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Mrs. Collins from Concord, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Connecting Literacy to Real Life News!

My students need 31 copies of TIME For Kids, a non-fiction material that encourages their learning to read with the added piece of learning about current events.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Collins's classroom raised $196

This project is fully funded

My Students

What is our favorite thing to read when we get on the Internet? We love to go to websites that will tell us what is going on in the world. Kids love the same thing! And now, with these Time magazines geared toward kids, students have an extra bit of incentive to learn to read!

My students come from a variety of backgrounds, many from lower to middle income, and they often do not have any books at home to read.

The only reading material they have access to is what they see in my classroom. Our student population is 40% second language. They are good kids though, and they do love to learn and they try hard. I am looking for tools that will engage them and connect them to reading, such as these magazines!

My Project

I recently went to a Writing training, and the trainer said that 40-60% of the reading material I have in my classroom should be non-fiction. These magazines would be an excellent way of making that happen for my students. Connecting real-world events with literacy and learning to read would make my students want to read. Additionally, there are maps, charts, and graphing in these materials which is a common core standard for 2nd grade, and I could meet this requirement through these magazines.

We simply do not have the funding for educational supplementary materials such as Time magazines in our budget.

I would be so honored if a donor would allow me to bring these exciting, colorful materials into my classroom, so that I could bring the real world to my students, while encouraging them to read. Thank you so much!

Mrs. Collins Silverwood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Edition 2 (Grade 2) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Edition 2 (geared towards 2nd grade students) helps build critical skills during this pivotal grade. Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics and themes kids love to learn about and it s the best nonfiction text you ll find! • Time for Kids $3.98 31 $123.38

Materials cost

$123.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$166.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.39

Total project goal

$195.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $195.91

1 Donor

-$97.95

Donations toward project cost

-$83.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.69

match offer

-$97.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.69

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 $0.00

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