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Ms. Conner from Austin, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Greyhound and a Groundhog Visit the Art Room

My students need children's books with stories to stir the imagination.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Conner's classroom raised $398

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

We are ninety percent free lunches. Many come from single parent, working class, Spanish speaking environments. Opportunities in abundance on the other side of town seem like a fantasy in our classroom. My students aren't vacationing; instead, they read or draw to travel. I have to ask important questions, checking clarity because what seems a given to me, may not be for my students who struggle to see "fantasy" in the urban environment.

This year I am creating cross-curricular art lessons around a novel series and grade level books from kindergarten to fifth-grade.

My students need the context that picture books provide as they are learning to speak the language. Previously I had not read all the books that each grade will read this year. Now I desperately turn the pages of each book as I am attempting to create brand new lesson plans. Tying the district art curriculum for all ages and the text from these books will make this ATPE teacher's lesson plans amazing! The visual context we create will make remembrances of these stories as well as being a multi-sensory extravaganza!

My Project

Picture books are multi-sensory, which aids a child’s growing mind and stimulates their imagination. Not only will my students hear the story, they will see the illustrations and I will have them imagine the smells. These picture books are written at a higher reading level and use amazingly complex vocabularies that my students need to hear. Some requested titles include Junie B. Jones, Flowers for Sarajevo, In the Middle of Fall, The Book of Mistakes, Flashlight Night, Snowmen at Night, Wolf in the Snow, The Treasure Box, and The Lonely Mailman.

The illustrations of a picture book are a powerful way to help English learners comprehend a story.

These books can help my students that are having difficulty reading and the illustrations will help them figure out the meaning of what they are reading.

Whatever the reason children are drawn towards a book, it’s a means to get them to read, imagine and create.

Ms. Conner Graham Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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
Junie B. Jones Audio Collection, Books 1-8 • Amazon Business $23.32 1 $23.32
Flowers for Sarajevo • Amazon Business $19.93 1 $19.93
A Greyhound, a Groundhog • Amazon Business $16.38 1 $16.38
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
In the Middle of Fall • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
Wolf in the Snow • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
Wee Sister Strange • Amazon Business $14.13 1 $14.13
Apple • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
The Treasure Box • Amazon Business $13.42 1 $13.42
The Book of Mistakes • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Along the River • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness • Amazon Business $12.38 1 $12.38
READ! READ! READ! • Amazon Business $12.34 1 $12.34
Flashlight Night • Amazon Business $12.11 1 $12.11
Snowmen at Night • Amazon Business $12.02 1 $12.02
The Lonely Mailman • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
Come With Me • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
The Call of the Swamp • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
Going Places • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
The Antlered Ship • Amazon Business $10.62 1 $10.62
Do You Have a Hat? • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Ancient Thunder • Amazon Business $5.77 1 $5.77

Materials cost

$303.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.60

Total project goal

$397.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $397.35

4 Donors

-$198.68

Donations toward project cost

-$168.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.80

match offer

-$198.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$168.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.80

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