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Mrs. Rardin from Wayne WV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Year of Holidays

Help me give my students more holiday books, creative writing and crafting supplies.

  • $541 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

Our students live mostly in rural areas. The town itself is very small and so is our county. We are a close-knit community and know most of our students and their families. Many families have jobs in nursing, teaching, and construction. We live a happy, simple, small-town life in our little area. Many enjoy the simple pleasures of fishing, camping, the joys of playing outside, and just being a kid climbing a tree and running around in the yard. Our classroom is made up of kindergartners that are usually 5 or 6 years old. There is usually a wide range in learning ability, some need extra “special” help while others may need one-on-one attention to learn. We have students that are right in the middle or able to read already. No matter the learning ability they are always willing and ready to help their friend out in work or play. Kindergarten is very learning diverse but we love it, making certain they learn and enjoy every second of what kindergarten has to offer them. Our community is not rich in money but rich in friendship. We appreciate all your donations to our classroom.

My Project

We have a pretty good library in our classroom but we have fallen short on a few holidays. As we put out our books for each month we make a list of books needed. Some book are favorites and need to be replaced because they’ve been read a millions times. Sometimes we just don’t have very many of some themes or holidays.

We also do creative journals and crafts for certain stories and are in need of a new glue gun and crafting or stem supplies that support the stories.

Students really light up when they get to create a craft that relates to a story they’ve just read. They really love being creative and bringing their ideas to life through journaling and or building a stem project. Our favorite way to support a story is to give them a table of craft supplies or legos and ask them as a small group to work together and create something related to their book. They love it and it really gets the kiddos more involved in reading. Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom.

Mrs. Rardin
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ryobi 18-Volt ONE+ Cordless Full Size Glue Gun with Charger and 18-Volt ONE+ Lithium-Ion Battery (Bundle) • Amazon Business $126.24 1 $126.24
LEGO Creator 30573 Santa Build, New 2019 (67 Pcs) • Amazon Business $11.97 5 $59.85
Scotch Thermal Laminator Combo Pack, Includes 20 Letter-Size Laminating Pouches, Holds Sheets up to 8.9" x 11(TL902VP) • Amazon Business $27.63 1 $27.63
Thank You, Omu! • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Balloons over Broadway • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Never EVER Tickle a Turkey: A Funny Rhyming, Read Aloud Picture Book • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Turkey Goes to School (Turkey Trouble, 5) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Eric Carle Ready-to-Read Collection: Have You Seen My Cat?; The Greedy Python; Pancakes, Pancakes!; Rooster Is Off to See the World; A House for ... Walter the Baker (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $10.47 1 $10.47
The Thankful Book • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Turkey Trouble • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Taylor the Thankful Turkey: A children's book about being thankful (Thanksgiving book for kids) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Am Thankful: A Thanksgiving Book for Kids • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Hello, Mommy Zooborns! • AKJ Education $7.65 1 $7.65
I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $7.05 1 $7.05
I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $7.05 1 $7.05
Thanks for Thanksgiving • Amazon Business $6.74 1 $6.74
Run, Turkey, Run! • Amazon Business $6.73 1 $6.73
Too Much Noise! • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! • Amazon Business $6.10 1 $6.10
Pinkalicious: Mother's Day Surprise • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Treasure Hunt for Mama and Me • AKJ Education $5.17 1 $5.17
The Night Before Groundhog Day • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before Mother's Day • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
Nate the Great Talks Turkey • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
10 Fat Turkeys • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Hey, Irma! It's Mother's Day • AKJ Education $1.75 2 $3.50
Frog and Friends Celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Celebrating Thanksgiving • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Turkeys Strike Out • AKJ Education $2.00 1 $2.00

Materials cost

$417.51

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$459.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.14

Total project goal

$540.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$540.91

1 Donor

-$540.91

Donations toward project cost

-$459.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.14

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$0.00

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