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Mrs. Wardell from Layton, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Discuss It!

Help me give my students a variety of read-a loud mentor texts to help create interest, background knowledge, and engaging class discussions.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Wardell's classroom raised $264

This project is fully funded

My Students

I get to spend my days with about 100 active, intelligent problem solvers, also known as 4th graders.

My students love their flexible, assigned seats and are learning what works best for them.

They enjoy working and collaborating together. They are encouraged to discuss, ask questions, and share insights together.

My Project

I get to teach integrated Reading and Social Studies to approximately 100 4th graders. While many of the 4th graders are motivated to read and participate, several others lack confidence or life experiences to participate in discussions.

Using Read-A-Louds as mentor texts allows ALL students an opportunity to gain background knowledge and the ability to participate in class conversations.

Using a mentor text to introduce a new unit or reading concept builds a fun, powerful class experience that impowers my 4th graders. We can continually refer to the books and the lessons we learned, while building stamina and practicing strategies to read and discuss more complex texts.

Mrs. Wardell East Layton Elementary School Grades 3-5 Layton, UT View local requests 100 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Locomotive (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Memoirs of a Goldfish • Amazon Business $14.68 1 $14.68
More Than Anything Else • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
I am Helen Keller (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Baseball Saved Us • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $10.51 1 $10.51
Beautiful Oops! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Railroad! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want to…: American History) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Animals Nobody Loves • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad (Graphic History) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Great-Aunt Arizona • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The White Indian Boy (Annotated): The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Helen Keller: Courage In The Dark • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$191.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.52

Total project goal

$263.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $263.49

8 Donors

-$210.56

Donations toward project cost

-$181.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.33

match offer

-$50.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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