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Mrs. Zimmerman from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Zimmerman's classroom raised $513

Non-Boring Non-Fiction

My students need 40+ exciting new non-fiction books on a wide range of topics from star gazing to the D-Day landings.

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Mrs. Zimmerman PS 33 Chelsea Preparatory
New York, NY Grades 3-5

My Students

Non-fiction is the poor, forgotten stepchild of literacy instruction, but I plan on resurrecting my students' interest in this exciting genre of books. To entice my students to put down their comics and fantasy novels, I need some new, tempting non-fiction books. Learning through reading can be fun!

I believe that the most important thing I can do for my students is help them become lifelong readers.

My twenty-two third grade students attend a Title I urban public school. Many do not have access to books at home. This means that the only books my students can read are books that I can provide for them at school. Due to the budget constraints at my school, some of the books that I currently have in my classroom are very old. Many of the books are literally falling apart at the bindings. It isn't a surprise that these old, dog-eared books don't entice my students. There are so many exciting new non-fiction titles available for young readers, but my students only have access to books that were old when I was a child. The information in a lot of the books is out-of-date, and most of them do not have colorful photos or interesting layouts.

My Project

With these new books, you will help me infuse a burst of new energy into my students' reading lives. I carefully picked out books that I know that my students will love to read. These are the exciting, high interest books that my students need to tempt them to spend time reading instead of watching TV or playing their video games. I allow my students to borrow books to read at home, provided that they are responsible about bringing them back in good condition, but the books that they take home need to be interesting if the children are actually going to read them. Therefore, I picked books that I know align with my students' interests, such as books about the environment and endangered animals, sports, cooking, military history, and technology. Many of the books I chose are oversize, full-color books with page layouts that are dense with photos, diagrams, and text. My students will spend hours studying these colorful, informative page spreads.

Your generous support will make a huge difference for my students this year and in future years to come.

I am passionate about teaching and providing opportunities for the underprivileged children in my city. I want every one of my wonderful students to succeed and I know that they have to become readers to do this. Please help me put exciting new non-fiction books into the hands of my students. I promise they will be read and reread for many, many years!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

22 students impacted 12 donors
Mrs. Zimmerman PS 33 Chelsea Preparatory Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY View local requests

More than half of 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

22 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Around the World Cookbook Abigail Johnson Dodge • AKJ Books $14.79 1 $14.79
Matter • AKJ Books $11.83 1 $11.83
Kids'' Fun and Healthy Cookbook Nicola Graimes, Howard Shoote • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Atlantis: The Lost City • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
D-Day Landings: The Story of the Allied Invasion • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
DK Readers: Danger on the Mountain: Scaling the World''s High • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Days of the Knights : A Tale of Castles and Battles • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Dinosaur Detectives • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Nature Activities Star gazer • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Nature Ranger • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Ocean Andrew Sachs • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Secrets of the Mummies • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Skate! • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Solo Sailing • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Space Travel • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Weather Martin Sheen • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
American Revolution (Eyewitness Books Series) Stuart Murray, • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Civil War • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Eyewitness Climate Change John Woodward • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Natural Disasters • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Endangered Animals (Eyewitness Books Series) Ben Hoare • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Islam (Eyewitness Books Series) Caroline Stone, DK Publishin • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Eyewitness Viking Susan Margeson, Dorling Kindersley Publish • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Eyewitness World War I Simon Adams, Andy Crawford (Photograp • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Eyewitness World War II Simon Adams, Andy Crawford (Photogra • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Hurricane and Tornado (Eyewitness Books Series) Jack Challon • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Robot (Eyewitness Books Series) Roger Bridgman, DK Publishin • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Eyewitness Soccer Hugh Hornby, Dorling Kindersley Publishing • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Soldier (DK Eyewitness Books) Simon Adams • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Eyewitness Spy Richard Platt • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
The Everything Kids'' Environment Book • AKJ Books $7.16 1 $7.16
The Everything Kids'' Football Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
The Everything Kids'' Joke Book • AKJ Books $7.16 1 $7.16
The Everything Kids'' Knock Knock Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
The Everything Kids'' Learning French Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
The Everything Kids'' Learning Spanish Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
Everything Kids&apos • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
The Everything Kids'' Math Puzzles Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
The Everything Kids&apos • AKJ Books $7.16 1 $7.16
The Everything Kids'' Mummies, Pharaohs, and Pyramids Puzzle • AKJ Books $7.16 1 $7.16
The Everything Kids'' Soccer Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
Big Cats • AKJ Books $9.58 1 $9.58
Castles • AKJ Books $9.58 1 $9.58
Rocks and Minerals • AKJ Books $9.58 1 $9.58

Materials cost

$394.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$435.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.87

Total project goal

$512.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.49

7 Donors

-$480.44

Donations toward project cost

-$427.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.32

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.05

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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