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Mrs. Robinson from Las Vegas NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

For the Love of Reading

My students need 30 copies each of 8 books, including 5 titles from the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series" and "Alabama Moon" by Watt Key.

  • $2,386 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I teach at a fifth grade Empowerment school. Our philosophy is that we believe all students can learn if we allow them to find their interests and build a foundation. Our school made AYP last year because of the dedication of our teachers and the commitment of our students. However, the male population that passed the reading CRT was very low.

Let's face it, not many male students like to read. They do not enjoy curling up with a book and falling into the story. We are losing the male student's interests in books because they are spending a majority of their time watching TV and playing video games. They do not have the resources at home to go to the library and find books they like. At school we are not able to provide books that they like more than one at a time. I decided to bring my copy of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief from home and I read the male students a chapter. The loved it! They loved the sword fights, the different Olympian God's and their powers and personalities, and most of all they liked that it was a fast paced book.

My solution to getting the male students motivated to read is to provide class sets of the Percy and the Olympians series, The Library Card, Swindle, and Alabama Moon. These books are full of actions, adventures, comedy, sword fights, learning right from wrong, races, heroics and everything else that boys enjoy. A copy of every book for every series would allow us to have small groups discussions, book studies and it would also allow for both male and female students to read the books simultaneously.

Your help will ensure that male students that come through my classroom will continue to learn the love of reading through high interest books. The male students will be provided with books that capture their desire for adventure and action. I want them to be exposed to worlds filled with imagination and lessons. These books will give them this opportunity.

Mrs. Robinson
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #5) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $11.69 30 $350.70
Swindle Gordon Korman • Barnes and Noble $6.29 30 $188.70
Library Card Jerry Spinelli • Barnes and Noble $5.39 30 $161.70
Alabama Moon Watt Key • Barnes and Noble $6.29 30 $188.70
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #3) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 30 $215.70
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #2) Rick Riordan, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.98 30 $149.40
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #4) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $5.98 30 $179.40
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1) Rick Riordan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 30 $215.70

Materials cost

$1,650.00

Vendor shipping charges

$165.00

Sales tax

$107.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$1,956.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$429.37

Total project goal

$2,385.37

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,385.37

10 Donors

-$1,192.69

Donations toward project cost

-$978.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$214.68

match offer

-$1,192.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$977.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$214.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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