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Mrs. Nesbitt from Arlington VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High-Engagement Nonfiction Texts Needed for 3rd Graders

My students need high-engagement nonfiction texts for our nonfiction unit and nonfiction book clubs.

  • $749 goal

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My Students

We are a class of twenty-six third graders in a Title 1 school. Many of these students are English language learners and children from low-income families. Even though my students come from many different backgrounds, together we form a team whose goal is to build a solid foundation for learning.

My students are lovers of reading and will sink their teeth into any book they can get their hands on, especially nonfiction.

Third graders in my classroom are vary in reading levels from 1st grade to 4th grade. They love to read and learn but are missing high-interest nonfiction books in our classroom library.

My Project

Third graders love to learn about a variety of topics ranging from bees to Jackie Robinson to volcanoes. For nonfiction teaching to be effective, the classroom library must have books that students want to read.

The current nonfiction library is outdated, has mostly picture books and desperately needs a makeover to sustain student interest.

My library lacks high-engagement topics and titles that my students want to read. Students should have anywhere from 4-8 books in their book bag at any time. With 26 students and 4 months out of the year spent teaching nonfiction, it is imperative that the classroom library has a large volume of books as well as a range of topics. This project will fuel the spark within my students to be life-long learners and readers.

Mrs. Nesbitt
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME FOR KIDS(r) Nonfiction Readers Grade 3 Complete Set (30-Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $242.21 1 $242.21
TIME FOR KIDS(r) Nonfiction Readers Grade 2 Complete Set (30-Book Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $193.76 1 $193.76
Exploring Biomes Book Set (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $48.41 1 $48.41
Sports Illustrated Kids: Graphic Novels (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.66 1 $35.66
Graphic History Book Set - English (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.96 1 $33.96
National Geographic Readers - Level 2 (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.31 1 $26.31
National Geographic Readers - Level 3 (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.96 1 $16.96

Materials cost

$597.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$636.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.28

Total project goal

$748.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $748.51

5 Donors

-$424.84

Donations toward project cost

-$368.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.23

match offer

-$314.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$267.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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