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Ms. Kowalski from Bridgeport, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Just Right Books for Second Graders

My students need some leveled readers for the literacy center and the classroom library that are "just right books". These three book sets will complement the science center and social studies center as well!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kowalski's classroom raised $493

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My second graders are enthusiastic, eager learners with enormous potential! We also have the unique benefit of having a classroom set of iPads on which the students enjoy learning and creating new and creative projects.

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.

Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences. Using the iPad is just one way to achieve this end.

Another way to achieve this end is to provide my students with the necessary supplies that they need to be creative and to express themselves through the arts. Working in a Turnaround Arts School is very rewarding; mostly because of the many creative ideas that circulate between all the teachers.

My Project

Within this request are three categories of books. The first group are the classics such as Where the Wild Things Are, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Madeline, etc. The second group are STEM related stories that would be perfect for our science center and our literacy center. This group contains titles such as If I Built a Car and Who Sank the Boat. Finally, the third group of books would be perfect for our social studies corner and the literacy corner and contains titles such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Maps, The United States and Pocahontas. Most importantly, all the books are suitable for young readers within the second grade range!

Ms. Kowalski Roosevelt Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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
EE430X - Social Studies Literature Libraries - Gr. 1-3 Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
RA714 - Paperback Classics Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
RA226 - STEM Stories Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $94.50 1 $94.50

Materials cost

$382.50

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 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.81

Total project goal

$492.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.05

4 Donors

-$492.05

Donations toward project cost

-$418.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.81

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 $0.00

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