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Mrs. Chappell from Woodruff, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rockin' Crocs' Reading Tournament-Year 4

My students need one copy of each of the 19 Children's Book Award Nominees to add to our classroom library and use for a school-wide Reading Tournament.

  • $341 goal

This project expired on October 13, 2010.

This project expired on October 13, 2010.

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Mrs. Chappell Woodruff Elementary School
Woodruff, SC Grades 3-5

My Students

Choose a book, any book. Sometimes I feel that students do not know how to choose a good book that is appropriate for their age and reading ability. By adding the South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees to our classroom library, my students will have appropriate books to choose from.

I teach fourth grade Language Arts and Social Studies in a public elementary school.

I will have between 23 and 25 students in my homeroom next year, and I will teach between 45 and 50 students total. The theme of my classroom is Crocodile Cove so we are the Rockin' Crocs! I would like a copy of each of the South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees to add to our classroom library. The list includes chapter books on all levels so there are books for every reader on the nominee list. Since these are book award nominees, I know that they are excellent books for my students to read independently. My students will be exposed to different types of writing and multiple genres of literature.

My Project

In addition to enhancing our classroom library, we will also use these books to prepare for a school-wide Reading Tournament that is open to all third, fourth, and fifth grade students. To participate in the Reading Tournament, students must read all the books on the list and keep a reading log of what they read. Their reading logs must include the plot, setting, characters, problem and solution. Students must also form connections among the books on the list. By keeping reading logs, students must think about what they have read and process that thinking into words instead of just reading because they have to. In the Reading Tournament, students form teams and answer questions about the books using the information from their reading logs. With all of these books in our classroom, more of my students will be able to participate, and those who do not participate will have a wider selection of books to read just for fun!

I would love for my students to have a classroom set of these books to add to our library.

By having access to them in the classroom, my students will be able to "get lost in the book" and not have to worry about having an overdue book from the school or public library. Please help my students develop a life-long love of reading by donating these wonderful books to our classroom library.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted
Mrs. Chappell Woodruff Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Woodruff, SC View local requests

Nearly all 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

50 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
100 Days and 99 Nights Alan Madison, Julia Denos (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.16 1 $12.16
42 Miles Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, Elaine Clayton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94
A Dog on His Own Mary Jane Auch • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story Mary Downing Hahn • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94
Breakfast in the Rainforest: A Visit with Mountain Gorillas Richard Sobol, Richard Sobol (Photographer), Leonardo DiCaprio (Afterword) • Barnes and Noble $15.41 1 $15.41
Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Kay Winters, Larry Day (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Every Soul a Star Wendy Mass • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
Farmer George Plants a Nation Peggy Thomas, Layne Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.57 1 $14.57
Found (Missing Series #1) Margaret Peterson Haddix • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
George Washington Carver Tonya Bolden, In Association Museum, Field Museum • Barnes and Noble $15.39 1 $15.39
I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Lady Liberty Matt Tavares, Matt Tavares (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Lost and Found Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Skylar Mary Cuffe-Perez, Renata Liwska (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.16 1 $12.16
Gollywhopper Games Jody Feldman, Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Leanin' Dog K. A. Nuzum • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
The Totally Made-up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish Claudia Mills • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Dan Hartman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.57 1 $14.57
Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Footprints Jim Arnosky • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22

Materials cost

$240.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$295.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.21

Total project goal

$340.08

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