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Mrs. Ritter from Milford, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Ritter's classroom raised $332

Adding Spice to the Well Seasoned Curriculum

My students need 15 books, including a book about Abraham Lincoln and a children's version of Gulliver's Travels.

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Mrs. Ritter Milford Central School
Milford, NY Grades PreK-2

The enjoyment of reading promotes fluency, comprehension, vocabulary development and future success in school. I teach second grade in a small, K – 12 school district in rural, New York state. I would love to support and enhance my curriculum with fifteen of the latest children’s literature books.

My second grade curriculum is filled with many different interdisciplinary units of study. During the course of the year we study everything from Johnny Appleseed to Zoology. In each of these units of study, we use children's literature books (trade books) to help the students acquire new information and garner a love of learning. Many of the books that I use are yard sale purchases, library discards, or otherwise inexpensive finds.....but, still good literature. Recently, I attended a workshop on children's books which were published during the last year. There are so many wonderful new books out there! I would love to spice up my curriculum with newly published books!

Receiving copies of fifteen newly published children's literature books, would add spice to our already well seasoned curriculum!

Your generosity and support would enhance my curriculum and pique my students desire to absorb and learn all they can.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

24 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Ritter Milford Central School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Milford, NY View local requests

More than half 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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Monarch and Milkweed Helen Frost, Leonid Gore (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.10 1 $16.10
Gully's Travels Tor Seidler, Brock Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa Jeanette Winter • Barnes and Noble $15.30 1 $15.30
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) Deborah Hopkinson, John Hendrix (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Say Hello Jack Foreman, Michael Foreman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Turtle's Penguin Day Valeri Gorbachev • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Bats at the Library Brian Lies (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
The Black Book of Colors Menena Cottin, Rosana Faria (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Nit-Pickin' Nancy Van Laan, George Booth • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
I Know an Old Teacher Anne Bowen, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Monarch's Progress: Poems with Wings Avis Harley, Avis Harley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Lady Liberty Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Savvy Ingrid Law • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Phillis's Big Test Catherine Clinton, Sean Qualls (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40

Materials cost

$226.73

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.67

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$272.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.71

Total project goal

$331.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $331.71

3 Donors

-$320.00

Donations toward project cost

-$272.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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