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Mrs. van der Horst from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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If You are a Dreamer, a Wisher, a Liar, a Hoper, a Prayer...

My students need 15 books of poetry, including works by Maya Angelou, Robert Frost and Langston Hughes.

  • $188 goal

This project expired on August 8, 2010.

This project expired on August 8, 2010.

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Mrs. van der Horst Middle School 51 William Alexander
Brooklyn, NY Grades 6-8

My Students

The books of poetry that are in my classroom look old, boring, and outdated. Poetry month is quickly approaching and while it is usually one of my students favorite things to write, they tend to ignore the books they could be reading.

I teach a 7th grade collaborative team teaching class.

This means that 40% of my class is made up of students with learning disabilities, speech/language impairments, and autism. The school that they attend is a gifted and talented school, which means that most of the books in the classroom library are not a good fit.

My Project

When we receive these books, my students will be able to have appropriate mentor texts which will enable them to fall in love with poetry. They will be able to understand what they are reading and realize that poetry can be written on their level. My students will be able to use these books in order to inspire their own poetry.

Your donation will make it possible for my students to enjoy poetry month.

Your donation will also enhance my classroom library and hopefully encourage my students to read poetry during the other months as well.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

150 students impacted
Mrs. van der Horst Middle School 51 William Alexander Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY 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

150 students impacted

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Ralph Fletcher • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience Series) Nikki Giovanni, Michele Noiset (Illustrator), Kristen Balouch (Illustrator), Jeremy Tugeau (Illustrator), Damian Ward (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, Edwin Graves Wilson (Editor), Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David Roessel (Editor), Benny Andrews (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost Robert Frost, Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Henri Sorensen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76
Poetry for Young People: Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll, Edward Mendelson (Editor), Eric Copeland (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson, Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor), Chi Chung (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe, Brod Bagert (Editor), Carolynn Cobleigh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg, Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor), Steven Arcella (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, David Scott Kasten (Editor), Marina Kastan (Editor), Glenn Harrington (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, David Scott Kastan (Editor), Marlen Kastan (Editor), Glenn Harrington (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Poetry for Young People: Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling, Eileen Gillooly (Editor), Jim Sharpe (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76
My People Langston Hughes, Charles R. Smith Jr. (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Best Poems Ever: A Collection of Poetry's Greatest Voices Various, Edric S. Mesmer (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your...Brains Ryan Mecum • Barnes and Noble $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$125.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$162.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.32

Total project goal

$187.06

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