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Ms. Saunders from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers Are Leaders!

My students need "just right" books in order to learn reading skills and strategies as they develop a deeper love for reading and get deeper meaning from what they read.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Saunders's classroom raised $1,436

This project is fully funded

My Students

Imagine a class of engaged readers who can read their "just right" books and then turn and talk to their partners about what they read. Books need to be available and leveled. By labeling the books, students will be able to make book choices according to their interests.

What a bright group of diverse third graders I teach!

Their curiosity about the world around them brings about wondering and questioning. They love to read non-fiction, as well as fiction, books. Their writing is developing and will continue to develop this year, as they discover the author's purpose, make connections to their own lives and write book recommendations to other students at school and their pen pals across the city. Our small public school is the best kept secret in a northern California city. We are surrounded by many diverse cultures and many ethnic restaurants. These third graders thrive on new experiences and care deeply about connecting with all aspects of their community. Our class is a caring community, where students respect each others feelings and take pride in having empathy. Building friendships and having fun learning together is a daily occurrence.

My Project

Students will have a ten minute mini lesson on a daily skill. Then students will apply that skill to their own "just right" book that they have chosen. As they read, they will think deeply about what they read and prepare to write in their reader's notebook. Partners will share these writings as a way to start the conversation about what they read and what they have learned from the reading. Various conversations will build to a whole class discussion, perhaps relating author's purpose or story elements. These conversations, stemming from each student's "just right" book chosen from these books, will be successful because each student's book is at his/her reading level. Students will be prepared to not only show what they know on reading and writing assessments, but they will be prepared to love reading and writing as a way to better know themselves and others.

Readers are leaders.

When the students can see their place in the class, their place as part of the school community, their place in a loving family, their place in their city and their place in the world around them, they develop the confidence and skills needed to become leaders. These bright students are our future leaders and their superb foundation of reading, writing and speaking skills will ensure their success as they communicate in any city in which they live.

Ms. Saunders George Peabody Elementary School Grades 3-5 San Francisco, CA View local requests

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

84 students impacted 22donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Level Q - Fiction • AKJ Books $94.70 1 $94.70
Level N - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $78.16 1 $78.16
Level P - Fiction • AKJ Books $88.19 1 $88.19
Level O - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $88.93 1 $88.93
Level R - Fiction • AKJ Books $93.26 1 $93.26
Level P - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $86.28 1 $86.28
Level R - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $103.43 1 $103.43
Level Q - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $92.27 1 $92.27
Sports • AKJ Books $34.96 1 $34.96
Fantasy • AKJ Books $42.28 1 $42.28
HH260X - Read About Science Learning Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $199.00 1 $199.00
HH118 - Wrap-Around Science Games - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
BG667 - Paperback Biographies - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50

Materials cost

$1,075.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $98.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,220.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$215.38

Total project goal

$1,435.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,435.88

19 Donors

-$1,180.88

Donations toward project cost

-$1,003.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$177.13

Matching donations from our partners

-$255.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$216.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.25

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 $0.00

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