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My Students
My third-grade students love learning and new challenges. I teach at an urban elementary school in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area. About 90% of my students receive a free breakfast and lunch. Many are dropped off at 7 a.m. when the school opens and several are picked up when it closes at 6 p.m.
My students love reading books! They happily chose another book after finishing and taking a comprehension quiz. My current classroom library has seen better days. At least a third of the books are taped together, and half the covers are missing the bottom right corner from overuse. My students need new books!
My Project
Instilling a love of reading is a gift. Giving children the opportunity to choose books they are interested in, and being able to read them independently at their reading level gives them a sense of accomplishment. The more children read, the better readers they become which, in turn, will hopefully become a love of reading. My students will take the books home and enjoy.
I have chosen books with my students' interests in mind. My nonfiction section at a second-grade level does not include many books, so I have included as many as I could find. My students will be thrilled with our new books!
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Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
Kindness Pack: Grades K-2 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive)
• Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs
$30.00
1
$30.00
National Geographic Readers: In the Ocean (L1/Co-reader)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
National Geographic Readers: Elephants
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
National Geographic Readers: Cats (Level 1 Co-reader)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
National Geographic Kids Readers: Real Dragons (L1/Co-reader)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
National Geographic Kids Readers: Animal Armor (L1)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
National Geographic Readers: Lions
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles
• Amazon Business
$4.50
2
$9.00
National Geographic Readers: Turtles
• Amazon Business
$4.49
2
$8.98
Wild, Wild Wolves
• AKJ Education
$4.49
2
$8.98
Sleep is for Everyone
• AKJ Education
$4.37
2
$8.74
National Geographic Readers: Planes
• Amazon Business
$3.99
2
$7.98
National Geographic Readers: Wild Cats (Level 1)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
2
$7.98
National Geographic Readers: Bees
• Amazon Business
$3.99
2
$7.98
National Geographic Readers: Pyramids (Level 1)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
2
$7.98
National Geographic Readers: Koalas
• Amazon Business
$3.99
2
$7.98
National Geographic Readers: Giraffes
• Amazon Business
$3.99
2
$7.98
Hungry, Hungry Sharks!
• AKJ Education
$3.64
2
$7.28
Dolphins!
• AKJ Education
$3.64
2
$7.28
The Statue of Liberty
• AKJ Education
$3.64
2
$7.28
Whales: The Gentle Giants
• AKJ Education
$3.64
2
$7.28
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto
• AKJ Education
$3.49
2
$6.98
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball
• AKJ Education
$3.49
2
$6.98
I Am Rosa Parks
• AKJ Education
$2.91
2
$5.82
National Geographic Readers: Dolphins
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Dinosaurs
• Amazon Business
$4.50
1
$4.50
National Geographic Readers: Sharks! (Science Reader Level 2)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Materials cost
$235.84
Vendor shipping charges
$3.00
State sales tax
$21.58
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.54
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$293.96
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$51.88
Total project goal
$345.84
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$345.84
-$146.98
Donations toward project cost
-$146.98
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$0.00
-$172.92
Match offer toward project cost
-$146.98
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$25.94
Excluded support for DonorsChoose
-$25.94
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$0.00
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