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Ms. Dillane from Newark NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Learning After Class: Independent Reading Books Inspired by Ancient Greece

Help me give my students the Goddess Girls series and Rick Riordan novels and graphic novels, high interest books for our classroom library that connect to their current history unit on ancient Greece.

  • $262 goal

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My Students

My fifth graders are voracious readers! They always have an independent reading book in hand, ready to read whenever they finish an assignment early or have a spare minute – some even read while they’re waiting in line for lunch! Last year, my fifth graders read over 53 million words!

My students love to read, and they also love being historians who analyze the intersection of religion, government, and culture in different ancient societies.

Their student-led conversations, both whole class and groups discussions, are rigorous and impressive! Step into any English or history class and you will hear students thoughtfully responding to each other, pulling textual evidence throughout the text to support their claims, and proposing questions to clarify or push the conversation. Their discourse is impressive and they love constantly learning!

My Project

My students are eager to learn, love to read, and find joy in making connections between ideas and classes. Their current history unit focuses on ancient Greece, and they will definitely enjoy learning about the mythology of Greek gods and goddesses.

Help my students continue their learning about ancient Greece in history class beyond the classroom walls by providing high-interest novels and graphic novels for their independent reading.

Students will eagerly read the first 12 books in the Goddess Girls series, following Godboys and Godgirls in their experiences at Mount Olympus Academy as they develop mythical skills. They will dive into reading two Rick Riordan adventure/fantasy series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus; their graphic novel counterparts will hook even the most reluctant reader. They'll seek out the "true" myths in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Greek Heroes. I'm confident these new additions to our classroom library will quickly have waiting lists!

Ms. Dillane
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Heroes of Olympus Paperback Boxed Set (10th Anniversary Edition) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
The Goddess Girls Charming Collection Books 9-12 • AKJ Education $23.35 1 $23.35
Goddess Girls The Glittering Collection (Charm Bracelet Inside): Athena the Wise; Aphrodite the Diva; Artemis the Loyal; Medusa the Mean • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel (The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two) (The Heroes of Olympus (2)) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes • Amazon Business $10.52 1 $10.52
Heroes of Olympus, Book One The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel (Heroes of Olympus, Book One) (The Heroes of Olympus) • Amazon Business $10.30 1 $10.30
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel The Titan's Curse • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, Book 3) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Artemis the Brave (Goddess Girls) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Persephone the Phony (Goddess Girls) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Aphrodite the Beauty (Goddess Girls) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$185.42

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.21

Total project goal

$261.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$261.40

2 Donors

-$261.40

Donations toward project cost

-$222.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.21

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