Hello! My name is Tanya Martinez and our classroom is identified in a Title 1 low income school district. Our classroom is building a social emotional learning classroom library nook. Our classroom is learning strategies on applying self-management and responsible decision-making behaviors to engage our unique learners into the general education classrooms.

Help our class create a library nook which caters to their unique learning needs through picture and interactive book options to guide students through social story learning to reflect positive social emotional learning options to mitigate challenging social skills through interactive reading options.

Did you know that reading aloud to children in second grade has incredible benefits? Not only does it help improve their listening comprehension and vocabulary, but it also sparks their imagination and fosters a love for stories. However, many classrooms lack a wide variety of engaging books for this age group. That's why we're asking for your help!

By donating to our book-buying campaign, you'll provide second grade students with access to captivating stories that will help them grow as readers, learners, and dreamers. Every contribution, big or small, will make a difference in the lives of these young minds. Join us in our mission to promote literacy and inspire a new generation of book lovers. Together, we can create a brighter future, one page at a time!

Hello my name is Christina, I am a preschool teacher in my hometown of Steubenville Ohio. I strive to provide the children who come through my classroom door each year with a positive experience. I believe that providing these little impressionable and curious minds with a positive first school experience will set the tone for their school years to come.

I can only be the teacher I want to be if I can help my students become interested in learning and literacy. The most effective way to do this is to fill my classroom library with a diverse collection of books across a variety of topics. I hope that these books will inspire my students to read with their families as well!

Hello, My name is Raquel Appice and I am a second-grade teacher at Anna C. Scott Elementary School. Teaching is a passion of mine and and so is reading. I love what I do everyday because of the children. I am so blessed to have a job where I can inspire children to have the same passion of reading that I do.

I still get very excited when receiving a new book to read to my students. I would love to update and expand my classroom library in order to put more "just right" book and fun learning books into my students hands. Each year I see the children have different interest in books and I would like to have a large variety of books for them to choose from. Thank you so so much!

I would like to foster a sense of wonder into the lives of my students through reading. I teach middle school math but believe that a well-rounded student makes the best student. There are many things students can learn from reading. They can learn about different places, cultures, people, animals, and things. It could get a child thinking about a future career, invention, or ways to make this planet a better place.

I strive to make my students well-rounded citizens for our up-and-coming global community and what better way to do this than to get them reading. I plan to work very close with my language arts partner to help with their reading goals. So, the funds will go to purchasing books for our classroom library.

Hello, my name is Sunni Maia McKinney, and I am a new Pre-K Montessori teacher. I am inviting you to support my goal of enriching my 3 to 6-year-old students with a diverse collection of books. These books will be read aloud, added to our library, and made available for checkout from our classroom book nook.

With the 500 dollars from my campaign, I plan to enhance our burgeoning book nook with an array of leveled readers, books incorporating math and cultural themes, and selections that cater to the students' interests. Additionally, I aim to include books that introduce young minds to social/emotional learning, mindfulness, and peace. Your generous contributions will significantly contribute to sparking the intellects of future innovators and leaders. I appreciate your consideration!

I am the librarian at North Crowley Elementary and my goal is to get books in our students' hands and to get them reading in the process. We have a book vending machine that we use for incentives. As they are reading and AR testing, they are earning tokens to "buy" brand new books that they are able to bring home and keep. They are absolutely loving this and are so encouraged to read.

We are now faced with the challenge of keeping the book machine stocked with new books that our students will love and continue to be excited over. Your contribution will help us to stock the machine and keep our students reading. Thank you in advance!

Simply having books in the home is correlated to increased reading success for students. My name is Kimberly Petty, and I teach 1st grade in a low-income Title One school. Each year, I find that many of my students do not have access to books in their own homes. While my students have access to the school library and my own classroom library, nothing inspires a child to love reading quite like a book of their own, which is why every year I ask members of our community to partner with me to help provide my students with appropriate and engaging books from Scholastic.

For $2 each month, I can provide a student in my class with a book of their own to help them grow their skills and their love of reading. Thank you for investing in my students.

