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Mrs. c. from Carriere, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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They're Poets and Don't Know It!

My students need 30 copies of Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends."

  • $686 goal

This project expired on December 15, 2008.

This project expired on December 15, 2008.

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Mrs. c. Pearl River Central Upper Elementary School
Carriere, MS Grades 3-5

Children are poets but don't know it. The lack of exposure to fun and entertaining poetry has stifled our childrens' ability to enjoy and appreciate poetry. I teach 5th grade language arts and I hope to produce a class full of poets!

POETRY CAN ROCK A CURRICULUM! My goal is to integrate poetry across the language arts curriculum. Poetry can be used to teach the parts of speech, the writing process, and examples of figurative language like similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, etc. Some of the greatest poems can be found in the book "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein. Oh, the fun we could have reading the poem "Recipe for a Hippopotamus Sandwich" together as a class!

Having a class set of these books would afford each student the opportunity to explore and experience the fun and entertaining poetry of Shel Silverstein. As a class we could read how "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out." After reading this funny poem, the students could make a list of the items of garbage mentioned in the poem. Teacher could use items listed to engage the students in a discussion about nouns. The nouns in the poem are "way cooler" than the ones we might find in the boring old textbook! The class could go on an adjective scavenger hunt after reading "Peanut-Butter Sandwich." This poem centers around a young king who would eat nothing but peanut-butter sandwiches. The [young] king had [peanut] butter all over his [royal] gowns and [golden] crowns. This poem is packed with adjectives that the students can "hunt" for. The students could then go on to write their own poems about their favorite foods. The possibilities are endless!

Your donation will make it possible for my students to be exposed to fun and entertaining poetry that they will never forget! I hope that reading the poems will inspire the students to create their own poems. Who knows, one of my students could be the next Shel Silverstein!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

50 students impacted
Mrs. c. Pearl River Central Upper Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Carriere, MS 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

50 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Where the Sidewalk Ends: 30th Anniversary Special Edition Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 30 $455.70

Materials cost

$455.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $45.57

Sales tax

 $31.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$562.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.37

Total project goal

$685.37

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