Fostering Community and Love for Reading With Class Book Club
Help me give my students an engaging novel they can connect with and learn from.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Solano's classroom raised $289
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 Project
This project is a simple one, but has multiple and complex benefits for my students. As fifth grade students preparing for middle school and facing many high stakes standardized tests, they get very little time to read for pleasure and build community.
Through the simple act of reading a quality novel together I hope to facilitate my students connecting with each other and literature.
We are luck and have many materials to help them develop skills they will need to demonstrate on tests, but in that focus we have lost a little bit of the joy of reading and I hope to balance that with a study of a novel I believe they can all relate to and discuss.
Based on my student's experiences, interests, and my knowledge of children's literature I have chosen The One and Only Ivan. Not only is this novel a Newberry winner, the themes of displacement, unlikely friendships, and finding humor in crisis directly relates to my students who, in their few years, have experienced traumatic migration experiences and still bring positivity and humor to the classroom every day. I am eager to offer them a learning experience that they can enjoy and see themselves in. We really appreciate your help!
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
The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner
• Amazon Business
$6.52
27
$176.04
The One and Only Ivan: New Friends (I Can Read Level 1)
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$3.99
7
$27.93
The One and Only Ivan: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for Elementary School Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource)
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$8.49
1
$8.49
Materials cost
$212.46
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.19
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$245.65
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$43.35
Total project goal
$289.00
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$289.00
6 Donors
-$289.00
Donations toward project cost
-$245.65
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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