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Mrs. Bessick from Middleton WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books for Backpacks Part 2: Creating Libraries at Home

My students need high-interest books including various nonfiction, Dr. Seuss, Henry and Mudge, Frog and Toad, Splat the Cat, and low-level books they can read independently.

  • $495 goal

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My Students

First grade is such a huge year for learning how to read. Most students come in barely reading and they leave being strong, confident readers. My students are eager to get books into their hands and love taking books home with them.

I teach in a low-income public school and have a high population of English Language Learners in my classroom.

This means that many of my students come to school without the adequate reading knowledge and experiences. They have a lot of catching up to do compared to a typical student who was read to since birth. As often as I read aloud to my students, usually 2-3 books a day, they enjoy having their own books to read, especially at home. I want to provide all of my students with meaningful reading experiences throughout their year with me.

My Project

This project will assist my students in their journey of learning to read. During our time together, students are provided with books that they read at school and then are allowed to bring them home to practice. But they must then return them to school so others can read them. I want them to have great, high-interest books that they know and love that they can keep at home and call their own. They also need to read books at their reading level and it's hard to find low-level books for them at the library. I want my students to have books they can read and are interesting to them at their fingertips and in their homes.

Mrs. Bessick
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guided Reading Level B - Fiction (20 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $91.06 1 $91.06
Guided Reading Level A - Fiction (20 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $87.81 1 $87.81
I Can Read All-Time Favorites 16-Book Box Set • Amazon Business $41.73 1 $41.73
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on • Amazon Business $27.07 1 $27.07
I Can Read My Favorite Stories, Level 1 • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack: Henry and Mudge; Henry and Mudge and Annie's Good Move; Henry and Mudge in the Green Time; Henry and Mudge ... and Mudge and the Happy Cat (Henry & Mudge) • Amazon Business $11.17 1 $11.17
Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack #2: Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend; Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps; Henry and Mudge and the Big ... Mudge and the Tall Tree House (Henry & Mudge) • Amazon Business $11.17 1 $11.17
Splat the Cat: Big Reading Collection (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $9.60 1 $9.60
The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $7.33 1 $7.33
Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
My New Friend Is So Fun! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $5.91 1 $5.91
Hi! Fly Guy • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Flutter, Butterfly! • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Swim Fish!: Explore the Coral Reef • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Weather • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Ollie the Stomper (Reader) (Gossie & Friends) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
Jasper & Joop (Reader) (Gossie & Friends) • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
Gossie and Gertie (Reader) (Gossie & Friends) • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Slither, Snake! • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Go Cub! • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Owls • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Trains • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Hang On Monkey! • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
Gossie (Reader) (Gossie & Friends) • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Dive, Dolphin • Amazon Business $2.71 1 $2.71
National Geographic Readers: Ants • Amazon Business $2.65 1 $2.65
National Geographic Readers: Storms! • Amazon Business $2.65 1 $2.65
National Geographic Readers: Giraffes • Amazon Business $2.64 1 $2.64
National Geographic Readers: Play, Kitty! • Amazon Business $2.58 1 $2.58

Materials cost

$384.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$420.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.15

Total project goal

$494.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $494.33

46 Donors

-$430.93

Donations toward project cost

-$377.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.25

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.40

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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