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Mrs. Kelly from Vancouver, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading At Home: Helping Parents Help Their Kids!

My students need 25 non-fiction books, such as "Germs Are Not For Sharing" and "Our Grandparents: A Global Album" to put in their Take Home Reading Bags.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Kelly's classroom raised $166

This project is fully funded

My Students

READ!!! That's what I tell my students all the time -- READ!!! As much as you can, about as many things that you're interested in as you can! And my students do a great job of doing this. . . at school. But what happens when they go home?

I teach at a small, diverse school in Washington state.

My school is classified as a high-poverty school, with many students on the free or reduced-price lunch program. My classroom of students is always made up of a wide variety of abilities, interests, and challenges. From learning support students, to English language learners, to gifted students, I am here to teach them all and give them the best education!

My Project

Because we use reading so often in our daily lives, I take the job of teaching my students how to read very seriously. Every day in class I work to make sure that my students are reading and understanding books that are perfect for them at their current reading levels. Only by reading books that are the right fit for each of my individual students, they will continue to grow and improve. As a teacher, I know how to do this. But what about at home? I constantly have parents telling me that they want to help their children too! But parents are often unsure of which books are the best for their children. That is why I am writing this project. I am requesting many different non-fiction books to use as Take-Home Books. I will be able to send home books about health, machines, science, and food with my students at levels that are PERFECT for them.

By taking the pressure of choosing the right books off of parents, they will be free to do the most important task of all -- listening to their child read!

Parents will be able to help their children with these books, and talk with them about what they are reading. I believe that if students can read the right books at school AND at home, they will be able to grow as readers by leaps and bounds! Thank you for reading my project, and thank you for supporting my amazing students!

Mrs. Kelly Riverview Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Germs Are Not for Sharing Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen • AKJ Books $8.72 1 $8.72
Our Grandparents: A Global Album • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Bread, Bread, Bread • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Healthy Eating Deborah Chancellor • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
How to Be Healthy • AKJ Books $4.75 1 $4.75
Eat Right, Feel Good • AKJ Books $4.75 1 $4.75
Seeds • AKJ Books $4.74 1 $4.74
Mount Rushmore • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Homes • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
The White House • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
The Statue of Liberty • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
The Washington Monument • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Communities • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34
Vegetables • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34
Don''t You Feel Well, Sam? Anita Jeram, Anita Jeram (Illustra • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
I Want To Be A Firefighter Dan Liebman • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Trip to the Dentist, A • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Little Critter: Just a Little Sick (My First I Can Read Seri • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
I Want to Be a Mechanic • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Rockets and Spaceships • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Clouds Marion Dane Bauer, John Wallace (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Fire Safety Sheila Rivera • AKJ Books $2.88 1 $2.88
Maps 3929 • AKJ Books $2.55 1 $2.55
It Started As a Seed 4147 • AKJ Books $2.55 1 $2.55
Pilgrim Children Had Many Chores 3902 • AKJ Books $1.82 1 $1.82

Materials cost

$100.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$140.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.82

Total project goal

$165.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $165.47

6 Donors

-$163.71

Donations toward project cost

-$140.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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