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Ms. J. from OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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If You Give a Kindergartner a Great Book...

My students need 44 great books to inspire their inner author, including Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems and Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett.

  • $604 goal

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I teach full-day kindergarten in a high-poverty elementary school in Oregon. My classroom has 29 students, over half of which speak English as a second language (or not at all!).

I teach in a high-poverty community where many of my students' families were unable to pay the $35 supply fee to cover their child's supplies and snacks for the school year. As a result, our class account is already very low and I usually find myself dipping into my own wallet to purchase the things we need. As a new (2nd year) teacher, my salary is not flexible enough to allow me to purchase much more, especially the new children's books I would love to purchase. Picture books are necessary for the education of our students, but also can be very spendy. The books I have requested will be used to help teach writing to my students.

I was lucky enough to attend a fantastic conference recently on improving young children's literacy and writing skills. The books I have requested came highly recommended by the presenter as tools for teaching the writing process to beginning writers. The books cover a wide range of writing-related topics - from how to write letters, how to create lists, and how to use punctuation - in a fun, picture-book format. I have also thrown in a few of my class's favorite books, such as the Skippyjon Jones books, which they just adore. :)

Your donation will be very much appreciated by my class - they LOVE to look at books. They would be especially excited to see new Skippyjon Jones books! It would also be greatly appreciated by me, as I cannot afford to purchase any more items for my class.

Ms. J.
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Too Much Noise Ann McGovern, Simms Taback (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Diary of a Wombat Jackie French, Bruce Whatley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Best Story Eileen Spinelli, Anne Wilsdorf (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Dear Mr. Blueberry Simon James, Simon James (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
With Love, Little Red Hen Alma Flor Ada, Leslie Tryon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Jolly Postman Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Yours Truly, Goldilocks Alma Flor Ada, Leslie Tryon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Lost Puppy, Found Puppy Williams, Keiko Motoyama (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69
Look! Look! Look! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace (Illustrator), With Linda K. Friedlaender • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Skippyjon Jones 1-2-3 Judy Schachner, Designed by Heather Wood • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Skippyjon Jones and the Treasure Hunt Judy Schachner • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99
Skippyjon Jones Shape Up Judy Schachner • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Skippyjon Jones: Up and Down Judy Schachner, Judy Schachner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy Judy Schachner, Judith Byron Schachner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Gingerbread Friends Jan Brett, Jan Brett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.59 1 $12.59
Bear's Picture Daniel Pinkwater, D. B. Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.19 1 $10.19
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $11.19 1 $11.19
Patches: Lost and Found Steven Kroll, Barry Gott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Pig, Pigger, Piggest Rick Walton, Jimmy Holder (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Baghead Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
If I Ran for President Catherine Stier, Lynne Avril (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
The Blabber Report True Kelley • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
The Way Back Home Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Fortunately Remy Charlip, Remy Charlip (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Previously Allan Ahlberg, Bruce Ingman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
If I Had a Dragon Amanda Ellery, Tom Ellery (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Oliver's Must-Do List Susan Taylor Brown, Mary Sullivan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Wallace's Lists Barbara Bottner, Gerald Kruglik, Olof Landstrom (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Room 9 Writes a Report Williams, Margeaux Lucas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
Cat's Fairy Tale: A Cat and Dog Story Williams, Catherine Leary (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69
Silent Letters Loud and Clear Robin Pulver, Lynn Reed Reed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day Robin Pulver, Lynn Rowe Reed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Punctuation Takes a Vacation Robin Pulver, Lynn Rowe Reed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Twenty-Odd Ducks: Why, Every Punctuation Mark Counts! Lynne Truss, Bonnie Timmons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany (Fancy Nancy Series) Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
Max's Words Kate Banks, Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
Big Words for Little People Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
Little Monster Becomes an Author Williams, Rob Hefferan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69
Twelve Hats for Lena: A Book of Months Karen Katz, Karen Katz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
My Penguin Osbert Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, H. B. Lewis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
The Author with the Fancy Purple Pen Rozanne Lanczak Williams, Ilene Richard (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69
Dear Bear Joanna Harrison, Joanna Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost

$425.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $42.52

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$495.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.66

Total project goal

$603.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $603.66

8 Donors

-$582.35

Donations toward project cost

-$495.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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