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Mrs. Tardif from Topsham, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Tardif's classroom raised $330

Big Books for Boosting Brain Power!

Help me give my students 16 brand new big books to enjoy during shared reading and partner time!

This project expired on July 20, 2019.

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Mrs. Tardif Woodside Elementary School
Topsham, ME Grades PreK-2

My Students

First graders are extremely curious and eager to discover the world around them. We work together in many ways to grow as learners and as friends. From morning meeting to our end of the day game, the children are focused on being safe, respectful, and responsible!

These six-year-olds know the importance of setting a goal and working toward it.

Students are often laughing in our classroom, as we test out new ideas. They each have a can-do attitude, and support one another with comments like, "Have clear thoughts!" and "Try it again!"

My Project

My students and I LOVE 'L' words... Literacy, Laughter, and Learning! One of our favorite parts of the day is Shared Reading. We relish reading, re-reading, and acting out the story lines from our current Big Book collection. If you walked into our room early one morning, you might just see us role playing a favorite book.

We giggle at our attempts to become the mean ol' Troll waiting under the bridge, or the energetic gingerbread cookie running away from the hungry animals.

Big books are important in our classroom because they have enlarged text. This means that if a child is sitting in the back row, he or she can clearly see the words. This is critical when I teach word solving strategies, since all of the children can be actively involved in the learning.

The only problem is that over the last few years, our big books are definitely showing that they have been well loved!

17 students impacted 10 donors
Mrs. Tardif Woodside Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Topsham, ME View local requests 17 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BK471 - The Three Bears Big Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99
BK331 - The Gingerbread Boy Big Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99
BK1968 - The Rainbow Fish Big Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
The Napping House - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.29 1 $24.29
Big Red Barn - Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.49 1 $22.49
Five Little Ducks Big Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.99 1 $17.99
BIG BOOK THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON SC • School Specialty $9.27 1 $9.27
BIG BOOK THE TOWN MOUSE AND CNTRY MOUSE SC • School Specialty $9.27 1 $9.27
BIG BOOK THE QUILT SOFTCOVER • School Specialty $9.27 1 $9.27
BIG BOOK THE VANISHING PUMPKIN SOFTCOVER • School Specialty $9.27 1 $9.27
BIG BOOK ALWAYS THE LAST PICK • School Specialty $9.00 1 $9.00
BIG BOOK TRUNKS AND TAILS SOFTCOVER • School Specialty $9.00 1 $9.00
BIG BOOK GOODNIGHT OWL! SOFTCOVER • School Specialty $7.33 1 $7.33
BIG BOOK PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SOFTCOVER • School Specialty $7.00 1 $7.00
BIG BOOK BERLIOZ THE BEAR SOFTCOVER • School Specialty $7.00 1 $7.00
BIG BOOK THE CHICK AND THE DUCKLING SC • School Specialty $7.00 1 $7.00

Materials cost

$227.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.34

Sales tax

 $11.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.46

Total project goal

$329.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $329.72

10 Donors

-$321.78

Donations toward project cost

-$280.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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