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Ms. Harveycutter from Newport News, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Realistic Fiction is Really Interesting!

My students need a classroom set of a realistic fiction novels that will capture their attention.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Harveycutter's classroom raised $203

This project is fully funded

My Students

Reading takes you places you have never been before. Tangerine will take my students to a small town in Florida where they will see a young boy overcome many obstacles.

I teach 5th grade to a great bunch of kids.

Unfortunately, many of them see reading as boring or a waste of time. They have the ability to be great readers, they just need great books to help them on their way. They enjoy books that keep them entertained but oftentimes find it difficult to pick out books they would enjoy. They get a chapter or two into a book and put it down. I am trying to help them discover new books, genres, and authors that they will want to read on their own by engaging them in class-wide novel studies.

My Project

I am asking for a classroom set of the book Tangerine. Many of my students lack the endurance to read an entire chapter book on their own but highly enjoy the depth a chapter book provides. In order to help build up their endurance and see that chapter books are worth the effort, I want to do a novel study on Tangerine. My students will be able to use the reading comprehension skills taught in class in a fun and engaging way.

With the pressure of state testing, many teachers choose to teach to the test.

They give students reading passage after reading passage which causes the students to become bored with reading. They are taught only to read in order to pass a test. As adults, we know that this isn't the point of reading. I want my students to not only be able to pass state tests but to discover a love of reading that will endure their whole lives.

Ms. Harveycutter Newsome Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

22 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tangerine • AKJ Books $5.42 25 $135.50

Materials cost

$135.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$172.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.45

Total project goal

$202.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $202.98

16 Donors

-$202.62

Donations toward project cost

-$172.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.36

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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