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Mrs. S. from TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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2nd Graders Needs Big Books for Literacy Stations

My project needs big books for students to use in the big book literacy station in addition to participating in shared reading activities with the big books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. S.'s classroom raised $572

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I teach 2nd grade at an elementary school in Round Rock, TX. My class consists of diverse learners that come from numerous types of cultures and backgrounds. This will be my second year teaching. I have invested a great deal of my own money in developing a comfortable and safe classroom environment for my students this past year. My goal for this year is to enhance my classroom resources to empower my students to have opportunities for success with literacy. Numerous researchers support the philosophy of having students participate in literacy work stations (also known as centers). During stations the teacher has uninterrupted time to work with students on reading and writing skills in small groups. I have designed my classroom literacy stations after the author Debbie Diller's book "Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work." A literacy station that is part of this design is the "Big Book Work Station." At this station students are able to practice various types of reading and writing skills that the teacher has previously modeled for students. Typically the teacher introduces one big book a week before putting it into the big book station. Since there are approximately 36 weeks in a school year, I would like to build up my big book library to have about 30 big books. My school library does offer big books for teachers to check out. However, the amount is very limited and the few we have are in poor condition. I believe that my students will greatly benefit from having exposure to numerous big books of different genres, both fiction and non-fiction. Many of the books I have requested for my big book station are favorite stories of children. Students feel successful when reading big books they enjoy, as well as have repeated exposure to. There are many aspects that go into making literacy work stations effective for students’ learning. An important aspect is that students have access to the resources they need to foster learning, such as big books. Literacy work stations are wonderful for students because teachers are able to drive their learning towards what students as individuals need. Students have opportunities to work individually, in pairs, and small groups during work stations. I believe the first step in making literacy stations more beneficial to my students is to have the proper resources! Thank you for your time!

Mrs. S. Grades PreK-2

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Emperor's Egg Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.19 1 $17.19
Owl Babies - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.19 1 $17.19
Children's Choice Big Book Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $106.60 1 $106.60
Mouse Paint Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.46 1 $21.46
Caps for Sale Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.77 1 $19.77
Stellaluna (Big Book) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.46 1 $21.46
Growing Vegetable Soup (Big Book) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.46 1 $21.46
Circle Time Big Book Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $128.96 1 $128.96
TIME For Kids Magazine- News Scoop Edition w/ TFK Around the World (grades 2-3). Pricing is valid for orders placed after March 2007. After August 15th of current school year, pricing will remain in effect but TIME For Kids reserves the right to prorate issue quantity and free gifts. Only valid for orders in quantities of 10 or more. Orders for less than 10 subscriptions will NOT be fulfilled. • Time for Kids $4.77 10 $47.70

Materials cost

$401.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.18

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$469.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.95

Total project goal

$571.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $571.95

2 Donors

-$571.95

Donations toward project cost

-$469.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.95

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