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Creating Reflective Readers

My students need reading workshop materials to build skills in reading and maximize their independent work time.

  • $545 goal

This project expired on May 5, 2012.

This project expired on May 5, 2012.

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Mrs. McCartney Carroll Elementary School
Elk Grove, CA Grades 3-5

My Students

How do I keep my students learning when I am teaching a small group? Students are interested in talking about books, and responding with their groups, but they lack exciting materials to guide them.

My students are highly engaged and curious third graders.

They seek out new challenges, and are excited to talk about what they are learning. I have a broad range of skill levels in my class, from my English language learners who are working on building vocabulary and phonics skills, to my GATE students who love to read and discuss literature. I am constantly looking for challenges that meet my students at their various levels. It must be high interest that will accommodate different skill levels.

My Project

I have used several of the resources from Lakeshore with great success. The Reader's Theater scripts are high interest because my students love to act. They can work on these independently to build their fluency. The Reading Response pads and journals will give my literature circle groups inspiration to respond to the stories they are reading even when I am not there encouraging conversation. The phonics center gives my students who are still working on decoding a chance to practice their skills while I am working with other groups. My goal is to give my students lots of engaging, rigorous, and fun tasks to work on while I am working with their classmates in small groups. The materials I have chosen will last a long time, provide enough material so that they can be reused in class, and will excite my students in their independent learning.

My students are terrific students, who deserve the very best.

I want them to be constantly engaged and excited during their independent work time, and I want them to move beyond just reading and talking superficially about books. The materials I have selected will broaden and enrich their learning beyond the curriculum. Ultimately, they will be able to challenge themselves and become more self directed learners.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

24 students impacted
Mrs. McCartney Carroll Elementary School Grades 3-5 Elk Grove, CA 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

24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CC871 - Dear Mr. Henshaw - Activity Guide Only • Lakeshore Learning $8.99 1 $8.99
CC830X - How to Eat Fried Worms Literature Unit • Lakeshore Learning $43.95 1 $43.95
CC160X - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Literature Unit • Lakeshore Learning $43.95 1 $43.95
FF555 - Reading Response Station • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
DD680X - Genres of Literature Readers’ Theater Script Boxes - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning $79.95 1 $79.95
FF506 - Read, Build & Write Blends & Digraphs Kit • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
RR974 - Reader’s Book Log - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $44.95 2 $89.90
FF129 - Reader’s Response Activity Pads • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95

Materials cost

$386.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$462.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.66

Total project goal

$544.42

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