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Ms. Melissa Carling from Herriman, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Kinders In A Garden Of Books!

Help me give my students books that will support their learning in their small and whole group lessons.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Melissa Carling's classroom raised $860

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are fun, energetic, happy, and eager learners from different countries around the world. Each student adds value to our school with their different dynamics!

Our students are kind, considerate, responsible, respectful, engaged, and eager to learn.

We are in need of a classroom library to help aide in small and whole group lessons with our reading, writing, and comprehension. These mentor texts will be able to help guide the students in the learning process with these different stories.

My Project

My students are in need of some enriched books at their fingertips. A lot of them are eager to learn how to read and write on a daily basis.

Students will be able to listen, read, and comprehend different parts of the book while writing about their own interests and personal stories.

I will be making sure that the students have access to the individual books to be able to explore the different areas of math, science, social emotional, and different themed books.

This will help us to be able to have books throughout the year to be able to explore the different areas of our curriculum.

Ms. Melissa Carling Silver Crest Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Herriman, UT View local requests 44 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Ball for Daisy (Caldecott Medal - Winner Title(s)) • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth: A Picture Book • Amazon Business $15.80 1 $15.80
How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth: A Picture Book • Amazon Business $15.80 1 $15.80
All the Places to Love • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79
All the Places to Love • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79
Oh No, George! • Amazon Business $14.67 1 $14.67
Oh No, George! • Amazon Business $14.67 1 $14.67
I Wanna Iguana • Amazon Business $13.77 1 $13.77
One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle • Amazon Business $13.06 1 $13.06
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle • Amazon Business $13.06 1 $13.06
Flashlight • Amazon Business $13.03 1 $13.03
Flashlight • Amazon Business $13.03 1 $13.03
Pizza at Sally's • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
Pizza at Sally's • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
Ralph Tells a Story • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Ish (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Ish (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Ralph Tells a Story • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Not a Box • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Not a Box • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Duck! Rabbit!: (Bunny Books, Read Aloud Family Books, Books for Young Children) • Amazon Business $10.74 1 $10.74
Duck! Rabbit!: (Bunny Books, Read Aloud Family Books, Books for Young Children) • Amazon Business $10.74 1 $10.74
The Crayon Box that Talked • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
The Crayon Box that Talked • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
What Do Authors and Illustrators Do? (Two Books in One) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
What Do Authors and Illustrators Do? (Two Books in One) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Charlie and Lola) • Amazon Business $8.16 1 $8.16
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Charlie and Lola) • Amazon Business $8.16 1 $8.16
Are You a Bee? (Backyard Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Who Hops? • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? (Words Are CATegorical ®) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Are You a Bee? (Backyard Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is an Adverb? (Words Are CATegorical ®) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Who Hops? • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Building a House (Mulberry Books) • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Building a House (Mulberry Books) • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
In My Opinion • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
In My Opinion • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Are You a Butterfly? (Backyard Books) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
The Alphabet Tree (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
The Alphabet Tree (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
Are You a Butterfly? (Backyard Books) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
Dear Mr. Blueberry (Aladdin Picture Books) • Amazon Business $7.54 1 $7.54
Dear Mr. Blueberry (Aladdin Picture Books) • Amazon Business $7.54 1 $7.54
How to Make Bubbles (Hands-On Science Fun) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
How to Make Slime (Hands-On Science Fun) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
How to Make Slime (Hands-On Science Fun) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Froggy Gets Dressed • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Froggy Gets Dressed • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Listening Walk • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
The Listening Walk • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Yo! Yes? (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Yo! Yes? (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? (Words Are CATegorical ®) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? (Words Are CATegorical ®) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
How to Make a Liquid Rainbow (Hands-On Science Fun) • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
How to Make a Liquid Rainbow (Hands-On Science Fun) • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
National Geographic Readers: Cats vs. Dogs (National Geographic Readers: Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Cats vs. Dogs (National Geographic Readers: Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Walt Disney's Cinderella (a Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Walt Disney's Cinderella (a Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
Are You A Ladybug? (Avenues) (Backyard Books) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Frog Prince (Hello Reader! Level 3, Grades 1 & 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Giraffes • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Giraffes • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Are You A Ladybug? (Avenues) (Backyard Books) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: George Washington Carver (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.44 1 $3.44
National Geographic Readers: George Washington Carver (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.44 1 $3.44

Materials cost

$682.39

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.97

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.93

Total project goal

$859.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $859.53

1 Donor

-$859.53

Donations toward project cost

-$730.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.93

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