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Mrs. Smithhart from Fort Worth TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers Become Leaders

Help me give my students some interesting new books to read this year.

  • $520 goal

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My Students

My students come from various backgrounds to experience a Montessori Education within the public school system. My class includes students in fourth and fifth grades.

Students at my school are eager learners ready to take part in hands on learning experiences.

We use special materials to teach students concepts in geography, botany, zoology, math, language and reading. Students share engaging activities while they learn new concepts. My classroom is made of students within the neighborhood as well as those who come from throughout our district to attend.

My Project

My students love reading! We enjoy reading books together as a classroom. This year our district will hold a battle of the books challenge at the end of the school year. We need several new titles to start preparing for this competition. Being able to have an individual copy for each student will make it easier to follow as we read together.

They are especially excited to read, "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and "I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies" by Lauren Tarshis.

Each of these books will help my students gain new vocabulary and focus on comprehension skills.

Mrs. Smithhart
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hatchet • AKJ Education $6.29 23 $144.67
Shiloh • AKJ Education $6.29 23 $144.67
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17 • AKJ Education $3.64 23 $83.72
Shiloh Teacher Guide NU4245 • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Esperanza Rising Teacher Guide NU7861 • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Hatchet Teacher Guide NU1238 • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80

Materials cost

$405.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$441.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.99

Total project goal

$519.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $519.92

2 Donors

-$519.92

Donations toward project cost

-$441.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.99

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