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Mrs. Sperry from Indianapolis IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Just Right Books for Just Right Kids!

My students need fiction and nonfiction chapter books.

  • $252 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

Reading is the foundation to learning. As a reading teacher to 4th grade students, exposure to a variety of books are essential to everyday learning.

My students live and go to school in a high poverty area of a big city.

They do not get the opportunities to read at home. School is where they get the most exposure to books. It is essential to have a classroom library full of "just right" books that they can chose from to help them develop a love for reading.

My Project

Students will use these books every day not only in class but also at home. They will use the books during daily independent reading and also be able to check out books to read at home. The books will also be used to help improve reading skills by allowing the students to use books that interest them and have them work in critical skills like plot, authors purpose and summarizing.

Having "just right" books in the classroom will allow my students to read books at their levels, and develop a love for reading.

They will be able to increase vocabulary,comprehension and fluency using the books

Mrs. Sperry
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 4 Fiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $48.03 1 $48.03
Grade 3 Fiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $35.45 1 $35.45
Grade 4 $mart $et Nonfiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $25.00 1 $25.00
Grade 4 $mart $et Fiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $25.00 1 $25.00
Favorite Author Study - Judy Blume (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $17.73 1 $17.73
Favorite Author Study - Clyde Robert Bulla (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $14.77 1 $14.77
Favorite Series Sampler - Cam Jansen (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $14.76 1 $14.76

Materials cost

$180.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.67

Total project goal

$251.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $251.12

1 Donor

-$251.12

Donations toward project cost

-$213.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.67

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 $0.00

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