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

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Ms. Anderson's classroom raised $1,019

Reading + Writing = Success!

My students need 4 copies each of 28 books that are part of the Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop Units of Study.

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Ms. Anderson Washington Irving Elementary School
Chicago, IL Grades 3-5

I am a writing teacher for students from Kindergarten to Fifth grade. My school services a large population of low income students in the inner city's west side. Our area, as a part of the larger city's school district, services some of the most challenging population of students in the entire district. Due to our staff's diligent & hard work, we have just become the highest ranking school in this difficult district, and we intend to remain on top and beyond. Though we are a neighborhood school and have limited boundaries, parents seek out our teaching staff & school to help their children to better and reach higher.

However, this is a challenge that we couldn't possibly face alone, which is why we look to the larger community for aide. Our budget is stretched thin, we have lost 2.5 teaching positions and several key programs. But these shortcomings will not stop our teachers and students, especially when it comes to Writing Workshop and the reading of wonderful stories to help. The hurrays and smiles that spread across our students faces when Writing Workshop time rolls around makes everything worth while. Our children have become voracious readers and are quickly moving towards becoming like writers. The excitement has simply taken over!

To keep up with their enthusiasm and love for writing stories about their lives, stories that are close and are meaningful to them, and even stories they invent, I am looking to acquire a handful of the books that are recommended as key to writing success by Lucy Calkin's Writing Workshop Units of Study. These wonderful books allows students to use the talents of known authors by studying their craft and trying out the many creative styles embedded within. These are books students love to read, love to hear, and love to relate to... which then allows them to pour their wonderful imagination into their very own, unique stories.

With your help I can keep up with the enthusiasm and excitement that has swept across my little kinder kids and bowled its way all the way up to my big fifth graders. Reading coupled with writing is one of the MOST powerful skills you can combine to guarantee success, both in school and in life. Help me to provide this powerful combination to turbo charge my students and their love for Writing Workshop!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

180 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Anderson Washington Irving Elementary School 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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

180 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flying Donald Crews, Donald Crews (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
How to Lose All Your Friends Nancy L. Carlson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Joshua by the Sea Angela Johnson, Rhonda Mitchell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Where's Spot? Eric Hill, Eric Hill (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 4 $28.76
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds Cynthia Rylant, Barry Moser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 4 $25.20
One of Three Angela Johnson, David Soman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Rain Feet Angela Johnson, Rhonda Mitchell (Illustrator), With Rhonda Mitchell • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
The Snail's Spell Joanne Ryder, Joan Ryder, Lynne Cherry (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
My Little Island Frane Lessac, Frane Lessac (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Ant Cities Arthur Dorros, Arthur Dorros (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Apples Gail Gibbons • Barnes and Noble $6.25 4 $25.00
Apples and Pumpkins Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell (Illustrator), Lizzy Rockwell (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Butterflies and Moths Bobbie D. Kalman, Tammy Everts • Barnes and Noble $5.35 4 $21.40
Everybody Needs a Rock Byrd Baylor, Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems Eloise Greenfield, Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator), Leo and Diane Dillon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
I'm in Charge of Celebrations Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Snow Is Falling: Stage 1 Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Holly Keller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Red Suitcase, Vol. 29 Naomi Shihab Nye • Barnes and Noble $13.95 4 $55.80
Just Us Women Jeannette Franklin Caines, Pat Cummings, Pat Cummings (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Night Shift Daddy Eileen Spinelli, Melissa Iwai (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.49 4 $53.96
The Two of Them Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Koala Lou Mem Fox, Pamela Lofts (Illustrator), Pamela Lotts (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 4 $25.20
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Virginia Lee Burton, Virginia Lee Burton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 4 $25.00
Pain and the Great One Judy Blume, Irene Trivas, Irene Trivas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
The Paperboy Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Baseball in April and Other Stories Gary Soto • Barnes and Noble $6.29 4 $25.16
Every Living Thing Cynthia Rylant, S. D. Schindler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 4 $17.96
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun Jacqueline Woodson • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56

Materials cost

$727.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $72.75

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$835.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$183.29

Total project goal

$1,018.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,018.29

2 Donors

-$982.35

Donations toward project cost

-$835.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.94

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