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Mrs. Buffone from Worcester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Love That Dog - Love Poetry!

My students need class sets of Love That Dog to complete a unit on poetry.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Buffone's classroom raised $325

This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students have reached the point in life where they are no longer learning to read, but reading to learn. Our fourth-graders need poetic texts that will both inspire and educate them in the characteristics of poetry. They are eager learners who only need the right tools at hand in order to be successful!

We are truly a community of learners who are supportive of one another in every manner possible.

We come to school each day excited to work, to learn, and to better ourselves and eachother.

My Project

Through this text, Love That Dog by Sharon Creech, students will determine the characteristics of poetry and consider what inspires writers and poets. Students follow the main character, Jack, as he learns about poetry and begins to write his own. Students closely read and analyze poems Jack reads, including “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. Throughout this unit, students track what Jack is learning about poetry alongside their own learning though these close readings. They also experiment with writing their own poetry inspired by their reading. Students practice summarizing the events in the novel and discuss how the main character’s attitude toward poetry begins to change in this half of the novel.

Mrs. Buffone Vernon Hill School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Worcester, MA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Love That Dog • Amazon Business $3.03 80 $242.40

Materials cost

$242.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$276.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.71

Total project goal

$324.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $324.75

4 Donors

-$324.75

Donations toward project cost

-$276.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.71

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