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Mr. Brown from Pleasant Hill, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Build Brains

Help me give my students books that high interest to build literacy and materials to support reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Brown's classroom raised $702

This project is fully funded

My Project

My exuberant 4th grade class with 7% second language learners are asking for high interest reading books. They range in grade level proficiency from 2nd to 5th, which requires individualized reading support to meet their needs.

In order to learn to write reading response entries in their notebooks, my students need carefully chosen books and TPT teacher materials to guide them through designed lessons.

I use many available resources to make sure my students have the books at multiple levels to find evidence that develops comprehension. This means that they need books that are engaging to open the possibilities of shared reading experiences. The opportunities to help my student from your support is fully impactful with the future of my students.

Mr. Brown Pleasant Hill Elementary School Grades 3-5 Pleasant Hill, CA View local requests 34 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Disasters!: A Who HQ Collection (What Was?) • Amazon Business $42.92 1 $42.92
Trials of Apollo, The 5Book Paperback Boxed Set • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Hey Awesome: A Book for Kids about Anxiety, Courage, and Being Already Awesome • Amazon Business $33.56 1 $33.56
Smile, Sisters, and Guts: The Box Set • Amazon Business $29.97 1 $29.97
Hey Warrior • Amazon Business $26.39 1 $26.39
Life Skills for Kids: How to Cook, Clean, Make Friends, Handle Emergencies, Set Goals, Make Good Decisions, and Everything in Between • Amazon Business $11.90 2 $23.80
Social Skills for Kids: How to Build Confidence, Strong Communication Skills, and Become Your Best Self • Amazon Business $11.89 2 $23.78
Sketchnoting in the Classroom: A Practical Guide to Deepen Student Learning • Amazon Business $19.91 1 $19.91
Whatever After Boxset, Books 1-6 (Whatever After) • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
Warriors: A Starless Clan #3: Shadow • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Whale Done (FunJungle) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Water Princess • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Warriors: A Starless Clan #1: River • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee: (Read Aloud Books, Series Books for Kids, Books for Early Readers) (Mr. Magee, MCGE) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Warriors: A Starless Clan #2: Sky • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
The Elephant Girl • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Willodeen • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. • Amazon Business $8.77 1 $8.77
Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #2): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $8.68 1 $8.68
Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #3): From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $8.21 1 $8.21
Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the MEOW Society • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Super Rabbit Racers!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #3) (3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! A Branches Book (Press Start! #1) (1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$519.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$38.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$596.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.21

Total project goal

$701.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$701.39

5 Donors

-$349.96

Donations toward project cost

-$298.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.24

match offer

-$349.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$297.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.48

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$0.00

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