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Mrs. Shah from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rare Series Books for Avid Emergent Readers!

My students need and deserve more series books that are on their reading levels which are not at our school. Nothing excites readers more than characters they can follow over time and multiple books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shah's classroom raised $540

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students live in Wards 7 and 8 in Washington, DC. This is an impoverished area, but my students refuse to let that be a determinant of their future. In my classroom, the students are seven- and eight-year-olds with a range of learning and/or social-emotional disabilities. The typical student reads at a first-grade level; they need to be surrounded by a classroom library that supports their needs.

My students show up every day with a smile, dedicated to growing in reading and writing, no matter how difficult the task.

They are excited by their growth as readers, eagerly working toward reading chapter books with the ease. They can and will get there by immersing themselves in books at their current level and pushing their comprehension strategies.

My Project

This project consists of several series books - Messy Bessey, Fox, Henry and Mudge, and a Guided Reading Collection - that are on my students' reading levels. Series books are incredibly important for emergent readers. They invest in the main characters of the series and chart the character developments across various books. Reading series books allow students to do critical thinking about character traits, character emotions, and character growth. These skills will help them grow reading levels quickly, getting closer to closing the achievement gap.

My students deserve the opportunity to find a series that they love, characters who become their best friends.

I've witnessed them fall in love with Dear Dragon, Gossie and her friends, Little Critter and as a result, grow two or more reading levels in just under 3 months! Let's do it again with series books on higher reading levels and a Guided Reading Collection.

Mrs. Shah KIPP District of Columbia - Heights Academy Grades 3-5

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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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guided Reading Collection: Level I Fiction (20 books) • AKJ Education $96.30 1 $96.30
Henry and Mudge (28 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $83.59 1 $83.59
Mr. Putter & Tabby (17 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $76.20 1 $76.20
Katie Woo (14 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $63.82 1 $63.82
Young Cam Jansen (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $29.86 1 $29.86
Dragon's Fat Cat • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Dragon Gets By • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Messy Bessey's Family Reunion • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Messy Bessey's Holidays • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Messy Bessey's Garden • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Messy Bessey • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Messy Bessey and the Birthday Overnight • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Messy Bessey's School Desk • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Messy Bessey's Closet • AKJ Education $3.61 1 $3.61
Fox and His Friends • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Fox in Love • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Fox on Wheels • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Fox All Week • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91
Fox at School • AKJ Education $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$398.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$458.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.86

Total project goal

$539.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.06

9 Donors

-$539.06

Donations toward project cost

-$458.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.86

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