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Ms. R. from Atlanta GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Good Readers Need Good Books!

My students need 4 copies of 7 novels, from "Goosebumps" to "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

  • $292 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I teach fifth grade in an inner city school school. My school is a Title 1 school and the majority of the students live in poverty.

Fifth grade, the last in elementary school, is a tough year for kids. They struggle with increasing social pressures, making good choices and becoming a teenager. While their mind is on social matters, there is no room for social time in school. On top of this, fifth grade in Georgia is a high-stakes year. What does this mean? If they don't pass the end-of-year reading and math standardized tests, they don't move onto middle school.

These demands mean intense, fast-paced strategic instruction with programs, readers and skill-building. But what happened to reading for pleasure? In addition to regular instruction, I want to start Book Clubs for my students. The 4 person collaborative clubs will choose their own assignments, discuss their reading (using their class-learned strategies!) and hone teamwork skills. They will practice their reading, get some much needed social time, and cultivate a love of reading for pleasure- so that they can continue to be successful beyond fifth grade.

My students won't get the opportunity for fun and productive reading without your help. Many students don't have books or reading available at home. Give them a book that will spark a love for reading!

Ms. R.
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Matilda Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $4.49 4 $17.96
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E. L. Konigsburg • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia Series #2) C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Head of the Class: Frindle; The Landry News; The Janitor's Boy Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 4 $57.56
Thank You, Jackie Robinson Barbara Cohen, John Steptoe (Illustrator), Richard Cuffari (Illustrator), Cuffari Richard (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 4 $17.96

Materials cost

$190.52

Vendor shipping charges

$19.05

Sales tax

$7.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$239.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.46

Total project goal

$291.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$291.46

10 Donors

-$281.18

Donations toward project cost

-$239.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.28

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$0.00

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