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Ms. Ciardi from Jamaica Plain, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Ciardi's classroom raised $627

Nurturing Young Writers

My students need high-quality children's literature to provide models for their own writing. We also need a printer for publishing student stories.

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Ms. Ciardi Curley K-8 School
Jamaica Plain, MA Grades PreK-2

My Students

Great writing inspires great writers. This year I am using literature to model the writing skills that I will teach my students. I hope that these authors will inspire my young writers.

Students at our school come from a rich and diverse community.

They speak many languages, represent many socioeconomic backgrounds, and are members of different ethnic and racial communities. However, they all share a love of learning and a dedication to our whole-school community.

My Project

I am teaching my students to think of themselves as writers, just like the authors of the books we read every day in our classroom. First-Grade writers can do many of the same things that grown-up writers can do. I will use this literature to show my students how writers tell stories. I will also encourage my students to notice elements of these books and to use them in their own writing. I will also celebrate the work of the First-Grade writers by publishing their stories. I will use the printer to publish their work.

I want my first graders to see themselves as writers and to learn about writing from other writers.

By studying great children's literature, my hope is that my students will be encouraged to emulate these writers, and try some elements of their craft in their own writing.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

22 students impacted 13 donors
Ms. Ciardi Curley K-8 School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Jamaica Plain, MA 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

22 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Officejet 6100 ePrinter - printer - color - ink-jet • Best Buy for Business $99.99 1 $99.99
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon $14.04 1 $14.04
Snow • Amazon $13.87 1 $13.87
City Dog, Country Frog • Amazon $13.80 1 $13.80
All the Places to Love • Amazon $13.77 1 $13.77
Welcome to the Ice House • Amazon $13.41 1 $13.41
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster • Amazon $13.39 1 $13.39
Chameleon, Chameleon • Amazon $13.35 1 $13.35
Long Night Moon • Amazon $13.35 1 $13.35
A Grand Old Tree • Amazon $13.35 1 $13.35
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny Series) • Amazon $13.01 1 $13.01
Twilight Comes Twice • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Move! • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
How to Heal a Broken Wing • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems (This book won the Claudia Lewis Award) • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Hello, Harvest Moon • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest • Amazon $12.15 1 $12.15
Time to Sleep • Amazon $11.69 1 $11.69
I Want a Dog • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Canoe Days • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Scarecrow • Amazon $6.30 1 $6.30
Goggles (Picture Puffins) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Shortcut • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Ice Bear: Read and Wonder: In the Steps of the Polar Bear • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Big Blue Whale: Read and Wonder • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Eyes of Gray Wolf • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
"Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
One Tiny Turtle: Read and Wonder • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
My Football Book • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Owl Babies • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Sail Away • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
White Owl, Barn Owl: Read and Wonder • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Welcome to the Green House • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
In November • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Atlantic • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Surprising Sharks: Read and Wonder • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
"The Trouble with Dogs..." Said Dad • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Baby Whale's Journey • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
My Mama Had A Dancing Heart (Orchard Paperbacks) • Amazon $5.71 1 $5.71

Materials cost

$483.31

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$532.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.98

Total project goal

$626.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $626.54

8 Donors

-$397.13

Donations toward project cost

-$354.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.07

match offer

-$210.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.41

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 $0.00

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