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Ms. Pat from New Castle DE is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Read and Grow

Help me give my students "Bailey goes Camping" , "Flower Garden" and other books and props to enrich their imagination and vocabulary.

  • $281 goal

This project expired on March 22, 2022.

This project expired on March 22, 2022.

My Students

Beautiful and curious. Eager and energetic. Unique in their individual personalities. All of the children that I work with have been identified as having special needs, and require extra support, specific strategies, and interventions, and all qualify for specialized educational services. Most of the children also receive special therapy such as speech and language, physical therapy, and/or occupational therapy.

Many of the children that I work with live in high poverty areas, and lack access to rich literature in their home.

All can benefit from access to high quality books which coordinate with the books read in the classroom, in order to carry over and extend these learning experiences.

My Project

These delightful and beautifully illustrated children's books will be sent home in our classroom "Book in a Bag" backpacks. The families will be provided with information on: the importance of reading everyday, tips on how to read to preschoolers, suggestions for modifying storytime for children with special needs and a journal- to share a few words or a drawing depicting their child's favorite part of the story. These books will be used during our upcoming our upcoming summer theme of "Sprouts" ... all about growing and gardening. Books and hands on materials will enhance learning by carrying over activities from the classroom and into the living room.

Ms. Pat
Grades PreK-2
  • The Colwyck Center
  • New Castle, DE
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 20 students.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Growing Vegetable Soup (Voyager Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 8 $63.92
Bailey Goes Camping • Amazon Business $7.59 8 $60.72
Flower Garden • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Planting a Rainbow • Amazon Business $6.95 3 $20.85
Educational Insights Bright Basics Peg Garden, Stacking, Matching, Fine Motor Skills, Toddler Toys, Ages 2+ • Amazon Business $19.66 1 $19.66

Materials cost

$205.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$238.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.03

Total project goal

$280.21

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