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Ms. Pencola from Winterville NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books are the Building Blocks of Character Education

My students need inspiring books that encourage positive behavior and perseverance.

  • $597 goal

This project expired on March 19, 2018.

This project expired on March 19, 2018.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our class is filled with 22 enthusiastic second grade students. My students are eager to learn about the world around them while making connections within the community. My students are intelligent, kind, comical children who deserve a quality, comprehensive learning environment.

Our class is located in a high-poverty, Title I School in eastern North Carolina.

In our classroom you will find us plunging into exciting literature-based activities. We come from different backgrounds and we embrace diversity, but in our classroom we are one family.

My Project

Books play a significant role in a child's life. Through literature, I am able to take my students on adventures to far away lands and teach lessons beyond the scope of the curriculum.

Teaching character education through literature can increase academic performance, improve attendance, and encourage compassion among students.

The books I've selected will improve student's problem solving skills and self-confidence by exemplifying good charcater traits. It is my priority to establish a classroom environment where every learner feels safe and valued within our four walls. My goal is to use stories like, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, to teach students to persevere and conquer obstacles with grace and unwavering drive.

Ms. Pencola
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
The Wonderful Things You Will Be • Amazon Business $15.03 1 $15.03
What Do You Do With an Idea? • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Too Much Glue • Amazon Business $14.12 1 $14.12
What Do You Do With a Problem? • Amazon Business $13.61 1 $13.61
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Dragons Love Tacos • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It • Amazon Business $13.26 1 $13.26
You Get What You Get (Little Boost) • Amazon Business $12.88 1 $12.88
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker (Little Boost) • Amazon Business $11.14 1 $11.14
Tease Monster: A Book About Teasing Vs. Bullying (Building Relationships) • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The OK Book • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bubble Gum Brain Activity and Idea Book • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue • Amazon Business $9.62 1 $9.62
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Rude Cakes • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
Making Friends Is an Art! • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
I Just Want to Do It My Way! My Story about Staying on Task and Asking for Help • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
Baditude! What to Do When Life Stinks! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
The Worst Day of My Life Ever! (Best Me I Can Be) • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit!! (Functioning Executive) • Amazon Business $9.19 1 $9.19
The Judgemental Flower (Building Relationships) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids (Bucketfilling Books) • Amazon Business $8.84 1 $8.84
Beautiful Oops! • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Ricky Sticky Fingers • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
Lying Up a Storm • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Like Myself! (board book) • Amazon Business $7.93 1 $7.93
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.75 1 $7.75
Interrupting Chicken • Amazon Business $7.58 1 $7.58
First Day Jitters (Mrs. Hartwells classroom adventures) • Amazon Business $7.46 1 $7.46
Marvelous Me: Inside and Out (All about Me) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $6.63 1 $6.63
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Love My Hair! • Amazon Business $5.76 1 $5.76
The Paper Bag Princess (Munsch for Kids) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$436.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.45

Total project goal

$596.34

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