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

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Ms. O.'s classroom raised $418

A Unique Approach to Teaching Literacy

My students need 29 books, including "Say a Little Prayer", "The Toothpaste Millionaire" and "The Wreck of the Zephyr".

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Ms. O.
Grades 3-5

I consider myself as a “D teacher". A “D teacher", you might ask? I feel I am a “D teacher” because I am a Determined, Dedicated, and Driven to do what it takes to help my students succeed! This year I have been putting my efforts towards helping my 5th grade students become proficient readers. To do this, I have selected a wide variety of books that will help students build important reading skills. Right now, I don’t have the books I need in order to teach literacy in the way that I have come up with. That is why I am working to bring rich literature into my classroom that will help me teach my students crucial literacy skills that they need in order to be successful readers and learners. I plan to use the requested books in my 5th grade classroom, wherever I teach. Critical comprehension skills, including plot, inferring, summarizing and drawing conclusions are skill students often struggle with. To help with this, I have chosen a variety of books to use to teach these skills. The books I am requesting are highly engaging and will be great for modeled read alouds, where I will teach students the new skills. Then students can read the books during independent reading. Your help with this project will make it possible for my student to learn important reading skills though the use of enriching reading materials. These resources will encourage and support the development of students who are proficient readers. Thank you for your consideration and desire to help make a difference in students lives!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

30 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. O. Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

30 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Retired Kid Jon Agee, Jon Agee (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
The Sweetest Fig Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story Paula Yoo, Dom Lee (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
John Henry Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Encounter Jane Yolen, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan Mary Williams, R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Achoo!: The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Germs Trudee Romanek, Rose Cowles (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
The Toothpaste Millionaire Jean Merrill • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman Kathleen Krull, David Diaz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Composition Antonio Sk rmeta, Alfonso Ruano (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Beth Krommes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Mysteries of Harris Burdick Chris Van Allsburg • Barnes and Noble $19.96 1 $19.96
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Chris Van Allsburg, Harris Burdick • Barnes and Noble $14.18 1 $14.18
The Wreck of the Zephyr Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16
Zathura Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.27 1 $15.27
Probuditi! Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
The Raft Jim Lamarche, Jim Lamarche (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Albert Donna Jo Napoli, Jim LaMarche (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
Weslandia Paul Fleischman, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Seedfolks Paul Fleischman, Judy Pedersen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Whirligig Paul Fleischman • Barnes and Noble $5.85 1 $5.85
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella Paul Fleischman, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
The Dunderheads Paul Fleischman, David Roberts (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Time Train Paul Fleischman, Claire Ewart (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Susan Wojciechowski, P.J. Lynch (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever Marla Frazee • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
Say a Little Prayer Dionne Warwick, Tonya Bolden, David Freeman Wooley, Soud (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
Boxes for Katje Candace Fleming, Stacey Dressen-McQueen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59

Materials cost

$299.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.92

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$342.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.20

Total project goal

$417.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $417.80

1 Donor

-$417.80

Donations toward project cost

-$342.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.20

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