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Ms. Terrab from Monona WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books to Fill our Classroom Library and Fuel our Minds

My students need books for our classroom library to help them explore various social skills, acceptance of differences, and kindness as well as fiction and non-fiction books at their various reading levels.

  • $495 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

In less than two weeks, eighteen sweet little ones will walk into our classroom for their first day of kindergarten. This is a diverse group of children from different backgrounds and with different learning needs. For many of them, this is their first school experience. At this age, their minds are so open, flexible and ready to learn and explore.

We are ready to have fun, learn problem solving and social skills, learn to read and write and have a great year full of growth!

My Project

I am in need of books to fill our class library. As a new teacher, I have been working to create a classroom that supports my little learners and have found that my classroom library lacking. I have done my best to accumulate books here and there over the years but am looking for support in getting books that support my students different interests and reading levels as well as books that represent peoples differences, teach important social skills and spark my students imagination.

These little ones absorb information like sponges and I want to provide a variety of quality books that help them to develop a love for reading, learning, and being imaginative.

Many of these books will be used for read alouds and social-emotional/social studies lessons and then put into our classroom library for students to explore. The non-fiction books will be used to integrate science into my literacy instruction and also as a way for kids to explore their interests and develop their reading fluency at their own pace. Many of these books are silly and fun because it is important to me that I support kids in getting excited about books and reading and being open and creative and imaginative. That's what kindergarten is all about.

Ms. Terrab
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons • Amazon Business $15.21 1 $15.21
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses • Amazon Business $14.28 1 $14.28
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $14.23 1 $14.23
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Pete the Cat's Super Cool Reading Collection (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (Mr. Tiffin's Classroom Series) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Amazing Grace (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $12.13 1 $12.13
A Squiggly Story • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
How Much Does a Ladybug Weigh? (Wild Facts & Amazing Math) • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
I See a Pattern Here • Amazon Business $10.42 1 $10.42
Personal Space Camp • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Square (Shape Trilogy) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
A Big Guy Took My Ball! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $9.04 1 $9.04
How Many Bugs in a Box?: A Pop-up Counting Book (David Carter's Bugs) • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
Triangle (Shape Trilogy) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
National Geographic Readers: Weird Sea Creatures • Amazon Business $3.74 2 $7.48
Miss Nelson Is Missing! • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
The Thank You Book (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was an Elephant (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $4.76 1 $4.76
Frog and Toad Together (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59
Days with Frog and Toad (I Can Read, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.24 1 $4.24
I Want to Be a Doctor (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.06 1 $4.06
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Gorilla (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Amazing Sharks! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Detective Dinosaur Undercover (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Level 2 - Pandas • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Amazing Animal Journeys • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Storms! • Amazon Business $3.93 1 $3.93
Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.78 1 $3.78
Owl at Home (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was an Orca (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
Amazing Snakes! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.45 1 $3.45
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Lion (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.19 1 $3.19
Frog and Toad are Friends • Amazon Business $3.06 1 $3.06
Space: Planets, Moons, Stars, and More! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $2.94 1 $2.94

Materials cost

$384.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$420.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.24

Total project goal

$494.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$494.95

8 Donors

-$486.13

Donations toward project cost

-$420.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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