Help me give my students more high interest books, such as Big Nate and the Eerie Elementary Series, in order to strengthen their love for reading as well as their reading comprehension!
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
I teach the most amazing 3rd graders. My students live close to school and have a tight community among the families. Most of our students speak one or two other languages first and are now practicing their English skills at school. We are located in a very diverse area of our urban city. The students come from many backgrounds and experiences. We are over 80% free lunch and 28% of our school population is in unstable housing.
My classroom is a place where students from diverse backgrounds are able to come together and share their experiences.
Our school focuses on building a community of learners and supporting children to develop socially and emotionally, as well as academically.
My students love to read when there is engaging books for them to access. They love to laugh, they care for each other, and they love to learn. In addition to the Common Core Standards, we focus on teaching the whole child. We do this by teaching our students to be emotionally literate.
My Project
These highly engaging books will capture the students' interest right away. By doing this, they will fall in love with reading. Avid readers become great learners in all subjects. As they read these high interest texts, they will build decoding skills, use critical thinking and questioning, and grow their comprehension abilities. They've become interested in learning about real people, especially those who have made a difference in our world.
I want nothing more than for these students to have an engaging book with them at all times.
I hear time and time again: "There's nothing to read!" or "Do you have the next book in this series?" I always want to say "yes!" but I cannot every time, because we don't have the resources. Currently the books we have access to are in poor shape and don't interest them.
Having these books not only will create a fuller class library, the various series will give them multiple books to read once they're finished with the first one. They will turn them into readers!
Bad Kitty's Complete Purrfect Boxed Set Seven Chapter Books Plus the Bad Kitty Keep Your Paws Off My Journal Journal by Nick Bruel by Nick Bruel (2015-08-02)
• Amazon Business
$37.00
1
$37.00
Captain Underpants: 10 Book Set
• Amazon Business
$36.45
1
$36.45
Warriors: The New Prophecy Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6: The Complete Second Series
• Amazon Business
$27.87
1
$27.87
Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1)
• Amazon Business
$11.04
2
$22.08
Disney Gravity Falls Cinestory Comic Boxed Set
• Amazon Business
$19.36
1
$19.36
Secret Pizza Party
• Amazon Business
$14.57
1
$14.57
Miss Communication (Babymouse Tales from the Locker)
• Amazon Business
$13.76
1
$13.76
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel
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$12.91
1
$12.91
The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King
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$12.59
1
$12.59
The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2)
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$11.69
1
$11.69
Big Nate: In the Zone
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$10.48
1
$10.48
Big Nate: Game On!
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$9.99
1
$9.99
The Science Fair is Freaky! A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #4)
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$4.99
2
$9.98
Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School)
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$9.90
1
$9.90
Positively Izzy
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$9.89
1
$9.89
Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
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$9.79
1
$9.79
Naruto, Vol. 2: The Worst Client
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$9.41
1
$9.41
Big Nate Goes for Broke
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$9.29
1
$9.29
Big Nate Flips Out
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story
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$8.80
1
$8.80
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13
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$8.37
1
$8.37
Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Big Nate: I Can't Take It!
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild!
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Big Nate Makes the Grade
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$7.96
1
$7.96
Big Nate: Welcome to My World
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$7.82
1
$7.82
Big Nate Goes Bananas!
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$7.40
1
$7.40
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.
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$7.36
1
$7.36
Babymouse #11: Dragonslayer
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Babymouse #13: Cupcake Tycoon
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #6)
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$6.90
1
$6.90
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5)
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$6.10
1
$6.10
Daisy the Kitten (Dr. KittyCat #3)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
Classes Are Canceled!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #7)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
The Hall Monitors Are Fired!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #8)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
The Art Show Attacks!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #9)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
Sam Battles the Machine!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #6)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
Posy the Puppy (Dr. KittyCat #1)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
Clover the Bunny (Dr. KittyCat #2)
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$4.99
1
$4.99
School Freezes Over!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #5)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Materials cost
$434.58
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$38.03
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.52
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$509.13
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.85
Total project goal
$598.98
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$598.98
6 Donors
-$594.56
Donations toward project cost
-$509.13
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