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Mrs. Drake from Smithfield, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Out of My Mind for Building Empathy

Help me give my students a classroom set of the novel Out of My Mind.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Drake's classroom raised $322

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a second-year teacher working with about 70 8th graders. We are from a rural area, and the majority of my students come from low-income families. As with most teenagers, my students struggle to enjoy reading. I am always looking for ways to encourage them to be better readers.

I am in need of a classroom set of the novel Out of My Mind for my students to use in a literary circle activity.

This novel is a wonderful way for students to get inside the mind of someone living with a disability.

My Project

I am always looking for engaging assignments to tide my students over after standardized testing is complete. I want to engage them in a way that shows that the purpose of a class is not to just pass a state test and that the learning should continue after they are over. Literary circles are the perfect way to get students excited about reading and they are huge in helping students the value of working in groups.

The most important way I can ensure a literary circle is successful is to make sure I have novels to offer my students that will actually engage them and help them enjoy the assignment.

Out of My Mind is a beautiful novel about a young girl with a disability called cerebral palsy. The novel demonstrates through Melody our protagonist, that though one might appear to be "disabled" on the exterior, we should never assume him or her to be incapable. And that disabled does not ever mean incapable.

Mrs. Drake Smithfield Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.99 30 $239.70

Materials cost

$239.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.23

Total project goal

$321.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.53

5 Donors

-$213.00

Donations toward project cost

-$185.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.30

Matching donations from our partners

-$103.06

Match offers toward project cost

-$87.60

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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