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Mrs. Downer from Ypsilanti MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading Books

Help me give my students Pioneer Valley books for leveled reading books for learning to read about the world we live in.

  • $537 goal

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My Students

My students come from diverse backgrounds. Some are from low-income, at risk and/or are bi-lingual and need intensive support in learning. My students are eager to read and write. My students are 7,8 & 9 years old. My students are eager to read while learning about the world they live in, using essential authentic Non-Fiction leveled readers.

My students need intensive support with beginning reading skills.

My school serves pre-K through fifth-grade at-risk students. My students need Non-Fiction leveled reading books for guided reading group and reading interventions. My students will read independently and during small guided reading groups.My students will benefit from taking these books home to read to their parents and other family members as an extension for learning.

My Project

My students need Pioneer Valley books that are real subjects/Non-Fiction books for learning to read about our world. Books like Firefighters, Riding Bicycles, Pandas, JellyFish, Brave Girls in Our World, Martin Luther King Jr., and Leveled Readers for third grade.

My students need Non-Fiction leveled readers such as Firefighters, Pandas, Riding Bicycles, Brave Girls in Our World, and Leveled M Readers for third grade, for guided reading group time.

My students are eager to read independently, with buddies and with me. My students will benefit from having choices to advance their reading skills. Many of my students are bi-lingual learners and will benefit from a variety of books with vibrant colorful pictures to choose from. Many stories have students like themselves-my students are able to see themselves in the texts they are reading, which creates excitement and motivation for reading. Research tells us that excitement and motivation is an important factor in learning to read.

Mrs. Downer
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Explore The World Non-Fiction Series, Level M class pack • Pioneer Valley Books $125.00 1 $125.00
NonFiction Classics Cyan Set • Pioneer Valley Books $125.00 1 $125.00
Jellyfish Mysterious Creatures From The Sea • Pioneer Valley Books $34.00 1 $34.00
Mighty Brave Girls, Explore The World Non-Fiction Level P • Pioneer Valley Books $34.00 1 $34.00
Pandas, Non-Fiction Classics, Level K • Pioneer Valley Books $34.00 1 $34.00
Riding Bicycles • Pioneer Valley Books $34.00 1 $34.00
Martin Luther King JR. Level I, Discover Our World Non-Fiction • Pioneer Valley Books $34.00 1 $34.00

Materials cost

$420.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.52

Total project goal

$536.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$536.82

2 Donors

-$532.41

Donations toward project cost

-$456.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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