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Ms. P. from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books For Literature Circles and Critical Thinking

My project needs 5 copies of 30 book titles from Where the Wild Things Are to Ferdinand.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. P.'s classroom raised $1,464

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

MOOOOOOOOVE over Oprah's Book Club! The second graders in Los Angeles are having titillating conversations about serious literature. You've got to fund Literature Circles to believe it. Literature Circles encourage English Language Learners to read, listen, speak, and write while thinking critically about quality children's literature. They encourage children to become life long readers and critical thinkers. After implementing Literature Circles for one year in my second grade classroom and writing a thesis on this practice, I know that Literature Circles provide a student-centered forum for learning. Literature Circles are heterogeneous, student-led book clubs which provide learners with opportunities to discuss books in small groups. Each Literature Circle member performs a discrete role to accommodate different learning styles. Children's discussions in Literature Circles honor prior knowledge allowing for all students of different reading levels to feel successful. I work at a relatively new, inner-city school that lacks funds to buy sets of books for Literature Circles. Our library does not have multiple copies of books nor does it have a wide selection of quality literature. Young readers must be exposed to as many books as possible and should be given choice when selecting reading materials. Unfortunately, our school follows a reading program, which does little to entice English Language Learners to read. The district-provided basal reader that teachers must use is not always culturally relevant nor does it provide students with choice when reading, both of which are necessary to motivate young children and inspire a love of literature. If my proposal is funded, my students will have the opportunity to read widely and use their higher-level thinking skills in authentic discussions about literature. I have seen my own students grow tremendously as readers and thinkers after implementing Literature Circles over the course of one year. They became self-regulated learners and monitored each other's learning with a sense of purpose, excitement, and empowerment. With your help, I will no longer need to make multiple trips to various local libraries and the librarians will no longer curse me as they see me approach in search of literary ammunition. Thank you for considering my project and supporting young learners.

Ms. P. Del Olmo Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fireman Small Wong Herbert Yee • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
Old Woman Who Named Things Cynthia Rylant, Kathryn Brown (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 5 $31.50
Farfallina and Marcel Holly Keller, Holly Keller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Bernard Waber, Bernard Waber (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 5 $31.25
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! Emma Chichester Clark, Emma Chichester Clark (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Happy Birthday, Moon Frank Asch, Frank Asch (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
What Can You Do with a Shoe? Beatrice Schenk De Regniers, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Ginger Charlotte Voake, Charlotte Voake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Paper Bag Princess Robert N. Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
Frederick Leo Lionni, Leo Lionni (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 5 $35.75
Pretzel Margret Rey, H. A. Rey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
A Chair for My Mother Vera B. Williams, Vera B. Williams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Mean Soup Betsy Everitt • Barnes and Noble $6.30 5 $31.50
Piggybook Anthony Browne, Anthony Brown • Barnes and Noble $7.19 5 $35.95
The Teddy Bear David McPhail, David McPhail (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 5 $31.25
Imogene's Antlers (Reading Rainbow Series) David Small, David Small (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Harriet and the Roller Coaster Nancy L. Carlson • Barnes and Noble $6.25 5 $31.25
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present Charlotte Zolotow, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 5 $31.25
Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 5 $67.95
Julius, the Baby of the World Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
The Empty Pot Demi, Hitz Demi (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 3 $18.75
Harry and the Terrible Whatzit Dick Gackenbach, Dick Gackenbach (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 5 $35.75
Six-Dinner Sid Inga Moore, Inga Moore (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 5 $71.95
Bony-Legs (Hello Reader! Series) Joanna Cole, Dirk Zimmer, Dirk Zimmer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 5 $17.95
Petunia Roger Duvoisin • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
The Secret Birthday Message Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45

Materials cost

$987.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $98.79

Sales tax

 $71.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$1,200.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$263.41

Total project goal

$1,463.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,463.41

8 Donors

-$1,358.82

Donations toward project cost

-$1,200.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$158.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$104.59

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