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Mr. Griffin from Black Mountain, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Griffin's classroom raised $542

A Symphony of Young Poets

My students need 11 poetry books, a magnetic poetry set and binders.

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Mr. Griffin Black Mountain Elementary School
Black Mountain, NC Grades 3-5

My Students

One of the best things about developing knowledge of literature in the minds of young writers is helping them understand that poetry is open to anyone who has a desire to express their thoughts and feelings. Having readily available a collection of rich, quality literature is every teacher's dream.

The boys and girls who attend our school come from a predominately blue collar, working class community from rural North Carolina.

Our school has a school-wide Title I Program which means at least forty percent of the student population come from low-income homes. Many of our students rarely have the opportunity outside of school to read poetry. Poetry is especially important for children. Elementary school age children are at a critical age when they discover the wonders and benefits of poetry in order to create lifetime readers out of them.  Knowing the nature of children, poetry is easy for them to love, because they love playing with language.  Boys and girls are at the unique stage of life when they are discovering the many uses of language.  Rhymes and patterns are very obvious and exciting and can be used by parents and teachers alike to begin a love of poetry and reading. Poetry is a good way to give children the initiative to start reading more comprehensive material.

My Project

A Symphony of Young Poets Project exposes boys and girls to authentic children's literature that they have perhaps never experienced before. Having accessible to the students a variety of children's poetry books works wonders in wetting ones appetite for poetry. Allow time for boys and girls to read through a number of poetry books. Provide time for the teacher and students to share poems of their liking with the class. Read poems which are funny, inspiring, thought provoking, emotional, and silly. The usage of magnetic word tiles help students manipulate words to create free verse poetry with enthusiasm and excitement. During reading and writing time, introduce students to a variety of poetic devices. Capture the spirit! Students create their own Poetry Anthology Notebooks. After students have been immersed in poetry and have compiled their poetry, celebrate their finished pieces by opening a Poets Cafe Night and have students invite their parents and other family members.

Children everywhere deserve the right to develop the skills necessary to become the next generation of global thinkers/leaders.

Ideas and realities to change the world will come from the fourth graders I teach today. My desire is to place my students from the rural region of the Appalachian Mountains on a level playing field with youngsters across the globe. Help me provide the tools that will encourage them to participate, interact, and improve education in our community and around the world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

26 students impacted 8 donors
Mr. Griffin Black Mountain Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Black Mountain, NC View local requests

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

26 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Child's Book of Poems Gyo Fujikawa (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
JJ187 - Binders - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 5 $99.75
Red Words Magnetic Poetry Kit Magnetic Poetry • Barnes and Noble $12.77 13 $166.01
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children : A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today's Child Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator), Selected by Jack Prelutsky • Barnes and Noble $15.72 1 $15.72
The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury: Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud Janet Schulman (Editor), Simon Boughton (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $27.36 1 $27.36
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David Roessel (Editor), Benny Andrews (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22
The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry Bill Martin Jr., With Michael Sampson, Steven Kellogg (Afterword), Foreword by Eric Carle • Barnes and Noble $14.36 1 $14.36
What I Did on My Summer Vacation: 40 Funny Poems about Summer Adventures and Misadventures Bruce Lansky (Editor), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
I Hope I Don't Strike Out!: And Other Funny Sports Poems Created by Bruce Lansky • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Miles of Smiles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems Bruce Lansky (Editor), Stephen Carpenter (Illustrator), Steven Carpenter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Poetry Speaks to Children (Poetry Speaks Series) Elise Paschen, Billy Collins (Editor), Dominique Raccah (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.64 1 $13.64
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience Series) Nikki Giovanni, Michele Noiset (Illustrator), Kristen Balouch (Illustrator), Jeremy Tugeau (Illustrator), Damian Ward (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out Ralph Fletcher • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12

Materials cost

$398.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$471.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.39

Total project goal

$541.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $541.48

8 Donors

-$539.76

Donations toward project cost

-$471.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.72

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