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Ms. Davis from Bakersfield CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Culture of Literacy

Help me give my students class read alouds that will help build a positive classroom culture with a SEL focus. This year school year, my district is promoting a community campaign to support "A Culture of Literacy."

  • $760 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are excited about learning! They love engaging, hands-on activities that allow them to have collaborative conversations, explore new topics, and use technology! School is one of the few places that allows some of my students to be curious and enhance their problem solving skills while still feeling successful and productive. One thing I really love about my students and the classroom culture we’ve created is the social-emotional relationships we build throughout the year with the use of mindfulness, classroom circles, and read alouds that help students gain understanding and insights to each other's feelings. Through SEL, students continually and constantly support each other and “Be the Change” they wish to see. Every week students focus on a way to help change our class, school, community, and world for the better starting with themselves. They continue to amaze me and remind me of my “why” as a teacher.

My Project

This year, my school district is focusing on building a community campaign to support A Culture of Literacy. #TeamBCSDReads These read alouds will help students build a positive classroom culture with a social-emotional focus, as well as building relationships with others. Through the magic of reading books, classroom circles, and student led activities, these read alouds will create a culture of literacy in the classroom! Whether the story focuses on being a bully, how to be a friend, feeling special and important, or learning about mindfulness, all of these stories will help my students bring to light the struggles they deal with and learn how to be a problem solver.

Ms. Davis
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
What You Do Matters Boxed Set — Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?) • Amazon Business $32.24 1 $32.24
When You Are Brave • Amazon Business $17.52 1 $17.52
The Book of Mistakes • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
When Sadness is at Your Door • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Stick and Stone • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $16.11 1 $16.11
Isle of You • Amazon Business $14.57 1 $14.57
What If... • Amazon Business $14.34 1 $14.34
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $13.66 1 $13.66
Carmela Full of Wishes • Amazon Business $13.66 1 $13.66
Giraffe Problems • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
The Big Umbrella • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Bagel in Love • Amazon Business $13.13 1 $13.13
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Grumpy Teacher • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Say Something • Amazon Business $12.73 1 $12.73
The Other Side • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Sticks • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
The Exceptionally, Extraordinarily Ordinary First Day of School • Amazon Business $12.13 1 $12.13
Tomorrow Most Likely (Read Aloud Family Books, Mindfulness Books for Kids, Bedtime Books for Young Children, Bedtime Picture Books) • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need. • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Most People • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
You Are Light • Amazon Business $11.05 1 $11.05
Nerdy Birdy • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Baditude! What to Do When Life Stinks! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Thanks for the Feedback, I Think (Best Me I Can Be!) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Remarkably You • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.30 1 $10.30
I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) • Amazon Business $10.25 1 $10.25
Most Marshmallows • Amazon Business $10.18 1 $10.18
Potato Pants! • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Words and Your Heart • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Winners Don't Whine and Whiners Don't Win • Amazon Business $9.76 1 $9.76
Kindness Snippet Jar • Amazon Business $9.43 1 $9.43
Rude Cakes • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice (Communicate With Confidence) • Amazon Business $9.02 1 $9.02
Bully B.E.A.N.S. • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue • Amazon Business $8.30 1 $8.30
First Day Jitters (Mrs. Hartwell's Classroom Adventures) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
The (Underappreciated) Life of Humphrey Hawley • Amazon Business $6.08 1 $6.08

Materials cost

$549.29

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $50.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$645.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.96

Total project goal

$759.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $759.73

2 Donors

-$380.00

Donations toward project cost

-$323.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$379.73

Match offers toward project cost

-$322.77

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.96

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