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Mrs. Pantaleon from Alexandria VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Fantastic Fantasy Books!

Help me give my students a chance to read high quality, engaging fantasy!

  • $738 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend a school in Northern Virginia. Each of my students comes from a unique background. Over one-third of our student population comes from low income homes and many are learning English as a second language. It is this diversity that enriches our classroom and makes learning together a truly wonderful experience.

As their teacher, my goal is to provide my students with the tools that they will need to be successful regardless of their socioeconomic background.

As they prepare to enter middle school, there are many ways I hope to prepare them for their next journey in life.

My Project

This book will be used in my fantasy unit that aligns with the Reading Units of Study by Lucy Calkins. This book will help students learn how navigate other worlds, interpret metaphors, life lessons and thematic patterns, investigate symbolism. It will also help them connect fantasy to other genres. With over half of my class comprised of English Language Learners, having hard copies of the book will help students track and attend to the text as well as annotate the text for a deeper analysis. It will also help cultivate a love of reading and encourage the reading of diverse genres!

Mrs. Pantaleon
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Thief of Always • Amazon Business $12.78 46 $587.88

Materials cost

$587.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$626.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.59

Total project goal

$737.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $737.29

1 Donor

-$626.70

Donations toward project cost

-$626.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$110.59

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 $0.00

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