One of the greatest joys of teaching is seeing a student fall in love with a book. When you contribute to my campaign you become a Book Buddy for our classroom. This allows me to purchase books to send home with my kindergarten students. My goal is to send books with them at least every other month this school year. Depending on the funds raised it might be even more than that!

The books go home with the students for them to KEEP and to read over and over. Donations of any amount would be welcomed. Thank you for supporting my kindergarteners so they can learn to love reading with their very own books!

Hi all - my name is Madison Brown and I am doing my part as a First Grade teacher to get new books into the hands of my students! My goal this year is to inspire my students to become "wild readers" who enjoy reading in and out of the classroom.

Through this campaign, I hope to raise enough funds to send a free book home with each of my students every month. I think my students will be so excited that someone has sponsored a free book for them and I hope to create lots of build up and excitement for each month's book club! Any and all donations are greatly appreciated by the students and myself! Thank you in advance for your support.

Hi, my name is Ashley Kolnowski! Would you like to help cultivate a love for reading? Do you have $18? If you said yes, I would love to have you sponsor one of my kindergarten students! Your sponsorship will purchase a fresh, new book from Scholastic book orders each month for the entire school year!

As a kid, how many of you remember ordering books from Scholastic book order magazines? If you were one of the lucky ones who convinced your parents to buy you a book or two, they arrived to school in a big box and you basked in the excitement of getting a fresh, new book! Please consider helping my students with becoming better readers and having that excitement too!

Hello all! As a celebration of the growing love of reading in my second year as a third grade teacher, I would love to gift my students even more possibilities to grow. My class this year has a wide variety of genres, difficulties, interests and more when it comes to reading. I want to encourage them more and more especially through the holidays where we have almost 2 weeks off this year!

I am aiming to raise money in order to get each and every one of my students their own personal book they can read, enjoy, love, and cherish over time. I would love to gift these to them as a holiday gift at the class party we always have before departing for the new year. Please join in and consider donating to raise money for all of my students to have a great holiday this year!

Hi everyone, my name is Melanie Story! For my last couple months as an educator, I am working with middle and high school multilingual students who are learning English. I would like to share my love of reading with these students as they embark on their journey to learn our language.

Any funds raised will be used to purchase books of interest for them or materials to help facilitate their learning. I would really appreciate your support here. Thank you in advance for your help!

Hey! My name is Laura Steele and I teach middle school! My students set reading goals at the start of each school year. Many kids who never thought they were readers go on to read 20-40 books in a year.

To help my students stay motivated, I am constantly seeking new books or ways to replenish books that have worn out over time. Students are always excited to get a new book to pursue and like all of us love a newer copy over an old one. Any gift toward helping my students have access to lots of amazing books is appreciated. Thank you for your support!

Hi! My name is Kelsy Achtenberg and I'm a teacher at The Innovation School. We believe that every student deserves access to resources that support their unique learning styles, especially those with dyslexia. As a school with a high population of dyslexic students, we strive to create an environment where they can thrive and develop a love for reading.

With the $400 from Scholastic, we aim to build a specialized collection of high-interest, dyslexia-friendly books, including audiobooks and graphic novels, that cater to the diverse needs of our students. Thank you in advance for your support!

Hi all - my name is Amalia Hernandez and I am a first year teacher in third grade. When I was in school, I didn't have many books to pick from. My parents did not speak English, and most books were in English.

Now as I look at my first group of students, I want to give them the opportunity I didn't have. I have multiple students who speak Spanish. I want them to be able to take a book in Spanish home to share and read with their family. Any and all donations are extremely appreciated! Thank you.

Hi! My name is Erika Gonzales. I am a Spanish teacher for a two-way immersion school in MD. I have a deep passion for teaching students to value their native languages and welcoming a new language in their life.

I think that students will benefit and open doors to multi diverse ideas and cultures, making them prepared to meet and build relationships with people with different backgrounds. I will thank each of you to make my library fun and interesting for my students. Thank you in advance for your support!

Hi everyone, my name is Kendal McKeon! Books are windows and mirrors for the children who read them. They should be able to see themselves reflected, while also learning about those who are different from them. If students can relate to the books that they read, they will enjoy them all the more!

My goal is create a classroom full of passionate readers! I would really appreciate your support in reaching my goal.