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Ms. McKenna from Bronx NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Characters to Life!

Help me give my students the gift of reading! My students really LOVE to read! These fun, engaging characters are particularly accessible to first graders, who are just learning to read.

  • $707 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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.

My Students

My first graders are a diverse group of students who love learning! They enter the room each day with an enthusiasm and energy that constantly remind me why I love what I do.

My students come from many different cultures, and speak many different languages.

It is beautiful to watch children communicate and make friends even when they may not speak the same language-- somehow, they find a way!

As a Title I school, we know that many of our students and families struggle financially; at our school, we do our best to make sure that our students and families are supported in every way possible so that every child can reach his or her full potential.

My Project

My first graders really LOVE to read! These fun, engaging characters practically leap off the pages, begging young readers to bring them to life by acting out their stories! This, in turn, leads to improved fluency in reading, along with a sheer joy for reading! There is nothing more exciting than walking into a first grade classroom and hearing the squeals of joy as they act out a grumpy Gerald (Elephant) or an excited Piggie! Displaying these wonderful books in this child- accessible shelf will surely grab even the most reluctant reader's attention. Please help my young beginning readers succeed!

Ms. McKenna
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina 4-Sided Storybook Theme Center • Kaplan Early Learning Company $254.96 1 $254.96
Elephant and Piggie (17 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $127.08 1 $127.08
Pigeon (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $61.31 1 $61.31
Series Sampler - Fly Guy (5 Books) • AKJ Education $23.91 1 $23.91
Biscuit (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $17.17 1 $17.17
Biscuit's Neighborhood • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
A Big Guy Took My Ball! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Thank You Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
My New Friend Is So Fun! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Let's Go for a Drive! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Hi, Fly Guy! (Fly Guy #1) Hi, Fly Guy! • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Shoo, Fly Guy! (Fly Guy #3) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Hooray for Fly Guy! (Fly Guy #6) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy (Fly Guy #4) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter! (Fly Guy #10) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Biscuit Goes to School • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$562.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$600.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.03

Total project goal

$706.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $706.89

11 Donors

-$656.02

Donations toward project cost

-$558.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$97.66

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

-$0.87

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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