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Mrs. Anderson from Henrico VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Leadership in Literature

My students need diverse literature that models leadership traits during reading instruction.

  • $1,160 goal

This project expired on November 23, 2018.

This project expired on November 23, 2018.

My Students

My 5th grade students are very diverse. We come from a variety of social, economic, religious, and racial backgrounds. We speak several different languages, and we perform on a variety of different academic ability levels. We all come to school each day with different gifts and talents, interests and issues, hopes and dreams.

Despite all the ways we are different, we share many things.

We are all leaders in our school. We are all excited about learning. We LOVE to share what we know. We are curious, ask questions, and celebrate when we are successful at learning new things. Most importantly, we work hard by using everyone's unique talents to support all of our varying needs. We know our teamwork is what will make our dreams work!

My Project

Our school is a new Leader in Me school, so I am looking for ways to infuse key leadership principals into all areas of our day. I believe one of the best ways to do this will be to incorporate a variety of engaging literature into our reading instruction that reflects Steven Covey's "7 Habits" of good leaders.

While connecting with characters like Jeremy Thatcher, who demonstrates the skill of being proactive, my students will be strengthening their comprehension, vocabulary development, and fluency skills.

Other requested books, like Salt in His Shoes about Michael Jordan or The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Temple Grandin, will inspire my students with real-life examples of diverse leaders who embody "putting first things first" to follow their passions.

Students will also be able to connect, compare, and discuss multiple "7 Habit" traits as they share serious fictional reading texts like Escape from Aleppo, A Long Walk to Water, and Hana's Suitcase with their classmates.

These book sets are sure to be a "Win-Win" for my class!

Mrs. Anderson
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amal Unbound • Amazon Business $13.92 5 $69.60
Echo • Amazon Business $13.60 5 $68.00
The Refugees • Amazon Business $10.99 5 $54.95
Escape from Aleppo • Amazon Business $9.98 5 $49.90
The Red Pencil • Amazon Business $5.93 7 $41.51
Hana's Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Rules (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.97 5 $39.85
The House on Mango Street • Amazon Business $7.69 5 $38.45
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher: A Magic Shop Book • Amazon Business $7.33 5 $36.65
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $6.98 5 $34.90
Iggy Peck, Architect • Amazon Business $16.16 2 $32.32
When You Reach Me (Yearling Newbery) • Amazon Business $6.39 5 $31.95
On My Honor • Amazon Business $6.39 5 $31.95
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $6.00 5 $30.00
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $7.50 4 $30.00
Fish in a Tree • Amazon Business $6.00 5 $30.00
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $14.86 2 $29.72
The Cay (Laurel-Leaf Books) • Amazon Business $5.59 5 $27.95
Hatchet • Amazon Business $5.49 5 $27.45
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $5.49 5 $27.45
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $13.56 2 $27.12
The View from Saturday • Amazon Business $5.42 5 $27.10
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $13.46 2 $26.92
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $12.06 2 $24.12
What Do You Do With a Problem? • Amazon Business $11.00 2 $22.00
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $10.73 2 $21.46
The Chalk Box Kid (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $3.99 5 $19.95

Materials cost

$941.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$985.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$173.88

Total project goal

$1,159.22

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