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Mrs. Brink from Cumming, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Books for Kindergarten!

Help me give my students more opportunities to develop their love for reading!

  • $441 goal

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My Project

Having an increased selection of books for read-aloud sessions in the kindergarten classroom will positively impact learning by enhancing language development, fostering a love for reading, and promoting critical listening skills. Exposure to a diverse range of stories and topics will contribute to vocabulary expansion, comprehension skills, and overall cognitive development, creating a more engaging and enriching learning environment for the students.

The goal of adding more books to read aloud is to enrich the learning experience for the kindergarten classroom by promoting language development, nurturing a love for reading, and enhancing critical listening skills.

Kindergarten students are special due to their unique stage of development, marked by curiosity, enthusiasm, and rapid cognitive and social growth. At this age, children are beginning their formal education journey, and their natural curiosity and eagerness to learn makes them particularly special. Their innocence, creativity, and the early stages of forming social connections contribute to the distinctiveness of kindergarten students.

Mrs. Brink Sawnee Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Cumming, GA View local requests 24 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
If You Give a Moose a Muffin Big Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Harper Collins If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Book By Laura Numeroff, Grades pre-school - 2nd • Quill.com $24.99 1 $24.99
Harper Collins If You Give a Cat a Cupcake - Hardback Book • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.09 1 $17.09
The Big Cheese (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
If You Give a Pig a Party • Amazon Business $15.18 1 $15.18
The Couch Potato (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
The Bad Seed (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Smart Cookie (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
The Sour Grape (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Find Your Brave: A Coco and Bear Story (The Coco and Bear Series) • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (Caldecott Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Turkey's Sandtastic Beach Day (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light (The Coco and Bear Series) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Turkey's Eggcellent Easter (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Turkey Claus (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Turkey's Valentine Surprise (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Turkey Trouble • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
How to Catch a Leprechaun • Amazon Business $8.51 1 $8.51
Turkey Goes to School (Turkey Trouble) • Amazon Business $8.40 1 $8.40
How to Catch a Turkey • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
How to Catch a Mermaid • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
How to Catch a Dragon • Amazon Business $7.21 1 $7.21
How to Catch the Tooth Fairy • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
How to Catch the Easter Bunny • Amazon Business $6.20 1 $6.20
How to Catch a Dinosaur • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Sneezy the Snowman • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
How to Catch an Elf • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
How to Catch a Snowman • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49

Materials cost

$316.62

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.25

Sales tax

 $21.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.08

Total project goal

$440.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $440.55

1 Donor

-$197.09

Donations toward project cost

-$187.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.85

match offer

-$220.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.19

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