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

Learning about The One and Only Ivan

My students need 25 copies of The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

  • $203 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I have two classes of 25 fifth grade students with a diversity of learning abilities, talents, and interests. The one thing we all have in common is a love of books.

I love literacy and the joy that comes with reading a good book with my students!

Last year we read Old Yeller and bonded as a class over the death of the dog. I was crying right along with my students. My favorite moment came when one student said, "Do you realize we are all crying over a dog that isn't real?"

Making books come alive for my students drives their desire to independently read. My ultimate goal for all of my students is for them to be life-long readers!

My Project

These materials will enable my students to read The One and Only Ivan as a class. We read it last year with six copies, I checked out from the library, in one of our literacy stations. It was difficult to finish the book and to have class discussions because the students all read at different paces and were in various chapters in the book.

Each student having a copy will allow the class to enjoy the book more fully and help create a meaningful reading experience.

It will make class discussions deeper and richer. The interest in books it generates will last beyond fifth grade and into their futures.

Mrs. Wood
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $5.59 25 $139.75

Materials cost

$139.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.33

Total project goal

$202.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $202.18

1 Donor

-$202.18

Donations toward project cost

-$171.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.33

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 $0.00

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