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Mrs. Lackey from Sarasota, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engaging Book Sets for Third Graders

Help me give my students engaging book series that will get them hooked on reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lackey's classroom raised $686

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

These book sets have been vetted by experienced librarians and teachers to be appealing to third grade readers. I have spent some time this summer reading blogs related to third grade classroom libraries and have chosen sets that are popular among this age level.

Third grade is a pivotal year for narrowing the achievement gap in order to shift from learning to read to reading to learn.

Along with a strong curriculum and best practice, students need the opportunity to practice their skills with age appropriate texts and getting them to do that entails having books that peak their interests.

My goal for this project is to introduce each book/series by reading aloud the first chapter or two and then stopping only to place the book back into our library in hopes that they'll pick it up and continue with it. Our school serves a culturally diverse population in which the majority of them come from low-income households. I would love for them to be able to borrow a book from our library to take home and read each day along with having books available for their independent reading time in school.

Mrs. Lackey Gocio Elementary School Grades 3-5

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
The Haunted Library Series, 10-Book Set • Amazon Business $64.63 1 $64.63
Ranger in Time Series Set • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Geronimo Stilton Series 4 & 5 Collection 20 Books Box Set(The Wild,Wild West, Operation: Secret Recipe, Magical Mission, A Very Merry Christmas, The Way of the Samurai, The Race Across America &More…) • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
Press Start! Series Set (Books 1-10) • Amazon Business $53.15 1 $53.15
Jada Jones Series 6 Books Set (Paperback Edition) • Amazon Business $41.53 1 $41.53
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket 13 Books Collection Pack Set (Includes the Bad Beginning, the Reptile Room, the Wide Window, the Miserable Mill, the Austere Academy, the Grim Grotto, the Penultimate Peril, the End) • Amazon Business $40.59 1 $40.59
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Books 1 - 9 • Amazon Business $40.15 1 $40.15
The Wild Robot Boxed Set • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $28.32 1 $28.32
Dragon Masters, Books 1-5: A Branches Box Set • Amazon Business $22.81 1 $22.81
Magic Tree House Graphic Novel Starter Set: (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $22.26 1 $22.26
The Animal Rescue Agency #2: Case File: Pangolin Pop Star • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
The Animal Rescue Agency #1: Case File: Little Claws • Amazon Business $16.32 1 $16.32
Magic Tree House Graphic Novels 1-2 Boxed Set: (A Graphic Novel Boxed Set) (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $15.40 1 $15.40
How To Eat Fried Worms • AKJ Education $4.54 3 $13.62
Ways to Share Joy (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Ways to Grow Love (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Story) • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07

Materials cost

$544.39

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$582.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.80

Total project goal

$685.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$685.36

9 Donors

-$342.68

Donations toward project cost

-$291.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.40

match offer

-$342.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$291.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.40

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$0.00

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