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Mrs. Christensen from Graettinger IA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let There Be Books!

My students need high-interest books in order to foster a genuine love for reading and to further develop reading skills.

  • $575 goal

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My Students

Do you remember what it was like the first time you read a book that you couldn't put down? My students have yet to discover the power of books and their abilities to take the reader to unimaginable places. As a first year teacher, it is my hope to captivate students through books and reading.

I am beginning my first year as a teacher split between two schools.

I will be teaching middle school reading in one school, and middle school special education in the second. My students in special education are working to develop comprehension skills, but I hope to do more. These students have struggled with reading throughout their school career, which has dampened their feelings about reading. I hope to not only teach them skills to aid in their comprehension, but to introduce them to books that capture their interests and create life-long readers.

My Project

I'm requesting books to jump start my classroom library. Since I have two classroom libraries, my current library is stretched thin. Many of the books in my library I have read and thoroughly enjoyed as a middle school student. I hope to fill both classroom libraries with books that will capture the various interests of my students and create life-long readers.

Donations to this project will allow me to introduce students to books I loved as a student, as well as read books my students love.

I hope to provide books that will lead to deeper conversations and thinking among students, as well as further develop them as successful readers. My goal is to create life-long readers!

Mrs. Christensen
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 7/Grade 8 Best Sellers • AKJ Books $114.20 1 $114.20
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set C. S. Lewis, Pauline Bayn • AKJ Books $32.85 3 $98.55
Grade 6 Fiction/Nonfiction Paired Studies Set • AKJ Books $98.27 1 $98.27
Grade 5 Best Sellers • AKJ Books $86.44 1 $86.44
Grade 6-Grade 8 Common Core Exemplar Set • AKJ Books $25.87 1 $25.87

Materials cost

$423.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.24

Total project goal

$574.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $574.92

1 Donor

-$574.92

Donations toward project cost

-$488.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.24

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 $0.00

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