You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Mesenbourg from Minneapolis MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Read Along With the Wonder Read Aloud...Empathy and Vocabulary!

My students need a copy of Wonder to read along with our read-aloud to increase their reading skills.

  • $355 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come from different parts of the world including Mexico, England, and parts of Central America. They are enthusiastic, persistent learners. We work hard every day as scientists, artists, mathematicians, scholars, and friends.

At our school, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 92% of the students are students of color.

The majority of my students are learning English as a second or third language. These students have the potential for greatness and a great need for resources.

My Project

Students will develop empathy from reading Wonder, a book about a boy with physical deformity dealing with making new friends in middle school.

With a book of their own to read along with the read aloud, students will be more focused, become more fluent readers, and develop a more thorough comprehension of the story; students who are good readers have greater success in every area of school and life.

Reading aloud is a proven technique to increase reading skills and develop vocabulary at a higher reading level than the students are reading. When students can hear AND see the words reading growth will be greater. With this project, the goal is to develop the life skills of empathy and reading.

Mrs. Mesenbourg
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Mesenbourg is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wonder • Amazon Business $10.69 25 $267.25

Materials cost

$267.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.16

Total project goal

$354.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.42

2 Donors

-$346.26

Donations toward project cost

-$301.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.16

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Mesenbourg and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Minneapolis","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4663645],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MN","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3048716,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/read-along-with-the-wonder-read-aloud/3048716/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Mesenbourg","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"4663645":{"owner":"Mrs. Mesenbourg","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3048716],"proposalHash":"1137312876","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4663645_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539983858465","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21134336,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDMyMjAzNw==","NTE3NjY5OQ=="],"teacherId":4663645,"schoolCounty":"Hennepin","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MN","name":"Minnesota"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.