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Ms. Arruda from Portsmouth, NH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Arruda's classroom raised $408

Inspired Readers and Authors Need an Abundant Library

My students need books, books, and more books with different themes and genres! My fourth graders are readers and writers who need a variety of mentor texts to improve their reading and writing skills.

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Ms. Arruda Little Harbour School
Portsmouth, NH Grades 3-5

My Students

Help us get our hands on a variety of books that will encourage our love for reading and writing. My students need a rich classroom library of mentor texts to help inspire their minds and their writing!

The most important thing my students can leave my classroom with is a love and passion for reading and writing.

I want my young, aspiring students to become readers, authors, poets, and book critics who truly enjoy creating pieces of writing that reflect deep understanding of a variety of genres. My students benefit from looking at a variety of mentor texts before they write.

My Project

These amazing books will give my students the opportunity to read and be exposed to a variety of genres. Students in my room write many different pieces including biographies, autobiographies, poems, graphic novels, book reviews, etc. By using mentor texts, or books that help teach a certain genre or skill of writing, students are aware of what their writing can be and it gives them a sense of purpose for writing that piece. It is extremely beneficial for my classroom to be filled with good books for students to learn from and experience before writing something similar.

These authors need your help!

Please help give them the tools they need to be successful writers. I try to inspire my students to want to improve their writing and have a sense of purpose. We celebrate writing in my classroom and these books from a variety of genres will inspire my students to create amazing pieces in all different genres.

19 students impacted 11 donors
Ms. Arruda Little Harbour School Grades 3-5 Portsmouth, NH View local requests 19 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cynthia Rylant • AKJ Books $28.73 1 $28.73
Jack Gantos • AKJ Books $28.02 1 $28.02
Patricia Polacco • AKJ Books $22.91 1 $22.91
Gary Soto • AKJ Books $19.12 1 $19.12
NEW! Graphic Universe • AKJ Books $33.12 1 $33.12
Anne Frank: Life in Hiding • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Behind Rebel Lines(Reissue Edition) • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Shipwrecked! • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Michelle Obama David Colbert • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Speckled Band Arthu • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Hoop Rat • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Technically, It''s Not My Fault • AKJ Books $4.40 1 $4.40
insectlopedia • AKJ Books $5.92 1 $5.92
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe, Br • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Blubber • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Flying Solo • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Nancy Drew • AKJ Books $22.16 1 $22.16
Andy Warhol Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Roald Dahl • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Who Was Claude Monet? • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Who Was William Shakespeare? • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Who Was Mark Twain? • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Who Was Annie Oakley? • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Yao Ming • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
The Story of Muhammad Ali • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Who Was Sacagawea? • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Who Was Elvis Presley • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Time For Kids: Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World (T • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Differentiated Activities for Teaching Key Math Skills: Grad • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Success With Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Divisio • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Fraction Dominoes • AKJ Books $6.08 1 $6.08
Grammar Activities That Really Grab ''em! • AKJ Books $8.87 1 $8.87
Brain Blasters Vocabulary Practice Cards, Grade 4 • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Read-Aloud Mini-Plays With Leveled Parts • AKJ Books $8.87 1 $8.87
Fluency Practice Read-Aloud Plays • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61

Materials cost

$306.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$346.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.16

Total project goal

$407.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $407.71

8 Donors

-$397.71

Donations toward project cost

-$338.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.66

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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