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Mrs. Elsaesser from Sebago, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Elsaesser's classroom raised $322

Interactive Read Aloud Books for Kindergarten

Help me give my students interactive read aloud books that are part of our Literacy Footprints Curriculum.

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Mrs. Elsaesser Sebago Elementary School
Sebago, ME Grades PreK-2

My Project

Kindergarten interactive read-aloud is a whole-group instructional context in which you read aloud a selected book to the whole class, occasionally and selectively pausing for conversation. Students think about, talk about, and respond to the text as a whole group or in small groups. This project is requesting the Kindergarten Interactive Read Aloud Book Kit that is part of the Literacy Footprints Curriculum.

This requested project includes 12 carefully curated trade books, partnered with a corresponding lesson directly linked to the comprehension strategies of the Literacy Footprints lessons.

Each book has been selected to reflect engaging illustrations, strong storylines, and a powerful opportunity to teach for deeper meaning. These whole-group lessons provide teachers with the framework to introduce students to the comprehension strategies that will comprise upcoming guided reading lessons.

Thank you for considering this book project.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 2 donors
Mrs. Elsaesser Sebago Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Sebago, ME View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Interactive Read-Aloud Kindergarten Kit 1 • Literacy Footprints $210.00 1 $210.00

Materials cost

$210.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.00

Sales tax

 $10.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.29

Total project goal

$321.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.94

2 Donors

-$286.74

Donations toward project cost

-$273.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.20

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