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Ms. Deanna (Gramatis) from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Moving Up to Chapter Books!!!

Help me give my students a great selection of second grade chapter books.

  • $670 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Most of my students are English language learners from different cultural backgrounds, some of whom are new refugees with little to no English. They are extremely eager to learn and are wonderful children.

Most of my students come from low-income households.

Though this may impact their lives at home, my goal is to provide the best for my students at school. Hopefully, you can help make this happen.

My students enter the room with smiles on their faces every day and are eager to learn. They love school and look forward to learning every day. They make my job incredibly rewarding and fulfilling.

My Project

My students go book shopping for their reading baskets every week. They need a good variety of chapter books. Each day they spend at least 30 minutes reading to themselves and to their partners. They absolutely love reading time!!!

Second grade is a magical reading time for many kids.

They’re just starting to develop reading fluency and are moving from easy reader books into early chapter books. Of course, this means that picking books for them can be somewhat tricky — they need something that holds their interest but isn’t so difficult that it turns them off to reading altogether. These books are just that!!

Ms. Deanna (Gramatis)
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nate the Great (25 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $112.05 1 $112.05
Cam Jansen (26 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $97.08 1 $97.08
Zoey and Sassafras (6 books) • AKJ Education $33.16 1 $33.16
Stink (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $18.67 1 $18.67
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books • AKJ Education $17.49 1 $17.49
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book Box Set #2 Books 5-8 • AKJ Education $14.57 1 $14.57
Bird & Squirrel On Fire • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Bird & Squirrel on the Edge! • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Bird & Squirrel on the Run • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Bird & Squirrel on Ice • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Three Cheers for the Worst Witch • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Dory Fantasmagory: The Real True Friend • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Dory Fantasmagory: Dory Dory Black Sheep • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Dory Fantasmagory Fantasmagory • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Andy Shane and the Know-It-All: 4 books in 1 • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Claude in the City • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Claude All at Sea • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Worst Witch at Sea • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Absolutely Alfie and the Worst Best Sleepover • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
EllRay Jakes Is Magic • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch Strikes Again • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch to the Rescue • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
EllRay Jakes Is a Rock Star • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
EllRay Jakes the Recess King! • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Ellray Jakes Walks the Plank • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
EllRay Jakes Rocks the Holidays! • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Worst Witch Saves the Day • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The Missing Mouse • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
The Marigold Mess • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Picture Perfect • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Abuela's Birthday • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Judy Moody and Friends: Triple Pet Trouble • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Judy Moody and Friends: Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Judy Moody and Friends: Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Judy Moody and Friends: Frank Pearl in The Awful Waffle Kerfuffle • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Andy Shane and the Barn Sale Mystery • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Judy Moody and Friends: Judy Moody, Tooth Fairy • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Judy Moody and Friends: Mrs. Moody in The Birthday Jinx • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Andy Shane is Not in Love • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Judy Moody and Friends: Amy Namey in Ace Reporter • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
My Family Adventure • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
EllRay Jakes Stands Tall • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85
EllRay Jakes and the Beanstalk • AKJ Education $1.85 1 $1.85

Materials cost

$531.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$569.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.42

Total project goal

$669.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $669.46

4 Donors

-$654.46

Donations toward project cost

-$556.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.16

match offer

-$15.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$12.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

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 $0.00

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