlers • Amazon Business $9.89 17 $168.13
How to Catch a Garden Fairy: A Mythical Adventure Through Nature • Amazon Business $7.19 18 $129.42
How to Catch a Dragon • Amazon Business $6.49 18 $116.82
A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon (The Kissing Hand Series) • Amazon Business $7.12 16 $113.92
How to Catch a Snowman • Amazon Business $5.49 16 $87.84

Materials cost

$616.13

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 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$655.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.65

Total project goal

$771.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $771.02

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 $771.02

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