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Ms. Compson from South Glens Falls, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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All It Needs Is A Cup Of Tea

My students need a classroom book carousel, 2 bean bag chairs and 5 books by Kate DiCamillo, including "The Tale of Despereaux" and "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane".

  • $477 goal

This project expired on July 23, 2010.

This project expired on July 23, 2010.

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Ms. Compson Harrison Avenue Elementary School
South Glens Falls, NY Grades 3-5

All that will be missing is a cup of tea when my current reading area in my classroom is transformed into a more comfortable environment to display and read different literature.

In my third grade classroom, my student love to independently read. Our reading area is a place that should be relaxing and inviting. My students are constantly asking to go to the reading area instead of their desks. I pose the challenge to my students to read more than one book by the same author. We have an author study that corresponds with a book that we are reading together at a given time. There have been numerous times this year that my students have asked for other books by Kate DiCamillo.

By creating a more comfortable reading area in my classroom my students will be more inclined to read independently. With a book carousel I will be able to display a given author's collection of work. Bean bag chairs in our school colors will provide comfort and an easy clean. Finally a collection of Kate DiCamillo's books will allow my students to explore an author more in depth.

Providing students with a relaxing and comforting reading environment in third grade allows children to enjoy reading and more importantly develop a love for reading. Their imaginations grow as they travel with an author through a story. As the love for reading in school continues to grow students will find themselves reading at home and on vacation more regularly. By creating this reading center, my students will not associate reading as a task but as a pleasure.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 17 students impacted
Ms. Compson Harrison Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

South Glens Falls, NY View local requests

More than half 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

Never Before Funded 17 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Magician's Elephant Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.04 1 $11.04
CK30RD - Big Beanbag Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
CK30BU - Big Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
JJ104 - Classroom Book Carousel • Lakeshore Learning $229.00 1 $229.00

Materials cost

$374.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$414.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.98

Total project goal

$476.79

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