You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Ms. Edwards from Berkeley Springs WV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Adventures in Academics and Analysis

Help me give my students class sets of "Hoot", "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief", and "I Survived the American Revolution" to encourage analysis of topics like endangered species and mythology.

  • $567 goal

This project expired on July 17, 2020.

This project expired on July 17, 2020.

My Students

My students are eager to learn and work hard to do just that. I have discovered that they love to learn through projects, in small groups, with a partner, or even independently. They are true scholars as they work to succeed at everything they do, both in the classroom and in the community. They teach each other when someone is struggling with something new, and are enthusiastic cheer leaders for the success of everyone.

The projects my students have worked with so far require discipline, responsibility, and critical thinking, and they are quickly learning how to step up and succeed within that structure.

At the same time they are learning to reflect on their learning through conferences with me and defending the grade they believe they have earned. I am so proud of them as I watch them grow this year.

My Project

The books I have chosen will be used to enhance student critical thinking and analysis skills as they compare fictional and nonfictional accounts of events and ideas within a project based learning environment. These are skills that are going to be paramount to their success as my students continue their journey in academics.

Providing fictional novels that reinforce the topics the projects emphasize will motivate my students who prefer fiction over nonfiction to read and learn more about the concept or idea that forms the basis of the projects.

Project based learning encourages responsibility, independence, and critical thinking, and will support student learning experiences to ensure they become strong and successful adults.

In addition, students will gain valuable experience in working with others, acquiring skills in teamwork, cooperation, and compromise. These are skills that are highly sought after with employers today.

Ms. Edwards
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Edwards is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief • AKJ Education $5.59 30 $167.70
Hoot • AKJ Education $5.59 30 $167.70
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived #15) • AKJ Education $3.64 30 $109.20

Materials cost

$444.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$481.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.93

Total project goal

$566.20

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Berkeley Springs","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[7137451],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"WV","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4809452,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":567,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/adventures-in-academics-and-analysis/4809452/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":23,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Edwards","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"7137451":{"owner":"Ms. Edwards","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4809452],"proposalHash":"35737915","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":21569029,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7137451,"schoolCounty":"Morgan","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia"}}