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Ms. Gale from Silver Spring, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guided Gophers

My students need 6 book sets to read in small groups during guided reading time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gale's classroom raised $575

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I teach in a Kindergarten classroom in suburban Maryland. I currently have 16 students in a very heterogeneous classroom.

My Kindergarten students (the Gophers) need books to read in small groups during guided reading time. It is best if I have multiple copies of each book, one for each student in the group--however, a few copies can work as long as there are enough for them to pair up.

I need books that are at the students' reading levels and rich in appropriate sight words and picture to text support to help them develop their reading skills in small guided reading groups. Students will be able to benefit from these books by reading them every day in small guided reading groups with other students that are on approximately the same reading level as they are.

Your help will ensure that my students maintain the enthusiasm that they currently have by guiding these little Gophers to build upon their reading skills.

Ms. Gale Sligo Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Silver Spring, MD View local requests 16 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Animals And Their Babies Book Set (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $47.26 1 $47.26
Reading Level A • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.20 3 $87.60
BOOK GUIDED READING #8 LEVEL E-F • ABC School Supply, Inc. $35.99 3 $107.97
BOOK GUIDED READING #3 LEVEL C-D • ABC School Supply, Inc. $23.99 3 $71.97
BOOK GUIDED READING #1 LEVEL A-B • ABC School Supply, Inc. $23.99 1 $23.99
BOOK GUIDED READING #1 LEVEL A-B • ABC School Supply, Inc. $23.99 2 $47.98

Materials cost

$386.77

Vendor shipping charges

$38.68

Sales tax

$19.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$471.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.39

Total project goal

$574.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$574.39

3 Donors

-$279.89

Donations toward project cost

-$235.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.49

match offer

-$294.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$241.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.01

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$0.00

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