You work tirelessly every day to set your students up for success, no matter where you’re teaching from. Now, remarkable teachers like you have a new way of supporting students and getting books in their hands.
Teachers throughout the country are raising money through ClassroomsCount™ campaigns, which gives them the flexibility to purchase the right books and products for their class at any moment.
When you set up a ClassroomsCount™ campaign, every penny you raise is yours to spend the moment you earn it. There are no thresholds you have to meet to spend your funds — and no fees.
Inspired to start your own campaign? See how these 25 teachers are getting books in students' hands right now.
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1. Sharing Books With Friends
“What are we going to do about books this fall?” It’s the question fourth-grade teacher Allie asked herself throughout the summer, and she found her answer with a Scholastic campaign. Through her campaign, she’s raising funds to create book clubs for her students so they can share ideas and stories together.
“To do this, I need multiple copies of the books for the kids to read,” Allie says. “Scholastic offers a wide selection of high-interest books that I would love to get into the students’ hands.”
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2. Building Home Libraries for Third Graders
Third-grade teacher Jade knows how important it is for kids to have books at home, which is why she’s asking her friends and family to sponsor a student in her class. Just $10 will help give a child 10 books this school year.
“Now, more than ever, my students need books to read at home,” says Jade. These books will help her students stay connected with literacy, even as they’re learning virtually.
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3. Supporting a Mission to Get Kids Books
With the money fourth-grade teacher Scott is raising with his Scholastic campaign, he plans to buy each of his students a new book to read every month they are in school or learning from home. He believes doing so strengthens the connection to his students and their families.
“Supporting Scholastic's mission to put books into the hands of children is one of my greatest passions,” says Scott. “The pandemic has made it more difficult for families to get the books they need. Your donation will make it possible for every student to fall in love with brand new books.”
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4. Sending Fiction and Nonfiction Books Home
Fourth-grade teacher Cristina is passionate about growing lifelong readers. She wants to send each of her 27 students home with two fiction books and one nonfiction book, which she hopes will inspire them to read with their families.
Right now, Cristina’s students are reading a book she sent home for them before she had the chance to meet them and find out what they like to read. “I want to keep my students excited and motivated to read at home, and continue to have grand conversations with them about their books,” says Cristina.
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5. Preparing for Every Scenario
Although first-grade teacher Keisha’s students are learning in person right now, she wants to prepare their home libraries in case they need to return to remote learning. In doing so, she’s raising funds to provide one new book to every student monthly.
“My hope is to help build students’ home libraries and the time they spend reading with their parents, especially if we have to switch back to virtual learning in the near future,” says Keisha. “The more donations we receive, the more books the students can utilize.”
Opportunities like this can help grow her students’ genuine love for reading, she adds.
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6. Helping Kids Go Places Without Leaving Home
Books can transport you to new places, which is more meaningful than ever right now. Kindergarten teacher Linda wants her 23 students to have the chance to explore the world through literacy, even as they’re learning from home.
“Reading takes us places, and now it is even more important than ever to foster the love of reading since we can’t go anywhere!” Linda says. “My adorable 23 kindergarteners can’t read my library books at this point as we are all still learning virtually, but I’d like to be able to get them a book a month for home use.”
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7. Building Confidence Through Books
Second-grade teacher Bethany says that one of her greatest joys — as someone who loves to read — is seeing her students fall in love with books. But for that to happen, they need to be exposed to books they’re interested in.
It’s why she’s raising funds to provide each of her 25 students with a monthly book, which they’ll get to choose eventually.
“Just like you and me, they all have different interests and ability levels,” says Bethany. “Scholastic is awesome because they offer so many options for my students. As each student becomes a stronger reader, they will have the option to choose a book that not only interests them, but also continues to provide opportunities to build their confidence in reading.”
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8. Creating Community With Reading
At first-grade teacher Jillian’s school, students now share a classroom with smaller peer groups and alternating cohorts — so they only get to know half of their classmates at the beginning of the year. Books can help strengthen their sense of community, which is why Jillian is raising funds to connect her students with books.
“Shared experiences through common books help to unite our community,” says Jillian. “I am hoping to be able to purchase and send home books each month that we can read and enjoy as a united class.”
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9. Preparing for a Fully Virtual Year
Fourth-grade teacher Pamela’s students will be learning from a distance this entire school year, and she wants to prepare them for success with books that support them as growing readers.
“My goal is to distribute three to five books to each child throughout the school year so, together, we can build community while sharing books through virtual read-ins, book clubs, book talks, and more!” says Pamela. “My eager learners are ready to dive into the world of chapter books and experience a diverse array of storytelling that these books will offer.”
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10. Sharing the Book Love
This year, Megan’s 60 students are expected to bring books from home since they’re limited in the books they can borrow from school. To ensure each of her students has a great book to read in class and at home, Megan wants to buy each of her students a book — and will encourage them to donate it to a Little Free Library once they’re finished with it to share the book love.
“Building a love of reading is one of my biggest goals each year,” says Megan. “The most important part of building lifelong readers is getting books in their hands.”
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11. Reading Physical Books Together
Fourth-grade teacher Nyssa is teaching entirely online this year, and wants to send her 29 students books they can talk about. This will help them feel like a true class community, even when they’re apart.
“My hope is to distribute three books to each child throughout the school year so we can read together as a class and give students a book to read independently,” says Nyssa. “I hope that my students can continue to feel connected with each other, while online, as we read physical copies of our books together.”
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12. Sending Books to At-Risk Kids
Nhi is an early learning specialist for a program that offers free preschool for at-risk three- to four-year-olds. This year, these children need books and materials as they continue to learn remotely, so Nhi is raising funds through a Scholastic campaign to send learning kits to kids monthly.
