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Mr. Gabauer from W. Lafayette, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Gabauer's classroom raised $496

Book Clubs For Kids

My students need 12 sets of books to read and share with each other in book clubs so that they can discuss them and develop a love of reading.

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Mr. Gabauer Burnett Creek Elementary School
W. Lafayette, IN Grades 3-5

My Students

Do you look forward to talking about a great book you are reading with a close friend? My students love discussing the books they are reading with their fellow classmates.

The students in my fourth grade class are very social and they love to read good books.

They come to school every day eager and ready to accept the academic challenges that face them. It is my goal to cultivate this eagerness and turn all of my students into lifelong learners.

My Project

My students need 12 sets of books to read and share with each other in book clubs so that they can discuss them and develop a love of reading. The best way to channel the social aspect of my class with their love of reading is to form book clubs. Each student will be placed in a book club of 5-6 six students with similar interests and abilities. It is crucial that students read books that are of interest to them and are a "good fit." A "good fit" book is one that is not too hard and one that is not too easy. When they can get their hands on books that meet these criteria, amazing things can happen. Kids, like adults, can get more out of the books that they are reading if they are allowed to discuss what is happening in the book with friends. I want my students to talk and make discoveries about the books that they are reading. By doing so, their comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary will increase. They will learn together, and be even more excited about reading. A great way to become a better reader is to read more. A better way is to read and discuss a good fit book with classmates.

By providing sets of books for book clubs, my students will not only have the chance to become better readers, but they will also be given the chance to learn how to articulate their thoughts about the books they are reading.

Reading opens up so many doors. Help my students visit the world through books.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

27 students impacted 3 donors
Mr. Gabauer Burnett Creek Elementary School Grades 3-5 W. Lafayette, IN View local requests

More than a third of 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

27 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Among the Hidden / Among the Impostors • AKJ Books $6.65 6 $39.90
The BFG • AKJ Books $5.17 6 $31.02
Freedom Crossing • AKJ Books $4.43 6 $26.58
Jim Ugly Sid Fleischman, Jos A. Smith (Illustrator), Jos. A. • AKJ Books $5.17 6 $31.02
The Percy Jackson & the Olympians 1 • AKJ Books $7.39 6 $44.34
The Report Card • AKJ Books $4.43 6 $26.58
Small Steps • AKJ Books $7.39 6 $44.34
Dear Mr. Henshaw • AKJ Books $4.43 5 $22.15
The Tiger Rising • AKJ Books $4.43 6 $26.58
Bud, Not Buddy (Pbk) • AKJ Books $5.17 5 $25.85
Esperanza Rising • AKJ Books $5.17 6 $31.02
Ruby Holler - when gone, gone OPI • AKJ Books $5.17 6 $31.02

Materials cost

$380.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$421.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.31

Total project goal

$495.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $495.42

3 Donors

-$493.66

Donations toward project cost

-$421.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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