Help me give my students diverse novels to add to our classroom library.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Smith's classroom raised $586
This project is fully funded
My Students
After teaching 1st grade for 11 years, I had decided that I wanted to teach another grade. This year I am teaching 6th grade and I have found a new love and appreciation for 11- and 12-year-olds. These students make me laugh every day. They appreciate the small things that I do for them, and they show their appreciation with their eagerness to learn.
Creating a culture of reading in my classroom is something I am working towards with my students every day.
Many of my students have come into my 6th grade classroom and have said that they hate reading. This broke my teacher heart! I know that they can love reading, I just need to provide them with the skills and tools necessary to be successful. They are bright and kind students who just need to find their love of reading.
My Project
I have challenged my students to read 40 books this school year. Many of my students have only read books that their teachers have required them to read. This year I have decided to not require a certain book, but allow my students to pick their own. The challenge is to read at least 40 books by the end of the year!
Creating a classroom that has a culture of reading has been a goal of mine as a teacher.
I have noticed that my students stay in from recess to check books out from our classroom library. They check out 2 or 3 books at a time. The books are bent, earmarked and well-loved.
I would like to provide a wide range of diverse books for my students. I want them to see themselves in the characters and I want the books to take them on journeys they've never been on!
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
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$5.00
30
$150.00
The Complete Missing Collection: Found; Sent; Sabotaged; Torn; Caught; Risked; Revealed; Redeemed (The Missing)
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$41.99
1
$41.99
Fablehaven Complete Set (Boxed Set): Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star; Grip of the Shadow Plague; Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary; Keys to the Demon Prison
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$24.99
1
$24.99
The Ascendance Trilogy Set of 3 Books: The False Prince: Book 1 of the Ascendance Trilogy / The Runaway King: Book 2 of the Ascendance Trilogy / The Shadow Throne: Book 3 of The Ascendance Trilogy
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$23.93
1
$23.93
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: (Boxed Set)
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$18.33
1
$18.33
Guts
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$7.83
2
$15.66
Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
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$12.28
1
$12.28
Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
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$10.98
1
$10.98
Sisters
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$9.89
1
$9.89
Worth
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$8.38
1
$8.38
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
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$8.23
1
$8.23
Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash
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$7.99
1
$7.99
War Horse (Scholastic Gold)
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
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$7.53
1
$7.53
Bridge to Terabithia
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$7.48
1
$7.48
Drama
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$7.19
1
$7.19
Savvy
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$7.19
1
$7.19
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
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$7.19
1
$7.19
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Night of the Twisters
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Ruby Holler
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
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$6.98
1
$6.98
Skateboard Breakdown (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels)
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$6.89
1
$6.89
Snow Treasure
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$5.99
1
$5.99
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition
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$5.51
1
$5.51
Summer of the Monkeys
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery)
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$5.23
1
$5.23
Restart
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$4.59
1
$4.59
Materials cost
$445.76
Vendor shipping charges
$14.95
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.69
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$497.40
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$87.78
Total project goal
$585.18
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$585.18
1 Donor
-$585.18
Donations toward project cost
-$497.40
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