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Ms. Santiago from Seminole FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Ditching the Text Book!

My students need ways to be excited about READING! These books will be used alongside our curriculum to keep their interest and ignite that passion of reading!

  • $179 goal

This project expired on September 28, 2017.

This project expired on September 28, 2017.

My Students

We are one of largest schools in our county. We are a K-8 school with a unique population. We are a Title I school which means that a majority of our students receive free or reduced-price meals. We have a large military population since we are right outside an Air Force base and we have a large Special Education population.

My classroom is a Self Contained Special Education class, meaning that my students spend most of their day with me and not in a regular education class.

My students have Emotional and Behavior Disabilities, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Learning Disabilities and Autism. We use a lot of differentiation in our classroom to ensure everyone learns. We have Behavior Plans, small groups, and computer-based courses. Regardless of the barriers they may face, we still have built a small community like a family. We laugh, we share in triumphs, we help our students through hard times, and each day we start again.

My Project

My students are in a self-contained classroom for students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities. They come to school with the weight of the world on their shoulders, hungry, tired, angry. I have to get past that to ignite a passion for learning. Sometimes it's nearly impossible to do! Our textbooks are chosen for the average child with average interests.

My students have unique interests and I want to match their interests with their learning goals.

By purchasing chapter books related to topics they are actually interested in, I will be able to meet their goals and interest them!

Ms. Santiago
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Irena's Children • AKJ Education $13.13 5 $65.65
Private Peaceful • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15
War Horse • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50

Materials cost

$120.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.84

Total project goal

$178.94

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