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Mrs. Barnes from Sallisaw OK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Readers Are Leaders

Help me give my students books that will spark interest and engage students in reading!

  • $431 goal

This project expired on May 22, 2020.

This project expired on May 22, 2020.

My Students

I work at a high-poverty school, but that does not stop my students from being eager to learn each day they enter my classroom. I have 21 students and sadly Oklahoma has put education funding on the back burner. It is hard to keep classroom materials and technology up-to-date with no funding.

Curious, enthusiastic, and creative; my students are eager to immerse themselves in any kind of challenge.

When they come into my classroom they expect to learn, grow, and most importantly feel loved and appreciated. Thank you for supporting my students!

My Project

My students need high interest reading materials to encourage them to engage in regular reading practice and to develop a life long passion for reading. Strong reading skills are necessary to help students become successful in life and an actively participate as a global citizen.

Our students need access to a variety of interesting books to spark their interest in daily reading practice and to encourage discussion about literature.

Graphic novels will help hook reluctant readers and introduce students to a different genre of reading. Students will make book recommendations to their peers after reading the novels and discuss strategies the author used to develop the characters.

Mrs. Barnes
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Classic Goosebumps Series 20 Books Collection Set By R. L. Stine • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Dork Diaries By Rachel Renee Russell 12 Books Collection Set (Puppy Love, Holiday Heartbreak, TV Star, Pop Star, Frenemies Forever, Skating Sensation, Party Time) • Amazon Business $50.99 1 $50.99
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $38.96 1 $38.96
Captain Underpants: 10 Book Set • Amazon Business $35.97 1 $35.97
Chronicles of Narnia Box Set • Amazon Business $23.70 1 $23.70
The Maze of Bones • Amazon Business $11.13 1 $11.13
Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 14) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Bad Kitty Takes the Test • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Who Was Sacagawea? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Amelia Earhart? • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14) • Amazon Business $4.96 1 $4.96
What Were the Salem Witch Trials? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Was Jackie Robinson? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Where Is the Amazon? • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
What Were the Twin Towers? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Who Is R. L. Stine? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Neil Armstrong? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Who Was Babe Ruth? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived #15) • Amazon Business $3.90 1 $3.90
Where Is Area 51? • Amazon Business $3.83 1 $3.83
What Was the Titanic? • Amazon Business $3.79 1 $3.79
Where Is the Bermuda Triangle? • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17) • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29

Materials cost

$302.91

Vendor shipping charges

$3.99

Sales tax

$24.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$366.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.61

Total project goal

$430.74

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