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Ms. Alford from Elk Grove, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chocolate Touch: One Great Novel Study

Help me give my students a chance to make life connections through reading.

  • $274 goal

This project expired on August 6, 2025.

This project expired on August 6, 2025.

My Project

My students love reading different books and understanding the reasoning why a plot is going the way it is. The way that they get excited to for me to read a chapter out loud really makes us all excited for the next part of a story.

This novel is a classic tale that allows students to make connections between folk tales and reality.

Being inspired by teammates for doing novel studies and my students' love of reading, I decided I want to start implementing a novel study every trimester. This will help my students learn the same content in a different way. It will also help expose them to different stories that they can learn to love.

Ms. Alford Roy Herburger Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Chocolate Touch • Amazon Business $7.32 25 $183.00

Materials cost

$183.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.03

Total project goal

$273.51

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