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2020 the Year of the Rat: Get Caught Reading!

Help me give my students an understanding of a culture unlike their own. As 3rd graders, students study ancient China and learn about their lunar calendar. These resources are a mix of educational and recreational reading materials.

  • $680 goal

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

We are a Title I school in a highly transient area of a military town. My students are all second and third graders in a neighborhood that struggles economically. Nearly one hundred percent of our students qualify for free lunch and breakfast. That, however, does not diminish their enthusiasm for learning, especially when it relates to things they are passionate about!

Our student population has become increasingly diverse in recent years.

They are smart and very capable students with a true love of learning through real experiences. The economic challenges do, however, have an impact on what they have available to help them learn. These are changing times, and we have to constantly look for new ways to keep students engaged and build skills that will prepare them for potential careers.

My Project

2020 is the year of the Rat! So, we are beefing up our selection of books which features these fascinating characters, or at least some of their rodent relatives! The selected books are a combination of educational and recreational titles.

The texts will help our third graders as they study ancient Chinese culture and the contributions they made to modern civilization.

These books will update and expand our library holdings related to ancient China and help students solidify these content standards.

In addition, some of our students favorite characters just happen to be mice! Our well loved volumes could use some freshening up to celebrate the Lunar New Year!

Mrs. Davis
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
72 Pieces 2020 Chinese New Year Red Envelopes Red Envelope Mouse Year Lucky Money Hong Bao Packet, 12 Styles (6.6 x 3.5 Inch) • Amazon Business $8.99 7 $62.93
Explore China: A Mulan Discovery Book (Disney Learning Discovery Books) • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year: With Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns • Amazon Business $17.90 1 $17.90
Mice Skating (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Bringing In the New Year • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Babymouse #19: Bad Babysitter • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #7: Skater Girl • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #9: Monster Mash • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #8: Puppy Love • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #10: The Musical • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #11: Dragonslayer • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #12: Burns Rubber • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #14: Mad Scientist • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #16: Babymouse for President • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #17: Extreme Babymouse • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #18: Happy Birthday, Babymouse • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #20: Babymouse Goes for the Gold • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #6: Camp Babymouse • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #5: Heartbreaker • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #4: Rock Star • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #3: Beach Babe • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #2: Our Hero • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Babymouse #1: Queen of the World! • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas • Amazon Business $12.82 1 $12.82
Ruby's Chinese New Year • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
The Rat: The Disgusting Critters Series • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
National Geographic Readers: Ink! (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Octopuses, Squid, and More • Amazon Business $9.75 1 $9.75
National Geographic Readers: Squeak! (L3): 100 Fun Facts About Hamsters, Mice, Guinea Pigs, and More • Amazon Business $9.75 1 $9.75
How to Catch a Dragon • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Bat (Disgusting Critters) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #5) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Uranium Unicorns From Uranus • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Naughty Nightcrawlers From Neptune (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #8) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #9) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #4) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Video Vultures from Venus (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #6) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Worm: The Disgusting Critters Series • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98
Where Is the Great Wall? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$523.73

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.96

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$577.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.92

Total project goal

$679.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $679.47

2 Donors

-$670.65

Donations toward project cost

-$577.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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