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Mrs. Poynter from Indianapolis, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fairy Tales With Montessori Eyes

My students need multicultural stories and familiar stories with different views.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Poynter's classroom raised $350

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our Montessori class in Urban Indianapolis is a model classroom because we integrate Montessori philosophies and state mandated standards and assessments. Our reading is not designed around text books, however uses actual books we check out from the library.

My students are first through third graders.

I am so very lucky to be their teacher for these three years. I am able to find what really motivates the children. With Dr. Montessori's philosophy our community becomes a true family. Another aspect of education that I feel is very vital is making sure that the children know that we live in a very small part of the world. There is a vast world out there with different traditions, languages, homes, art, history, beliefs and so much more. One way to explain this is through the simple fairy tales.

My Project

Since Montessori schools work on a three-year cycle, we can cover many things in depth. In our classroom, we spend the three years traveling to different continents. Within each continent, we delve a bit deeper into the different countries. (Passport, baggage and luggage all included!) Fairy tales have been written in many of these different countries. It is going to be quite a learning exercise in finding the similarities between these stories. Finding the differences is going to be very enlightening!

Fairy tales has been around for centuries, and most of the children from the United States have heard just one version.

However there are so many different cultures that have built upon the same idea but with their cultural traditions. (China, Russia, Korea, Egypt, Mexico and even different cultures within America) There are also wonderful stories that give a different perspective for the reader to enjoy!

Mrs. Poynter Rousseau McClellan School 91 Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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
If the Shoe Fits: Voices From Cinderella • Amazon $17.51 1 $17.51
Cinderella: A Fashionable Tale • Amazon $16.51 1 $16.51
Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale • Amazon $14.50 1 $14.50
Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella • Amazon $13.98 1 $13.98
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel • Amazon $13.54 1 $13.54
Tam and Cam: The Ancient Vietnamese Cinderella Story • Amazon $13.49 1 $13.49
Maya and the Turtle: A Korean Fairy Tale • Amazon $13.37 1 $13.37
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella • Amazon $13.35 1 $13.35
The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece • Amazon $13.18 1 $13.18
Once upon a Time: Writing Your Own Fairy Tale (Writer's Toolbox) • Amazon $8.06 1 $8.06
The Three Horrid Little Pigs • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs • Amazon $7.12 1 $7.12
Jack and the Beanstalk • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella (Picture Puffins) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Korean Cinderella (Trophy Picture Books) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Red Riding Hood (retold by James Marshall) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Frog Prince, Continued (Picture Puffin) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!: The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!: The Story of the Frog Prince as Told by the Frog (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
Truly, We Both Loved Beauty Dearly!: The Story of Sleeping Beauty as Told by the Good and Bad Fairies (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
No Kidding, Mermaids Are a Joke!: The Story of the Little Mermaid as Told by the Prince (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
No Lie, I Acted Like a Beast!: The Story of Beauty and the Beast as Told by the Beast (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
Really, Rapunzel Needed a Haircut!: The Story of Rapunzel as Told by Dame Gothel (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!: The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk as Told by the Giant (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
Seriously, Snow White Was SO Forgetful!: The Story of Snow White as Told by the Dwarves (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.19 1 $6.19
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $6.19 1 $6.19
Cinderella Smith • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Cinder-Elly (Picture Puffins) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
The Three Little Pigs (Reading Railroad) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
The Frog Prince (Hello Reader! Level 3, Grades 1 & 2) • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26

Materials cost

$263.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$297.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.46

Total project goal

$349.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $349.72

2 Donors

-$78.00

Donations toward project cost

-$78.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$257.95

Match offers toward project cost

-$219.26

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.76

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 $0.00

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