Help me give my students a set of core literature so that they can experience the thrill of reading a book cover to cover!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Perez's classroom raised $526
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Students
"Teach the children well and let them lead the way," this line is from Greatest Love of All, by Michael Masser and Linda Creed. I firmly believe what the song says. We must teach the children well as they are the future of this country and we will need to depend on them to lead the way into a bright future.
My students come from very diverse backgrounds.
They also have diverse ability levels. We are in a large school district that has been severely hit by budget cuts. We have very few supplies and there is definitely no money to be spent on "extras". My class is full of curious students who love to learn through hands-on lessons. They are bright and enjoy learning. They need exposure to lessons that cannot be taught using just the materials supplied by our district.
My Project
I want to give my class the opportunity to read a novel from cover to cover. Island of the Blue Dolphins is a book they will enjoy. It is also intriguing as it is based on a real person. The students will learn language arts easily and in a fun way through the reading of this book.
The love of a good book is something I want to instill in my students!
This novel will help me do that. I believe that this book will instill an interest and enjoyment in reading in my students. Students who enjoy reading are more likely to read. Reading, in turn, improves their comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, writing, and much more.
The teacher resource book will help me teach language arts through the reading of the novel. The Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) gift cards will do the same as I can get many amazing resources related to the novel on TPT.
Half 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
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers
• Teachers Pay Teachers
$100.00
2
$200.00
Island of the Blue Dolphins
• AKJ Education
$4.94
36
$177.84
Island of the Blue Dolphins: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for 4th-8th Grade Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Materials cost
$387.83
Vendor shipping charges
$6.00
Sales tax
$17.19
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.82
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$446.84
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$78.85
Total project goal
$525.69
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$525.69
2 Donors
-$341.23
Donations toward project cost
-$326.23
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$15.00
match offer
-$141.89
Match offer toward project cost
-$120.61
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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