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Please Help Make My Read Alouds Interactive! 2

My students need 33 quality children's books, including "Jumanji" and "Peter Rabbit".

Ms. Kribbs CICS - Basil

Chicago, IL Grades PreK-2

"Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read." — Marilyn Jager Adams Hello! I teach second grade at an urban charter school in Chicago. My school is located in a high-need, inner city area. My students have chosen to attend my school because we are focused on academic achievement. Our staff is young, energetic and focused 100% on our students. My students are excited and ready to learn, but many are missing critical reading skills and are performing well below grade level. Some are ready to read for comprehension, but others are still learning to sound out basic words and sentences. The most effective way to reach this diverse group of learners is through Interactive Read Alouds. The teacher reads quality literature to students, pausing throughout to ask questions that involve critical thinking, have students act out elements of the story and extend the learning afterward through reader's theater and projects. My school's budget is extremely limited, but they were able to purchase each teacher a manual that outlines how to develop interactive read alouds for each comprehension skill: inferencing, main idea, drawing conclusions, making connections, etc. However, they did not have enough money to purchase the actual literature to be read aloud to the students. Without these books, it is not possible to implement the Interactive Reading program. The quality children's read alouds included in this grant aligns with the Interactive Reading program. With your help, I can begin this program and develop the comprehension and critical thinking skills of all learners, regardless of their word-reading level. It is our classroom's "Big Goal" that all students will make two years of growth this year in reading. Will you help us reach that goal and bring us closer to being learners prepared for college and beyond?

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

90 students impacted 4 donors

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Chicago, IL
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Charter School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Kribbs CICS - Basil Grades PreK-2

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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

90 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Mirette on the High Wire Emily Arnold McCully, Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

Rain Makes Applesauce Julian Scheer, Marvin Bileck (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25

The Quicksand Book Tomie dePaola, Tomie de Paola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15

Quick As a Cricket Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

Q Is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game Michael Folsom, Mary Elting, Jack Kent (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Puss in Boots Charles Perrault, Fred Marcellino (Illustrator), Malcolm Arthur (Translator), Malcom Arthur (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05

The Popcorn Book Tomie dePaola • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16

Pinkerton, Behave! Steven Kellogg • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Petunia Roger Duvoisin • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59

The Ocean Alphabet Book Jerry Pallotta, Frank Mazzola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15

No, David! Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59

The Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore • Barnes and Noble $2.69 1 $2.69

My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Christine King Farris, Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator), Chris Soentpiet (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

The Mitten Jan Brett, Jan Brett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

Mirandy and Brother Wind Patricia C. McKissack, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Millions of Cats Wanda Ga'g, Wanda Gag (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

May I Bring a Friend? Beatrice Schenk De Regniers, Beni Montresor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Man Who Walked Between the Towers Mordicai Gerstein, Mordicai Gerstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey, Robert McCloskey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Ed Young (Translator), Ed Young (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Little Red Riding Hood (Caldecott Honor Book) Adapted by Trina Schart Hyman, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator), Brothers Grimm • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

The Little House Virginia Lee Burton, Virginia Lee Burton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

Little Bear's Visit (I Can Read Book Series) Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55

Knots on a Counting Rope Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, J. Clarke, Ted Rand (Illustrator), With John Archambault • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15

Kitten's First Full Moon Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69

King Who Rained Fred Gwynne, Fred Gwynne (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.60 1 $13.60

Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16

Jim and the Beanstalk Raymond Briggs, Raymond Briggs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost			$282.58
Vendor shipping charges			$28.26
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.24
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$324.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$71.12
Total project goal			$395.12
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$395.12
4 Donors			-$395.12
Donations toward project cost			-$324.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$71.12
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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