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

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Powerful Poetry...Capturing a Love of Words

My students need 20 poetry journals, a Poetry Paperback Library, and 18 poetry books.

  • $451 goal

This project expired on July 31, 2010.

This project expired on July 31, 2010.

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Mrs. Culligan Harrison Avenue Elementary School
South Glens Falls, NY Grades 3-5

My Students

Have you read poems from Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, or other famous poets? If so, I'm sure you know the power of poetry. Through poetry, students are able to express who they are and what they are thinking in a creative and fun way.

Hello!

I teach Academic Intervention Services to students in grades K-5. Our rural elementary school in upstate New York has a student population of 365 students. Students who are at risk of failing the New York State Assessments and students who are having difficulty academically are recommended to receive Academic Intervention Services. Despite teachers' attempts to make reading and writing fun, reading and writing has become boring and uninteresting for many children. They have little or no desire to pick up a book to read or a pen to write. Poetry is a genre that many students never get the opportunity to explore because they find little interest in the genre. If students were asked to express their feelings about poetry, most would say it’s “boring”. By exploring famous poets, and by connecting to the poets' words, students will in turn, have a greater appreciation for this genre, and will discover that poetry is actually quite interesting and not boring at all.

My Project

I would like my students to have poems from many great poets, including Walt Whitman, Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and many more. My students will then be able to better connect with poetry and they will have a better understanding of this genre.

My students have not had the opportunity to explore poetry and to fall in love with words.

Your funding will give my students the chance to connect with famous poets of the past and present. They will then be able to get a better understanding of what poetry is and how they too can be poets.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

150 students impacted
Mrs. Culligan 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

150 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE371 - Poetry Journal - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $27.95 2 $55.90
RE557 - Great Kids’ Poetry Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning $57.50 1 $57.50
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, Edwin Graves Wilson (Editor), Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David Roessel (Editor), Benny Andrews (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost Robert Frost, Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Henri Sorensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, Jonathan Levin (Editor), Jim Burke (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe, Brod Bagert (Editor), Carolynn Cobleigh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson, Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor), Chi Chung (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience Series) Nikki Giovanni, Michele Noiset (Illustrator), Kristen Balouch (Illustrator), Jeremy Tugeau (Illustrator), Damian Ward (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.99 1 $15.99
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Ralph Fletcher • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Poetry Speaks to Children (Poetry Speaks Series) Elise Paschen, Billy Collins (Editor), Dominique Raccah (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $15.96 1 $15.96
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children : A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today's Child Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator), Selected by Jack Prelutsky • Barnes and Noble $18.39 1 $18.39
Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children Caroline Kennedy, John J. Muth (Illustrator), Jon J Muth (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.96 1 $15.96
Poetry for Young People: Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll, Edward Mendelson (Editor), Eric Copeland (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry Jack Prelutsky • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Poetry for Young People: American Poetry John Hollander (Editor), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School Georgia Heard, Foreword by Naomi Shihab Nye • Barnes and Noble $20.25 1 $20.25
Teaching Second Graders to Love Writing Poetry (Kids' Poems) Regie Routman • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
Teaching First Graders to Love Writing Poetry Regie Routman • Barnes and Noble $11.99 1 $11.99
Kids' Poems Regie Routman • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39

Materials cost

$323.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.35

Sales tax

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3rd party payment processing fee

$4.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$369.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.16

Total project goal

$450.90

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