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Ms. Hooper from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books, and More BOOKS!

My students need some Common Core exemplar books and book sets to better connect to the material that is being taught in class.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hooper's classroom raised $399

This project is fully funded

My Students

Creating a classroom for the future is my goal, but first I need to improve my classroom library that is stuck in the past. Please help us to get new books that are aligned with the new standards.

My classes consist of about 30 students each, 150 total.

There are three fifth grade classes that I teach writing to and two sixth grade classes that I teach reading. My students love to learn! Every day I have at least five students that browse my bookshelves and check out a book that appeals to them. The problem is that I am running out of books for them. While choosing these books, I have taken into account the interests of my students and I know that these books will fly off the shelves.

My Project

In an inner city school, it is sometimes difficult to escape all of the hustle and bustle, but with a good book it is easier for them to "get away". With these books, my students will be able to better connect with history and other non fiction information that they are learning in social studies and science. The other books that I have chosen will be used for the students' personal reading time.

With your donation, you can help to improve our library with interesting new books for the students that are also aligned with the Common Core Standards.

These books will also help to reinforce what they are learning across the curriculum.

Ms. Hooper Thomas J Waters Elementary School Grades 6-8 Chicago, IL View local requests 150 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
4-5 Exemplar Stories • AKJ Books $62.07 1 $62.07
Newbery Award and Honor Winners Family • AKJ Books $54.69 1 $54.69
4-5 Exemplar Poetry • AKJ Books $47.27 1 $47.27
The Boxcar Children • AKJ Books $31.04 1 $31.04
Inkheart Trilogy Boxset Scholastic • AKJ Books $25.54 1 $25.54
National Geographic Readers • AKJ Books $20.67 1 $20.67
Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy • AKJ Books $14.78 1 $14.78
The Sign of the Beaver • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Starcatchers Series #2) Dave B • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Starcatchers Series #3) Dav • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Letters from Rifka • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
If You Were There in 1492 : Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Nory Ryan''s Song • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Chains • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Pedro''s Journal • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$304.15

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$338.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.77

Total project goal

$398.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$398.48

9 Donors

-$353.48

Donations toward project cost

-$300.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.02

match offer

-$45.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

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$0.00

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