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Mr. Bigley from Catasauqua, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My students need 35 early childhood reader books to read and present to younger students.

  • $497 goal

This project expired on October 12, 2008.

This project expired on October 12, 2008.

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Mr. Bigley Francis H Sheckler Elementary School
Catasauqua, PA Grades 3-5

I am a second year, fourth grade teacher in a very diverse public school. With parent support at a minimum, children are not getting the support and modeling of fluent reading that they need.

Fourth graders are at a point in their life that they can make a difference. Empowering students and giving them chances to help out is something that can change a life. As fourth graders, my students are the highest grade in our school. They are the people who all the other grades look up to. I want to use these young role models to model fluent reading and present it to younger students who no one takes the time to read with.

One of the most important aspects of a child’s life is to hear fluent reading. The reason smooth reading is so important is because young children will try to model and read like this. I am looking to purchase thirty-five early childhood books for my students to read to struggling and beginning readers. This project will benefit two groups of students and help connect them socially and educationally. My fourth grade students will benefit from this reading program by becoming an educator to kindergarten and struggling reading students. These young role models will take the job of mastered readers and present their skill to students who are having problems reading, and who probably did not hear much reading as an infant. I hope that my fourth graders will see the responsibility they have to help change a child’s life. I am hoping they will see that it is “cool” to help others. With this extra help I feel that these struggling readers will improve with their reading habits and become life long readers.

Your help will make it possible to affect the low literacy levels of children in our world. By giving my students the tools they need to meet struggling readers requirements, my students will become early educators and help our community. Our world can be a lonely and deserted place for a person who cannot read, but your help will make a difference.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

40 students impacted
Mr. Bigley Francis H Sheckler Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Catasauqua, PA View local requests

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

40 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $12.59 1 $12.59
On the Night You Were Born Nancy Tillman, Nancy Tillman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.86 1 $11.86
Daddy Kisses Anne Gutman, Chronicle Books, Georg Hallensleben, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Mommy Hugs Anne Gutman, Chronicle Books, Georg Hallensleben, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), Robin Preiss-Glasser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), Robin Preiss-Glasser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.98 1 $6.98
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.98 1 $4.98
The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
Love You Forever Robert N. Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Just Grandma and Me Mercer Mayer, Mercer Mayer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.96 1 $2.96
Llama, Llama Red Pajama Anna Dewdney, Anna Dewdney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
Dirt on My Shirt Jeff Foxworthy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Time to Say Goodnight Sally Lloyd-Jones, Jane Chapman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.98 1 $4.98
Grandma and Me Karen Katz, Karen Katz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Someday Alison McGhee, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator), Peter Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dr. Seuss, Ring • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.56 1 $12.56
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Olivia Helps with Christmas Ian Falconer, Ian Falconer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
Horton Hears a Who! Dr. Seuss, Kallen, Welton • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Giraffes Can't Dance Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
Toes, Ears, and Nose! Marion Dane Bauer, Karen Katz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16
Lorax Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!: Dr. Seuss's Book of Ridiculous Rhymes Dr. Seuss, Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites Dr. Seuss, Seuss • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! Tish Rabe, Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator), Adapted by Tish Rabe • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Horton Hatches the Egg Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises (Bright and Early Board Books Series) Dr. Seuss, Dixon • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Mr. Peabody's Apples Madonna, Loren Long (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), Robin Preiss-Glasser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89

Materials cost

$328.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.90

Sales tax

 $19.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$407.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.34

Total project goal

$496.34

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