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Ms. Tecler from Silver Spring, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Battle Books for the Win, Part 2

Help me give my students the high interest nonfiction books about animal battles that they can't wait to read!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tecler's classroom raised $198

This project is fully funded

My Project

The students at my school love to read! Our media center is filled with readers browsing the shelves and chatting with each other about what they're reading. One of the most popular series in our collection is the Who Would Win? series. In these nonfiction books, the author pits two different animals against each other in a hypothetical battle, analyzing how the external features and adaptations of each animal would serve it in the battle. Our readers can't get enough of these books! They love to predict which animal will come out on top. The books in the series are constantly checked out and readers want more. We have most of the books in the series, so I want to add books from similar series to continue to grow reader interest in nonfiction books.

This project will bring our school's readers new high interest animal battle books to enjoy while learning more about the natural world as they build their reading and critical thinking skills.

The project also includes several rolls of book tape to help us reinforce the spines of the paperback titles so they'll last through many readings.

Having these high interest books available to our school's readers will not only build our media center's collection, but also show students that their voices are heard and honored when making decisions about the books on media center shelves. Thank you for helping us to grow readers!

Ms. Tecler Dr Charles Drew Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

475 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Asiatic Lion vs. Bengal Tiger (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $22.80 1 $22.80
Komodo Dragons vs. Wild Boars: Food Chain Fights (Predator vs. Prey) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Killer Whales vs. Penguins: Food Chain Fights (Predator vs. Prey) • Amazon Business $9.81 1 $9.81
Scotch Book Tape - 2" x 15 Yards • Blick Art Materials $9.39 1 $9.39
Saltwater Crocodile Vs. Great Hammerhead Shark (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Piranha School vs. Arapaima (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Black Bear vs. Mountain Lion (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mandrill vs. Chimpanzee (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Jackrabbit vs. Sidewinder (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Octopus vs. Spiny Lobster (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Scotch 845 Book Tape, 1.50 Inches x 15 Yards, 3 Inch Core, Crystal Clear • School Specialty $7.49 1 $7.49
Great White Sharks vs. Dolphins: Food Chain Fights (Predator vs. Prey) • Amazon Business $5.90 1 $5.90

Materials cost

$118.32

Vendor shipping charges

$10.70

Sales tax

$7.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$167.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.63

Total project goal

$197.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$197.52

1 Donor

-$197.52

Donations toward project cost

-$167.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.63

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$0.00

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