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Mrs. Bredehoeft from Portland OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Capturing Students' Interests with Engaging Book Series

Help me give my students 12 new book series that will introduce my young readers to a broad range of topics, characters, and help stretch their imagination as readers.

  • $668 goal

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My Students

With almost 95% of our students receiving free or reduced lunch, our school has the biggest population of low-income students in the district. I can only imagine the kinds of hardships they are facing every day. Despite all that, they enter my classroom full of energy, with the brightest smiles on their faces and a positive attitude.

They deserve the best education we can provide with tools, resources, and technology necessary to help them be the best they can be.

Being part of a culturally diverse classroom, and working with many immigrant and high-needs students, my belief in equal educational opportunity has only strengthened. My students are not only bright, capable, and hard-working, but they are also kind, friendly and respectful to one another.

I feel extremely blessed to work with these children. They teach me about what it means to stay focused, how to persevere when faced with challenges, and how to push myself to do better every day. I am so proud of each and every one of them!

My Project

Our current reading unit is on different book series. Even before introducing this unit, my students would seek out books in the library that were similar to books that I read aloud in class. They love reading and learning about specific characters and the adventures those characters go on.

This project includes a broad range of books at various reading levels that correspond to the needs of my students.

These books include characters with distinct traits. Reading about characters with these traits would encourage my students to think deeply about the characters and how they develop and change over time. There are even non-fiction books to help us compare and contrast information across books. In addition, I picked out popular books that would capture my students' interest, such as Amelia Bedelia, Pinkalicious, Press Start, Dog Man, Fox and His Friends, Mercy Watson, Fly Guy, and the National Geographic book series.

I've noticed tremendous change during independent reading time. Their stamina has increased from 15 mins a day to more than 30 minutes. With the addition of these books, I am certain they will grow as readers and their imagination will stretch to its limit!

Mrs. Bredehoeft
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fly Guy 15 Book Collection • Amazon Business $91.40 1 $91.40
Lego Ninjago Series, Set of 12 Readers • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
National Geographic Kids Ocean Life Six Book Set : Weird Sea Creatures, Dolphins,Coral Reefs, At the Beach, Sea Turtles, Great Migrations: Whales • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $38.96 1 $38.96
National Geographic Readers Tigers, Cheetahs, Polar Bears, Wolves, Spiders, Deadly Predators 6 pack • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
Pinkalicious 6 Pack - Pinkalicious and the Cupcake Calamity, Puptastic, Pink Around the Rink, Pinkatastic Zoo Day, Pinkalicious Fairy House, School Rules • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
National Geographic Readers Level 1 : Caterpillar to Butterfly, Ponies, Frogs, Koalas, Sea Otters, Polar Bears - 6 Book Set • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
National Geographic Kids Readers 6 Book Set (National Geographic Kids Readers, Levels : 1 & 2) by Anne Schreiber (2012-08-01) • Amazon Business $31.95 1 $31.95
Press Start! - Branches Book Collection Set - ( 6 Books ) • Amazon Business $31.74 1 $31.74
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder • Amazon Business $21.49 1 $21.49
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $19.22 1 $19.22
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book Box Set: Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $16.76 1 $16.76
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book Box Set #2: Books 5-8 • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
The Giving Tree • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pinky and Rex Love to Read!: Pinky and Rex; Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch; Pinky and Rex and the Bully; Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors; ... and Rex and the Spelling Bee (Pinky & Rex) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Fox at School (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox on Wheels (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox Outfoxed (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox in Love (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox All Week (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox Be Nimble (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox on Stage (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Fox and His Friends (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$529.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$567.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.20

Total project goal

$667.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$667.99

5 Donors

-$323.40

Donations toward project cost

-$292.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.51

match offer

-$323.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$274.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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$0.00

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