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The Very Hungry Kinder-Readers: An Eric Carle Author Study

My students need a collection of Eric Carle books for their first author study!

  • $219 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Brown bear, Brown bear, what do you see? Twenty-four Kindergarteners learning to read!

This is the first year of a dramatic turnaround effort at my Philadelphia elementary school.

Last year, less that 10% of fifth graders read proficiently. This year, the school reopened as a college-preparatory charter school with new leadership, new teachers, and a new commitment to students and families. Reading achievement is paramount. The joy and skills needed to be lifelong readers start in kindergarten! Every day, my kindergarten scholars are working hard to climb the mountain to college! Some of my students are learning to speak English, some are learning to hold a pencil, all are African American or Hispanic, and all LOVE books.

My Project

My students read and are read to every day, but we need more books! Since this is my charter school's first year running the school, we don't yet have robust libraries. A collection of Eric Carle books will serve many purposes. It will be the base of our first author study, prompting students to think critically and find common themes across texts. Eric Carle books will be used across subjects to support science, math, writing, and character education. Eric Carle books will also provide exciting reading material, just right for the beginning readers in my class.

These Eric Carle books will quickly become favorites in my Kindergarten class.

They will engage and support my students as they develop literacy skills and a lifelong love of books.

Ms. L.
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
From Head to Toe Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Leiggi • Barnes and Noble $15.03 1 $15.03
The Tiny Seed Eric Carle • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator), Stringari (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Do You Want to Be My Friend? Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Pancakes, Pancakes! Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Little Cloud Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Today Is Monday Eric Carle • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Very Lonely Firefly Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.72 1 $15.72
Rooster's Off to See the World Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
The Very Busy Spider Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.03 1 $15.03
10 Little Rubber Ducks Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.03 1 $15.03
A House for Hermit Crab Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator), Eric Carle • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59

Materials cost

$148.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$185.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.78

Total project goal

$218.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $218.55

4 Donors

-$150.12

Donations toward project cost

-$128.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.77

match offer

-$67.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$57.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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