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No Supersized BK’s or McD’s But Please Supersize Keats

My students need a set of Ezra Jack Keats Big Books and a storytelling kit for "The Snowy Day".

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Thompson's classroom raised $181

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My Students

Have you ever tried to read a popular children's picture book to a bunch of preschoolers and everyone wants to see the pictures at the same time? Better yet, everyone wants to hear the book at the same time also.

I work in a high risk; high needs school in an urban city in Virginia.

The preschoolers in our school program are delayed in speech and/or literacy skills that are needed to succeed in school. Despite these issues, they are trying to reach their highest potentials. In today’s society, my students need to learn to enjoy reading and learn many pre-literacy skills before they enter kindergarten.

My Project

Ezra Jack Keats has created many classic, award winning, picture books that have been read to children since the early 1960’s. The books are multicultural, short and contain colorful illustrations. The books are now created in “big book size” which means that the teacher can share and enjoy a book with her whole class at one time. Everyone can see the pictures and print in the book at circle time. Believe me, this is a big deal for a primary teacher to be able to read and reread a favorite book to the whole class at the same time. Why else are big books important you ask? Big Books allow the teacher to model reading behaviors (such as reading from left to right, stopping at periods, etc.). Big Books also allow teachers to draw attention to the drawings and the larger printed words and letters. Many of the children comment about the story and it helps the other children to hear the conversation while looking at the pictures.

Ezra Jack Keats wrote books that my children can identify with.

Many of the parents of my children have read these timeless classics when they were young. I would like to honor the children's request to reread their favorite books. The Keat's big books would allow me to reread these favorite books to the whole class at one time instead of several times a day to small groups. Thus we will have time to introduce other books during small group time.

Project tagged as

Richmond, VA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Students with Disabilities
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Thompson J.H. Blackwell Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

KIT BIG BOOK EZRA JACK KEATS ST5 SOFTCOVER • Childcraft, Inc. $99.99 1 $99.99

EE634 - The Snowy Day Storytelling Kit • Lakeshore Learning $26.95 1 $26.95

Materials cost			$126.94
Vendor shipping charges			$10.00
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$1.90
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$147.84
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$32.45
Total project goal			$180.29
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$180.29
4 Donors			-$179.30
Donations toward project cost			-$147.84
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$31.46
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.99
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

No Supersized BK’s or McD’s But Please Supersize Keats

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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