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Mrs. Ritter from Pleasant Hill IA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Instructional Materials Needed

Help me give my students the Animal Look-Alike books and an America Revolution Resource Box.

  • $236 goal

This project expired on July 4, 2020.

This project expired on July 4, 2020.

My Students

Despite the many challenges our students face, they work very hard during the school day and focus on their academics. At our school, more than half of our students receive free or reduced-rate lunches.

We have a motto here at our school: "What's Best for Kids, Whatever it Takes!" That is why I am asking for your help.

They need materials to read at their reading levels to participate in grade-level activities. Thank you for your help with this project!

My Project

I see many of my students for both reading and writing. For writing, my students are expected to research and write an informational essay comparing and contrasting two things, as well as writing an essay on The Revolutionary War. Most of the books in the general education setting are at grade level reading or beyond. All of my reading students are reading below grade level and struggle to read these books, so it is hard for them to actually understand what they have read. This makes it very frustrating for them when they are then asked to write about what they read.

My students need resources at their instructional reading levels, on specific topics, that they are expected to read and then write about.

Mrs. Ritter
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH174 - American Revolution Resource Box - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
Can You Tell an Alligator from a Crocodile? (Lightning Bolt Books xae ― Animal Look-Alikes) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Can You Tell a Cheetah from a Leopard? (Lightning Bolt Books xae ― Animal Look-Alikes) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Can You Tell a Bee from a Wasp? (Lightning Bolt Books xae ― Animal Look-Alikes) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Can You Tell a Cricket from a Grasshopper? (Lightning Bolt Books xae ― Animal Look-Alikes) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Can You Tell a Frog from a Toad? (Lightning Bolt Books xae ― Animal Look-Alikes) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Seal or Sea Lion? (Animal Look-alikes) • Amazon Business $8.15 1 $8.15
Turtle or Tortoise? (Animal Look-alikes) • Amazon Business $8.15 1 $8.15
Can You Tell a Butterfly from a Moth? (Lightning Bolt Books xae ― Animal Look-Alikes) • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84

Materials cost

$157.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$200.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.33

Total project goal

$235.53

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