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Ms. Flynn from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Flynn's classroom raised $469

Move Over Oprah: 3rd Grade Books Clubs Take Chicago By Storm

The cost of 9 guided reading sets including Rosa Parks: My Story, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Bunnicula Strikes Again, and more from Scholastic Teacher Store is $469, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

Ms. Flynn CICS - Basil

Chicago, IL Grades 3-5

I teach twenty five amazing third graders in Chicago's South Side, in a low-income, primarily African American neighborhood. My students are bright, curious, and already possess a love of reading. They are at that exciting age when they begin to read to learn rather than learn to read. Earlier this year, I noticed that many of my third graders had taken to reading books in partners or small groups. It was then that I got the idea of doing book clubs every month, Oprah style. I just launched my first clubs, and what a success they are! I give up a lunch period three days a week to meet with each book club and facilitate the discussion. I have three different clubs going right now, to suit the various needs and levels of my diverse student body. The clubs have been a tremendous success, and my students have never been so excited or confident about their reading. The problem is that I have very few book sets with which to do book clubs. In fact, after next month, I'll be out of the sets I currently have available, and will need to find a way to supply the students with multiple copies of the same book. Short of visiting every library in Chicago or asking the students to buy the books themselves (not possible for many), there isn't much I can do. I can't let something like a lack of resources get in the way of the exciting new reading program I see unfolding before my eyes. Not only are my students more confident and excited about reading when they're doing book clubs, but they are strengthening their comprehension skills as well! Through discussion with one another, the students are raising questions and making connections as they read. In short, they are reading like adults! Being in books clubs, my students are beginning to see that reading isn't just another subject in school, but a lifelong habit to enjoy. With the books I've requested, I would be able to run book clubs for the rest of the year and help my students advance to higher levels of reading and comprehension. The books would be used year after year and would be an invaluable resource to me and my students.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 7 donors

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Chicago, IL
Grades 3-5
Literacy
Literature & Writing
Charter School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Flynn CICS - Basil Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

25 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Guided Reading Set: Level P - Riding Freedom: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $20.50 2 $41.00

Guided Reading Set: Level N - The Stories Julian Tells: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $20.50 2 $41.00

Guided Reading Set: Level U - Rosa Parks: My Story: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $20.50 2 $41.00

Guided Reading Set: Level Q - Dear Mr. Henshaw: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $20.50 2 $41.00

Guided Reading Set: Level O - Class President: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $18.50 2 $37.00

Guided Reading Set: Level Q - Bunnicula Strikes Again: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $16.50 2 $33.00

Guided Reading Set: Level N - Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit • Scholastic Teacher Store $16.50 2 $33.00

Guided Reading Set: Level O - The Hundred Penny Box: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $14.50 2 $29.00

Guided Reading Set: Level L - Horrible Harry in Room 2B: 6 Book Set • Scholastic Teacher Store $14.50 2 $29.00

Materials cost			$325.00
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax
3rd party payment processing fee
Fulfillment labor & materials
Total project cost			$384.38
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$84.38
Total project goal			$468.76
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$468.76
6 Donors			-$450.09
Donations toward project cost			-$385.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$65.09
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$19.42
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Move Over Oprah: 3rd Grade Books Clubs Take Chicago By Storm

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