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New Books for Growing Readers!
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My Students
I have 25 wonderful, energetic, and curious first-grade students. The students in my classroom speak a variety of languages, eight total. Eighty-eight percent of the school receives free or reduced-price lunch, and that percentage is quickly rising. Forty-nine percent of the students at my school identify as Asian, 26% identify as African American, 14% identify as Hispanic, 10% identify as Caucasian, and 1% identify as American Indian.
My classroom is rich with diversity, and we celebrate each student's identity and culture. My students are always moving. I use alternative seating, center-based learning, and differentiation to target the needs of all of my students.
In my school, the classrooms are co-taught and have a cluster of students who are just learning English or have special needs. I teach in a special education co-taught classroom. I am passionate about teaching to the needs of each of my students. I do not believe in a cookie-cutter approach and often have each student working on something different at the same time, which creates a need for more supplies.
My Project
My students are developing a deep love of reading. They have been working so hard and they are flying through reading levels! It is incredible to watch them grow but the problem I'm having is that they're getting so great at reading that I don't have books at their reading levels! It's a great "problem" to have but I need your help to remedy it!
My students and I researched books and this is the list they came up with that they wanted for our classroom! These books are rich with diversity and will reflect the students in my classroom. When my students pick up a book, I want them to see themselves and their cultures in the books in my library.
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Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Boxed Set)
• Amazon Business
$38.96
1
$38.96
Dog Man: The Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-3 Boxed Set)
• Amazon Business
$16.86
1
$16.86
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion (Knuffle Bunny Series)
• Amazon Business
$12.29
1
$12.29
Mac Cracks the Code (Mac B., Kid Spy)
• Amazon Business
$11.69
1
$11.69
The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) (2)
• Amazon Business
$8.89
1
$8.89
Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1)
• Amazon Business
$8.89
1
$8.89
Stephen Curry (Amazing Athletes)
• Amazon Business
$7.95
1
$7.95
Dog Man: Fetch-22: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #8)
• Amazon Business
$7.94
1
$7.94
Ghast in the Machine! (Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #4) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
• Amazon Business
$7.81
1
$7.81
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7)
• Amazon Business
$7.53
1
$7.53
Into the Game! (Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #1) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
• Amazon Business
$6.66
1
$6.66
Minecraft Volume 1 (Graphic Novel)
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
The Haunted Library #1
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
The Ghost in the Attic #2 (The Haunted Library)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Yasmin the Soccer Star
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Yasmin the Writer
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Yasmin the Friend
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Yasmin the Zookeeper
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
The Beach Trip (Sofia Martinez)
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
The Secret Recipe (Sofia Martinez)
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Lights Out (Sofia Martinez)
• Amazon Business
$5.87
1
$5.87
The Ghosts at the Movie Theater #9 (The Haunted Library)
• Amazon Business
$5.69
1
$5.69
Yasmin the Chef
• Amazon Business
$5.64
1
$5.64
I Am a Super Girl!: An Acorn Book (Princess Truly)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Dragon Gets By: An Acorn Book (Dragon #3)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Don't Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book (Bumble and Bee)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Every Day Is Exciting (Sofia Martinez)
• Amazon Business
$4.95
1
$4.95
Pug’s Snow Day: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #2)
• Amazon Business
$4.79
1
$4.79
Pug Blasts Off: A Branches Book (Diary of a Pug #1)
• Amazon Business
$4.74
1
$4.74
Surf's Up!: An Acorn Book (Moby Shinobi and Toby Too!)
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #6)
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1)
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
Let's Have a Sleepover!: An Acorn Book (Hello, Hedgehog! #2)
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
Yasmin the Teacher
• Amazon Business
$4.42
1
$4.42
Sparkly New Friends: An Acorn Book (Unicorn and Yeti #1)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
My Family Adventure (Sofia Martinez)
• Amazon Business
$2.29
1
$2.29
Materials cost
$264.85
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.97
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$298.82
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$52.73
Total project goal
$351.55
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$351.55
-$169.86
Donations toward project cost
-$154.43
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$15.43
-$169.87
Match offer toward project cost
-$144.39
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$25.48
Excluded support for DonorsChoose
-$11.82
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