I am a teacher of 16 third grade students in a small, rural school district. Our school district serves approximately 50% free and reduced-price lunch, with many families living in poverty.
The third-grade students in my classroom are bright, curious, energetic students who are eager to learn.
They are even more eager to learn when given new, engaging, hands-on learning experiences that stimulate their brains and challenge them to think in new ways. They are all so unique and have such wonderful passions and dreams.
My Project
Third grade is a pivotal point in a reader's life. Before third grade, students are learning to read; after third grade, they read to learn. Researchers have found that in the fourth grade, many students "show a decline in their interest of reading and a gradual disengagement in school." Students need to have the opportunities and resources to find books they'll fall in love with. I want my students to build and expand on their foundation of reading by having access to new and exciting books.
Creating a passion for reading is one of the best things I can do for my students, and while I have many books in my classroom library, many are outdated and not interesting to my students.
Help me keep my students out of the fourth-grade slump statistic by giving them the gift of a book. Not only will reading help them grow academically, but it will also let them explore Prince Edward Island with Anne of Green Gables, take a trip in a Phantom Tollbooth, and laugh alongside so many other fun characters.
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1-4 Box Set: Full-Color Edition
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$30.59
1
$30.59
The Secret Series Complete Collection
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$22.49
1
$22.49
Her Right Foot (American History Books for Kids, American History for Kids)
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$16.69
1
$16.69
The Book of Mistakes
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$15.99
1
$15.99
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Portfolio Edition)
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$15.49
1
$15.49
Madam President
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$12.99
1
$12.99
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
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$12.59
1
$12.59
The Sweetest Fig
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$12.59
1
$12.59
The Widow's Broom (25th Anniversary Edition)
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$12.47
1
$12.47
The Night Gardener
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$12.45
1
$12.45
Hello Lighthouse
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$11.99
1
$11.99
The Composer Is Dead
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$11.98
1
$11.98
The Okay Witch
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$11.69
1
$11.69
John, Paul, George & Ben
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$10.99
1
$10.99
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos (1)
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$10.39
1
$10.39
The Fantastic Flying Books of MR Morris Lessmore. W.E. Joyce
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$9.98
1
$9.98
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
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$9.75
1
$9.75
Louisiana's Way Home
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
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$8.66
1
$8.66
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
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$8.39
1
$8.39
The Mansion Mystery: A Detective Story About ... (whoops - almost gave it away! Let's just say it's a children's mystery for preteen boys and girls, ages 9-12) (The Sen Kids)
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$7.99
1
$7.99
The Phantom Tollbooth
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$7.89
1
$7.89
Out of My Mind
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$7.89
1
$7.89
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Minecraft Volume 1 (Graphic Novel)
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$6.69
1
$6.69
El Deafo
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$5.29
1
$5.29
Raymie Nightingale
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$4.79
1
$4.79
Materials cost
$314.68
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.72
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$349.40
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$61.66
Total project goal
$411.06
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$411.06
7 Donors
-$393.41
Donations toward project cost
-$349.40
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