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Mr. Ryder from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guided Reading, Guided FUN!

My students need class sets (23 copies per set) of 2 book titles: "Becoming Naomi Leon" and "A Wrinkle in Time."

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Mr. Ryder Cesar Chavez Community School
Phoenix, AZ Grades 3-5

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.

My 5th grade classroom is an exciting place to be! We have a tropical island theme and lots of high energy students. However, our school is located in an urban, high-need area, and because of this, we are sometimes lacking in necessary resources.

"I Learn Island" (our nickname for the classroom) is beset with many challenges, but also many opportunities. Inspiring students to read independently has been difficult since school started in August. However, I recently came across a class set of "Matilda," and reading it as a community has helped to motivate many of my troubled readers.

The first book we read as a class was a "Goosebumps" book. My students enjoyed it, but I had to make copies of the book every single day, and the sheer volume of copied, stapled paper coming at the students daily was a little overwhelming. Many of the students expressed how having an actual book (like we now have with "Matilda") makes them feel important and invests them more in the story. My students need class sets (23 copies per set) of 2 book titles in order to continue building our classroom reading community. Additionally, I know that "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Becoming Naomi Leon" would enthrall my students. "A Wrinkle in Time" is a modern classic that I read when I was 12, and my students LOVE hearing about my past. Whenever we read a story I read as a kid, my students are automatically more interested. Also, "Becoming Naomi Leon" is about a girl who comes from a similar demographic and socioeconomic background as my students. Whenever students can relate literature to their own lives, they usually care more about what they are reading.

Your contribution would help me to kindle the fire of learning in a classroom full of 5th graders. Our daily chapter book-reading has helped build community, increase student passion, as well as provide students with an enjoyable outlet to dispatch the practical skills we are learning.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

22 students impacted 12 donors
Mr. Ryder Cesar Chavez Community School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Phoenix, AZ View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

22 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle • Barnes and Noble $6.29 23 $144.67
Becoming Naomi Leon Ryan • Barnes and Noble $6.29 23 $144.67

Materials cost

$289.34

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.93

Sales tax

 $16.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$347.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.35

Total project goal

$424.17

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $424.17

11 Donors

-$424.17

Donations toward project cost

-$347.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.35

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