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Mr. Little from Austin, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nonfiction Conviction

My students need an expanded classroom library of 38 nonfiction texts to support the development of critical comprehension strategies and to promote inquiry.

  • $437 goal

This project expired on September 26, 2010.

This project expired on September 26, 2010.

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Mr. Little Spicewood Elementary School
Austin, TX Grades 3-5

My Students

What if the child reading these books was led to find a solution to a global economic crisis? What if they discovered a cure for cancer through research on plants and animals. What if they became the next president or world leader through and exploration of various continents and their culture.

My students are a diverse group of inquirers that thrive on being able to demonstrate their knowledge through creative projects and captivating presentations.

I try to foster a culture of research that involves various media including books, video, Internet, and other print media. The school is a Magnet school that pulls students from all the schools in our system and brings them together to learn in a non-traditional way. Although we have several computers in our classroom where students can do research, our school library as well as our classroom library lacks a wealth of nonfiction books on my students reading level that are specifically related to the topics that we study in third grade. Students use their research to create dramatizations, raps, songs, artistic representations, PowerPoint presentations, movies, and a host of other ways to demonstrate their understanding of a concept.

My Project

With the books that you are providing for our classroom, students will be able to research a host of topics while at the same time increase reading fluency and further develop critical comprehension skills. Most students like to read fictional books and stories, however, I believe that if they are presented with a compelling selection of non-fiction texts that are of interest to them, they will develop a love for this type of reading and further cultivate their critical thinking skills. The materials will not only be used by my class but by all the third grade classes at the school and possibly teachers in other grade levels as well.

Children learn by absorbing and storing the information they encounter.

They take that information, add more information to it, draw conclusions,and solve problems. Getting this information at an early age and being able to comprehend it is critical to their future success in life. These books will give students a steady intake of information to build upon the background knowledge that they already have. It's my job to expose them to a variety of motivating nonfiction texts that are challenging

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
What is Supply and Demand? Paul Challen • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Simple Machines Deborah Hodge, Ontario Science Centre • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Simple Machines Susan Canizares • Barnes and Noble $2.92 1 $2.92
Simple Machines: Forces in Action Buffy Silverman • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Simple Machines, Vol. 8 Jo Ellen Moor, Jo Ellen Moore, Marilyn Evans (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $11.10 1 $11.10
Simple Machines Manufactured by Harcourt School Publishers • Barnes and Noble $5.87 1 $5.87
Simple Machines Lewis K. Parker • Barnes and Noble $14.49 1 $14.49
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy Kathryn Lasky, Christopher G. Knight (Illustrator), Christopher G. Knight (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $8.10 1 $8.10
Rocks and Minerals (Eye Wonder Series) DK Publishing, Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley Publishing • Barnes and Noble $7.91 1 $7.91
Secrets of Kelp Forests: Life's Ebb and Flow in the Sea's Richest Habitat (Jean-Michel Cousteau Presents Series) Howard Hall, Vicki Leon (Editor), Created by Jean-Michel Cousteau • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
What Is a Plant? Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $11.70 1 $11.70
What Do Roots Do? Kathleen V. Kudlinski, David Schuppert (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
The Plant Cycle Sally Morgan • Barnes and Noble $9.00 1 $9.00
Plants Are Living Things Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Flowers John Farndon • Barnes and Noble $23.08 1 $23.08
Continents Sandy Sepehri • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
The Mystery in Icy Antarctica: The Frozen Continent Carole Marsh • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Antarctica Mel Friedman • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Australia and Oceania Mel Friedman • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Asia Gary Drevitch • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
South America Libby Koponen • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Africa Mel Friedman • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Europe Sandra Newman • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Explore South America Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Africa Deborah Underwood • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Explora Asia Bobbie Kalman, Rebecca Sjonger • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Explore Asia Bobbie Kalman, Rebecca Sjonger • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Explore Europe Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Explore North America Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
North America Libby Koponen • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Chemical Changes Lynette Brent • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Solids, Liquids, and Gases: From Ice Cubes to Bubbles Carol Ballard • Barnes and Noble $7.06 1 $7.06
A Kid's Guide to the Economy Tamra Orr • Barnes and Noble $25.60 1 $25.60
Goods and Services Gillian Houghton • Barnes and Noble $7.42 1 $7.42
Rocks and Minerals Ann O. Squire • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Rocks & Minerals Dan Green, Created by Basher • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Rocks and Minerals Martin Sheen • Barnes and Noble $11.10 1 $11.10
Rocks and Minerals Nancy Hajeski • Barnes and Noble $12.78 1 $12.78

Materials cost

$330.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$357.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.58

Total project goal

$436.56

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