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Mrs. Sugden from Fort Mill, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books, Books!

My students need 19 different sets of books for literature circles.

  • $987 goal

This project expired on July 18, 2012.

This project expired on July 18, 2012.

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Mrs. Sugden River Trail Elementary School
Fort Mill, SC Grades 3-5

My Students

High interest books are the best way to get kids to want to read. In my classroom, I use a book chat method to get kids talking about literature. This is such a powerful way to increase comprehension. The challenge, put simply, is this: We have no book sets for the kids to read.

I teach in a high poverty school where our students' reading ability poses an ongoing challenge.

One thing the students really love is getting to read a book in a group with other students of a similar ability level. We call this activity "book chat". The kids really enjoy this book club atmosphere where it is safe to share their feelings and understandings regarding literature. In our classroom, we have such a limited supply of book sets and my students are always asking me if we can get more books.

My Project

I am requesting several different sets of books at different levels. Each set contains 7 books; 6 for the students and one teacher copy. The books cover several genres to appeal to multiple student interests and reading levels. This system will allow students to select a book that meets their interests and then read the book with students who share those same interests. In my experience, this is the best way to encourage students to read and to give them the experience of being so attached to a book that they cannot stop reading it.

Reading with comprehension is the single most important skill that students gain from attending school.

Yet every year I see more and more students who are reading well below grade level. When I ask these students about their relationship with books, their replies usually center around the fact that reading is boring. It is my purpose as a teacher to help these students read and to do that, they must see reading as worthwhile. Please help me provide this experience to my students.

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Mrs. Sugden River Trail Elementary School Grades 3-5 Fort Mill, SC View local requests 90 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The • AKJ Books $5.17 7 $36.19
No Talking (PB) • AKJ Books $4.43 7 $31.01
Landry News • AKJ Books $4.43 7 $31.01
Poppy • AKJ Books $4.43 7 $31.01
Fablehaven • AKJ Books $5.91 7 $41.37
Coraline • AKJ Books $5.17 7 $36.19
Gossamer • AKJ Books $5.17 7 $36.19
Horns And Wrinkles • AKJ Books $3.66 7 $25.62
Candy Shop Wars, The • AKJ Books $6.29 7 $44.03
Drizzle Kathleen Van Cleve • AKJ Books $12.57 7 $87.99
Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy #1) Cornelia Funke, Anthea Bell ( • AKJ Books $8.13 7 $56.91
Savvy • AKJ Books $5.91 7 $41.37
The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets • AKJ Books $3.69 7 $25.83
Surviving the Applewhites • AKJ Books $4.43 7 $31.01
Esperanza Rising • AKJ Books $5.17 7 $36.19
Becoming Naomi Leon • AKJ Books $5.17 7 $36.19
Ida B • AKJ Books $4.43 7 $31.01
Drita, My Homegirl • AKJ Books $4.43 7 $31.01
Walk Two Moons (rpkg) • AKJ Books $5.17 7 $36.19

Materials cost

$726.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $66.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$838.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.00

Total project goal

$986.67

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