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

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Ms. Tecler's classroom raised $203

Battle Books for the Win, Part 3

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

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Ms. Tecler Dr Charles Drew Elementary School
Silver Spring, MD Grades PreK-2

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. Among the most popular books in our collection are the animal battle books. 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. Our readers are building their reading skills while also building their understanding of animal features and adaptations, which supports their understanding of important science content.

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 a roll of book tape to help us reinforce the spines of the paperback titles so they'll last through many readings.

We've just started book checkout for the school year and already readers have asked for new animal battle books. 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!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

425 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Tecler Dr Charles Drew Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Silver Spring, MD View local requests

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

425 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch 845 Book Tape, 3 Inches x 15 Yards, 3 Inch Core, Crystal Clear, 3.5x3x3 - Adult • School Specialty $17.17 1 $17.17
Animal Showdown: Round Three: Surprising Animal Matchups with Surprising Results • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Animal Smackdown: Surprising Animal Matchups With Surprising Results (Animal Showdown) • Amazon Business $12.82 1 $12.82
Black Mamba Vs. Blue-ringed Octopus (Bizarre Beast Battles) • Amazon Business $9.15 1 $9.15
King Cobra Vs. Bald Eagle (Bizarre Beast Battles) • Amazon Business $9.15 1 $9.15
Killer Whale Vs. Alligator (Bizarre Beast Battles) • Amazon Business $9.15 1 $9.15
Vampire Bat Vs. Elf Owl (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Horned Lizard Vs. Diamondback Rattlesnake (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hummingbird vs. Moth (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Octopus vs. King Crab (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Canada Goose vs. Gray Fox (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Water Buffalo vs. Dhole Pack (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bison vs. Elk (Animal Battles) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$130.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.72

Sales tax

 $7.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.33

Total project goal

$202.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $202.19

1 Donor

-$101.10

Donations toward project cost

-$85.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.16

match offer

-$101.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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