You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Navarre from Burlington NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Growing Readers!

Help me give my students grow as readers with new copies of The Pinballs and book sets of Betsy Byars books.

  • $165 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a rural Title 1 school. My classroom consists of 20-25 third grade students. The majority of my students live below the poverty level and receive free breakfast and lunch. Many of my students come from single family homes or are being raised by grandparents.

Even with these hardships, you couldn't find a more persistent group of students.

They strive every day to learn and push themselves. Their parents work with them at home tirelessly, so they can get the education they need to accomplish their desires.

My Project

I feel it is important to make sure that I am meeting the reading needs of students on their level. I want below-grade level, on-grade level, and above grade level students to grow in their reading ability.

I want my above grade level readers to grow in their ability as much as my below-grade level students.

To this end, I use chapter books in my classroom. One of my favorite chapter book to use is "The Pinballs" because it uses great figurative language and supports inferencing skills. It also creates impactful discussion where I am only the facilitator of their learning.

I have been using the same copies of "The Pinballs" for the past ten years. The binding glue has dried out causing pages to fall out. The covers are being held with massive amounts of tape and packing tape is holding individual pages together. I want a new set of books, so that I can continue to use this book effectively in my classroom.

I also want to add titles of other Betsy Byars books to my classroom library. I find that once students finish reading books by an author they like, that they want to read more titles by the same author. I want to make sure I have the resources to give them that opportunity.

Mrs. Navarre
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Navarre is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Pinballs • AKJ Education $5.10 10 $51.00
Betsy Byars (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $24.65 2 $49.30

Materials cost

$100.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$7.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.64

Total project goal

$164.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$164.26

1 Donor

-$159.33

Donations toward project cost

-$139.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.93

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support a teacher
near you!

Explore a map with requests from teachers across the country.

View map of requests

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Burlington","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[5449920],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NC","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3814705,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/growing-readers/3814705/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":7,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Navarre","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"5449920":{"owner":"Mrs. Navarre","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3814705],"proposalHash":"-112690282","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5449920_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528333358908","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21196769,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjEyNTgxMA=="],"teacherId":5449920,"schoolCounty":"Alamance","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina"}}