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Mrs. Watts from Richmond, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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When the Words Come to Life

My students need 16 novel sets, novels on CDs, and literature activity guides for our literature circles to come to life in the classroom.

  • $553 goal

This project expired on February 12, 2010.

This project expired on February 12, 2010.

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Mrs. Watts Polly Ryon Middle School
Richmond, TX Grades 3-5

The characters will step out of the book and breathe life into the written word of our 4th grade literature circles.

My Gifted and Talented, English as a Second Language, and special education students need novels and activities of varying difficulty in order to meet their specific academic needs.

This project will benefit the students by: 1) Providing additional novel sets to use in literature circles from our suggested grade level novel list. 2) Providing novels on CD's which can be downloaded to MP3 players and partnered with the novel for those students needing additional accommodations to help in comprehension. 3) Providing teacher resource guides for novels to provide hands-on activities for all levels of instruction.

Your help with provide a literature rich environment at various levels for many students from low socio-economic households. Thank you for helping our literature circles come to life!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

44 students impacted
Mrs. Watts Polly Ryon Middle School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Richmond, TX View local requests

More than a third 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

44 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Castle in the Attic Elizabeth Winthrop, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.85 10 $58.50
BFG Roald Dahl, Read by Natasha Richardson • Barnes and Noble $23.35 1 $23.35
The Bunnicula Collection: 25th Anniversary Edition, Books 1-3 James Howe, Deborah Howe, Commentaries by James Howe, Narrated by Victor Garber, Read by Victor Garber • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl, Performed by Jeremy Irons, Read by Jeremy Irons • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Mouse and The Motorcycle Beverly Cleary, Read by B. D. Wong, Read by B.d. Wong • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Charlotte's Web E. B. White, Read by E. B. White • Barnes and Noble $21.60 1 $21.60
From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E. L. Konigsburg, Read by Jill Clayburgh • Barnes and Noble $14.99 1 $14.99
A Guide for Using From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Mari L. Robbins, Cheryl Buhler (Illustrator), Panelope Mendivel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
The Whipping Boy (Classroom Guide) Jayne Yount • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman, Peter Sis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 10 $53.90
Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 10 $53.90
Maniac Magee: L-I-T Guide Charlotte Jaffe, Barbara Roberts • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
A Guide for Using Maniac Magee in the Classroom Michael Levin • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli, Read by S. Epatha Merkerson • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli • Barnes and Noble $6.29 10 $62.90
The Castle in the Attic Read by Elizabeth Winthrop, Read by Full Cast Production Staff • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$398.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.81

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$452.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.41

Total project goal

$552.29

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