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Mrs. Carr from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Brilliance With Books

Help me give my students a variety of nonfiction books that will help them learn about the world around them.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Carr's classroom raised $282

This project is fully funded

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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

The majority of my third-grade students come from low-income single parent homes. Unfortunately, many of the parents are uneducated and not able to help their children develop reading skills. On the first day of school, more than 90% of the students that entered my classroom were not reading at a third-grade level. These students are hard working and goal oriented, they just need reading materials that will help them to develop the reading skills they need in order to achieve their academic goals.

My students are part of a T.E.A.M.

because we believe that Together Everyone Achieves Mastery. At the end of the year, my third graders must pass an online state test in order to go to fourth grade. My students do not come to school with a love a literacy. I know that by incorporating different genres into our daily literacy lessons my students will reach their goals, and become third-grade readers.

My Project

By getting these new exciting books in our classroom, it will help my students become grade level readers. Not only are students receiving new books to read and explore, they are also getting the wonderful gift of literacy. Books like, "Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodle," "Who is Jane Goodall," and "Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures" will help students develop a love for science and social studies while reading these interesting texts. Once students begin to enjoy reading nonfiction books, their academic confidence will grow exponentially.

These books will hopefully help many young children learn to love to read.

The books I am asking for will positively impact each child's reading fluency and proficiency. I believe, with new books in our classroom, my third grade students will stop being labeled as struggling readers and will continue to strive to become better readers. New classroom books would allow more opportunities for my students to be engaged in reading. Since they are below grade level, having a range of leveled books available to them will increase their opportunity to read and enhance their interest. What a great way to learn about poison dart frogs through pictures that allow students to visualize the world around them. The more I can get a book in their hands, the more I can ensure they will become better readers and reach proficiency. My students need to have every opportunity to be engaged in reading. These books will allow my lowest level readers to have access to amazing books at their reading level.

Mrs. Carr Constitution Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

28 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures • AKJ Education $11.67 3 $35.01
Poison Dart Frogs Up Close • AKJ Education $7.26 2 $14.52
Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Track Star • AKJ Education $5.91 2 $11.82
Who Is Jane Goodall? • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Duke Ellington The Piano Prince and His Orchestra • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler • AKJ Education $4.49 2 $8.98
Who Is Barack Obama? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Where Is the Amazon? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Roald Dahl? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Where Is Machu Picchu? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was John F. Kennedy? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Walt Disney? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Lebron James • AKJ Education $4.34 2 $8.68
Barack Obama: Out of Many, One • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story • AKJ Education $3.59 2 $7.18

Materials cost

$192.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.21

Total project goal

$281.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $281.40

1 Donor

-$281.40

Donations toward project cost

-$239.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.21

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