Last year, during my first year as an English teacher, I created a DonorsChoose.org project to begin my classroom library for my students. It was important that I had book clubs that could be used to differentiate reading instruction. Now, my students are becoming more engaged in reading on their own, and I want to offer them independent reading texts for their own reading.
Independent reading is an opportunity for students to self-select titles of interest to them to help increase literacy, reading stamina, comprehension, and develop an overall love for learning.
While some students were slow to invest in independent reading, by midway through my first year students were requesting specific books they were interested in!
By providing some of their specifically requested books, I hope to continue to encourage their blooming love for reading and encourage them all to enjoy reading.
More than half of students from low‑income households
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By Jenny Han 6 Books Collection Set (The Summer I Turned Pretty, It's Not Summer Without You, We'll Always Have Summer, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, P.S. I Still Love You, Always and Forever, Lara Jean)
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$70.80
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$70.80
The 39 Clues Series Complete Collection Books 1 - 11 Box Set
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$51.40
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$51.40
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket 13 Books Collection Pack Set (Includes the Bad Beginning, the Reptile Room, the Wide Window, the Miserable Mill, the Austere Academy, the Grim Grotto, the Penultimate Peril, the End)
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$42.98
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$42.98
Middle School Box Set
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$36.13
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$36.13
The School for Good and Evil: The Complete 6-Book Box Set: The School for Good and Evil, The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes, The ... A Crystal of Time, The School for Good and
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$30.49
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$30.49
The Shadow Children, the Complete Series (Boxed Set): Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons; Among the Brave; Among the Enemy; Among the Free
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$30.00
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$30.00
National Park Mystery Series - Books 1-3: 3 Book Collection
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$26.99
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$26.99
Percy Jackson X 5 Book Set Series Collection 5 Book Set
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$26.98
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$26.98
The Crossover Series 3-Book Box Set: The Crossover, Booked, Rebound (paperback book set)
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$25.19
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$25.19
Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports
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$18.99
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$18.99
The Summer I Fell for My Best Friend: A Sweet, Heart-Felt Summer Romance (Legacy Inn)
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$12.99
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$12.99
If Only I Had Told Her
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$9.74
1
$9.74
Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars
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$9.59
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$9.59
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
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$8.79
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$8.79
Just As Long As We're Together
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$8.79
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$8.79
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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$7.99
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$7.99
If He Had Been with Me
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$7.27
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$7.27
Materials cost
$425.11
Vendor shipping charges
$9.00
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.38
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$470.49
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$83.03
Total project goal
$553.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$553.52
1 Donor
-$553.52
Donations toward project cost
-$470.49
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Laskowski and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
