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Just Right Picture Books = Reading Success (part one)

My students need 41 picture books that are "just right" for their varied reading levels and interests.

Mrs. Chico Gardner Elementary School

Detroit, MI Grades PreK-2

My Students

Do you remember Goldilocks? She needed a chair and bed that were "just right." Research has proven that to become a successful reader students must read books that are "just right" and are interesting to the reader. My first graders want to be excellent readers and we need some good books!

My students are amazing!

They are just starting first grade at a very economically disadvantaged school, in the poorest urban district in our country. Yet they are survivors! These students will go on to a great future, filled with opportunities that they could not have imagined in their native countries. My students are a diverse population of Arabic, Hispanic, Caucasian, and African American friends.

My Project

These "just right" books are out of the box funny. They were chosen to catch students' interest and show them how much fun reading can be for everyone! A duck riding a bike, cows that type, a pigeon drives a bus??? Now that will make anyone laugh, and love reading. Everyday my students spend thirty minutes reading to a partner, thirty minutes reading on their own, thirty minutes reading with books on CD, thirty minutes writing, and thirty minutes working with words/spelling. To do this my students need a lot of interesting books, so donate fast! My students have a sense of urgency for learning to read. Do you want to help meet this urgent need? Donate now and they will be on their way to reading mastery!

My students spend over two and a half hours a day actively engaged in developing their reading and writing skills.

That is a lot of reading and they need a lot picture books that are interesting and "just right' for their reading level. Reading is important and we don't have a lot of time, it is first grade... so it flies! Please donate now and spread the word. I have a very excited group of first graders who are "just right" for your donation!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 3 donors

Project tagged as

Detroit, MI
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
English Language Learning
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Chico Gardner Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Detroit, MI View local requests

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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25

I Am Going! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Cat the Cat, Who Is That? (Cat the Cat Series) Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

The Pigeon Has Feelings Too! Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97

Elephants Cannot Dance! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Watch Me Throw the Ball! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

I Will Surprise My Friend! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

There Is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

I Love My New Toy! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Leonardo the Terrible Monster Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

My Friend Is Sad (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly! (Cat the Cat Series) Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51

I Am Invited to a Party! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Today I Will Fly (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound? (Cat the Cat Series) Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51

Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep! Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51

Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion Mo Willems • Barnes and Noble $11.53 1 $11.53

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

No, David! David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Truckery Rhymes (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Series) Jon Scieszka, David Gordon (Illustrator), David Shannon (Illustrator), Loren Long (Illustrator), Contribution by Design Garage Staff • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30

How I Became a Pirate Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94

David Goes to School David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

David Gets in Trouble David Shannon • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Duck on a Bike David Shannon • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Duck in the Truck Jez Alborough, Jez Alborough (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Giggle, Giggle, Quack Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Diary of a Spider Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Diary of a Fly Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93

Dooby Dooby Moo Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54

Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61

Cosmo's Moon Devin Scillian, Mark Braught (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94

Memoirs of a Goldfish Devin Scillian, Scillian, Devin, Tim Bowers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94

Materials cost			$397.83
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.97
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$438.80
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$77.44
Total project goal			$516.24
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$516.24
2 Donors			-$97.11
Donations toward project cost			-$83.29
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$13.82
match offer			-$418.25
Match offer toward project cost			-$355.51
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$62.74
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.88
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Just Right Picture Books = Reading Success (part one)

My Students

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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