“We have a total of 120 students this year and aim to provide the same materials for all of them, because equity is very important to us,” says Nhi. “These children and families enter our program with many adverse experiences, and with the pandemic this year, it has been tough to provide them with appropriate assistance.”
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13. Growing the Love of Remote Learning
Teacher Hannah currently has 27 remote students, and she wants them to love learning — even when they’re not in the classroom! That’s where literacy comes into play.
“Since I cannot share my classroom library with them, I would love to have the opportunity to share a Scholastic book with them for the remaining months of the school year,” says Hannah. “Please help my kiddos grow their love of learning remotely!”
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14. Supporting Social-Emotional Skills
During difficult times, social-emotional skills are especially important. Teacher Stacey says that her students are in desperate need of more social-emotional resources right now, which is why she started a Scholastic campaign.
“They need these strong literacy examples to not only fill gaps in their learning, but also to inspire hope and perseverance in today’s times,” says Stacey. “My students are the future and would benefit greatly from these chosen materials, which will establish a love of learning.”
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15. Getting Books in Kids’ Hands
Teacher Colin wants his students to start their own libraries at home, but getting books in their hands is extra difficult this year, he says.
“Instilling the love of reading is even more important these days, and I want to do that for my students!” says Colin. “I support two classrooms in a Title 1 school, so I thought this would be a great way for people to help close that achievement gap during these unprecedented times.”
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16. Helping Kids Choose Graphic Novels
Middle school language arts teacher Shanna says she teaches in a building that doesn’t have a school library. Because of that, she needs a wide assortment of novels for her students to choose from.
“One of the most important parts of my job is turning my students into lifelong readers,” says Shanna. “This year, I have several students that are interested in graphic novels, and unfortunately I don’t have any for them to choose from!”
She’s raising funds to purchase several graphic novels for her classroom library, which she says will help her reach the needs of all of her readers.
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17. Adjusting to New Book Guidelines
Fourth-grade teacher Kamryn built a classroom library for students to choose books from, but isn’t able to use it this year.
“I love being able to share books with my students, and I have worked hard to grow my library so that I can provide books for my students to read in the classroom,” says Kamryn. “However, this year, we have more restrictions for health reasons and are unable to share our class library.”
To still provide students with books of their choice, Kamryn is raising money to give each child a new book to take home monthly.
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18. Getting the Right Books to Kids
One of the biggest joys of teaching for fourth-grade teacher Heidi is seeing her students fall in love with a book, but it’s essential to get the right book in the hands of each child. That’s why she’s asking her community to help her raise funds for a new collection of books.
“This collection will allow each of my 28 students to pick two books to own, read, and share,” says Heidi. “Owning a book will help my students grow their reading skills.”
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19. Setting Students Up for Success
Teacher Meghan wants to get books into the hands of her eager students as a way of fostering their love of reading — even during unprecedented times. It’s why she’s raising $100 through her community to buy more books.
“Students, families, and teachers are all trying our best to help our kids learn and be successful,” says Meghan. “As a teacher and a reading fanatic, I am feeling the strain of the lack of actual, physical books for students at home. Nothing beats an actual book in your hands.”
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20. Diversifying a Classroom Library
Fifth-grade teacher Brynna set a specific goal this year to rethink her teaching practice to be more diverse and inclusive.
“A big part of that is expanding our classroom library to include books with diverse authors, characters, and story lines to expose my students to more than what they’re used to seeing and hearing about,” says Brynna.
She also wants to purchase graphic novels to help entice reluctant readers to dive into a story without the pressure of a full novel.
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21. Brightening Days With Books
As Francesca started her second year of teaching this year, she noticed the gaps in her classroom library.
“The types of books students want to read are either not present or there are not enough copies for multiple students to enjoy the same book and host book clubs,” says Francesca. “Being able to offer my students these books is a treat, and I love seeing their faces light up when they find a book they love.”
Two of the series Francesca’s students are eager to get their hands on are I Survived and Captain Underpants.
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22. Getting Kids to Read Every Day
It’s incredibly important for kids to establish a love of reading at an early age. Teacher Carrie is raising funds through Scholastic and her community to provide each of her students with a book of their own to take home monthly.
“Reading or being read to for at least twenty minutes a day improves vocabulary, attention span, can promote empathy, and is even linked to higher test scores in school,” says Carrie. “Unfortunately, many young kids — including many of the students in my classroom — do not have access to a variety of books.”
With the funds from her Scholastic campaign, Carrie will be able to inspire a passion for literacy in her students throughout the year.
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23. Motivating Preschoolers to Pick Up Books
Tiffany says it’s her goal to inspire young children to pick up books beyond the classroom, which is why she started a Scholastic campaign.
“A love of reading is something we are passionate about in our preschool, and we do everything we can in our classroom to motivate children to interact with books,” says Tiffany. “This campaign will help us to expand that vision beyond our classroom. Books purchased will be given to students to grow a love of learning in their own home!”
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24. Boosting Kids’ Learning
This year, many families at first-grade teacher Tracie’s school do not have extra funds to buy kids the books they need. She’s raising money through Scholastic to help her students continue to learn at home nonetheless.
“Students missed out on so much at the end of the last school year due to COVID-19,” says Tracie. “Because of this, I would like to give my students an extra ‘boost’ by being able to supply all of them with books to keep and read at home.”
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25. Bringing Students Together With Reading
Fifth-grade teacher Megan wants to support her readers, even when they’re not together. It’s why she’s raising $600 to send her students books while they’re learning virtually.
“I would love for our students to fall in love with books at home during remote learning, since we are not able to be together in person in our classroom at this time,” says Megan. “We truly believe that there is no better feeling than holding a physical copy of a book.”
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