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Dr. Navejas from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Elephant and Piggie for Kindergartners Learning English

Help me give my students the gift of learning English and loving reading. Mo Willems' amazing Elephant and Piggie stories are comprehensible, engaging, and easy to read. Twenty-five of my students are English learners. Thank you!

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Navejas's classroom raised $189

This project is fully funded

My Project

The Elephant and Piggie stories from Mo Willems are truly unique because they can engage even students who are brand new to English, and they make reading fun!

My kindergarten class has 25 students learning English.

Twelve of them are brand new to the English language. This amazing series can help them learn new vocabulary and can help all of my students know that books and reading are awesome, accessible, and fun.

With this class set of 25 books, I will be able to read a Mo Willems book to my students regularly (once per week or more during the beginning of the class). I will use a camera to project the book onto the smartboard so students can read along. The stuffed animals will allow students to engage in re-enacting the books to practice vocabulary.

Thank you for supporting my sweet kindergarteners in literacy and English!

Dr. Navejas Kilmer Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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 three‑quarters 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection (Includes 2 Bookends) (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $97.99 1 $97.99
Generic 2024 New Blue Elephant and Pink Pig Plush Toys,for Boys and Girls Animal Toys,Christmas Valentine's Day Room decoration Party Gifts (2PC) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$127.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.22

Total project goal

$188.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$188.12

2 Donors

-$188.12

Donations toward project cost

-$159.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.22

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$0.00

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