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Ms. Antunez from Washington DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Great and Engaging Read Alouds Teach Young Readers!

My students need 50+ books, including works by Mo Willems, Tomie dePaola and Kevin Henkes.

  • $546 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

Do you remember sitting at the foot of your teacher and listening to a story so wonderful that your imagination was tickled and you didn't even care about the new toy your mom gave you anymore?

I teach first grade at a school that is 99% African-American.

These wonderful students live in a very low income area of Washington, DC. Our school has not made AYP in seven years. My little ones are below grade average in both reading and math. These children are at risk of being severely below-grade level for their entire education. Please help me close the achievement gap by engaging them in great read aloud books!

My Project

My students will gain so much from listening to exciting and meaningful children's literature. A read-aloud can teach so many reading objectives not to mention build listening skills. My students will listen to these wonderful stories and practice making inferences, drawing conclusions, identifying story structure, summarizing, and comparing and contrasting.

This project is important because my students deserve the opportunity to hear the stories that are beloved by many.

True, I could check these books out from the local library. But I know from experience that when a child truly falls in love with a story, they will want to hear it again and again. They will ask to borrow the book. They will read it on their own during free time. With these books in my classroom library, my little ones will be able to do that.

Ms. Antunez
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
From Caterpillar to Butterfly • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
A Letter to Amy Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrato • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Goggles! • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Jennie''s Hat Ezra Jack Keats, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Louie • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Louie''s Search • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Whistle for Willie • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Planting a Rainbow • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Pickles Pittsburgh • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Katy+Big Snow • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrato • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Tico and the Golden Wings Leo Lionni, Leo Lionni (Illustrato • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
A Color of His Own Leo Lionni, Leo Lionni (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
InchbyInch • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
It''s Mine! Leo Lionni • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Matthew''s Dream • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Flat Stanley • AKJ Books $14.03 1 $14.03
Three Little Kittens • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Jack And The Beanstalk • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Elves and the Shoemaker Paul Galdone, Paul Galdone (Illustra • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Rumpelstiltskin • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Gingerbread Boy • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
The Monkey and the Crocodile • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Three Bears • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
The Three Little Pigs • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
The Turtle and the Monkey • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Three Billy Goats Gruff • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Teeny-Tiny Woman Paul Galdone, Paul Galdone (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Box Full of Lilly Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $21.83 1 $21.83
Weekend with Wendell, A • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Box of Treats: Five Little Picture Books about Lilly and Her • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Chester''s Way • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Chrysanthemum • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Circle Dogs • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Jessica • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Julius, the Baby of the World • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Kitten&apos • AKJ Books $13.17 1 $13.17
Owen Kevin Henkes • AKJ Books $7.41 1 $7.41
Sheila Rae, the Brave • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
The Art Lesson • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Bill and Pete • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustra • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Leonardo The Terrible Monster • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Don''t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (I • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
Pigeon Loves Things That Go! • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Pigeon Wants a Puppy! • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
An Extraordinary Egg • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
From Seed to Plant • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
My Basketball Book • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
My Football Book Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
My Soccer Book Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
House For Hermit Crab • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Alexander, Who''s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going To Move • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45

Materials cost

$398.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$463.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.82

Total project goal

$545.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $545.45

5 Donors

-$268.32

Donations toward project cost

-$231.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.50

match offer

-$272.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$231.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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