My students need an extensive selection of "Battle of the Books" titles and 2 bean bags.
$541 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Cicero
A garden is good for mental health and well-being. I want all our students to learn to enjoy reading for pleasure. I want them to celebrate reading either alone or with others.
We live in a beautiful place and I want the students to enjoy outdoors.
I want them to think of reading as a social occasion, to share reading with others and encourage other students and staff to read. We are a 4-8 grade school, in a rural area in California.
Our library has too many 1950's era books...and with all the budget cuts we need more books for their age and current interests. Reading comprehension will be easier if the books are interesting for students. Participating in a form of "Battle of the Books" competition will help students learn to read better, understand and remember what they read.
My Project
We need an extensive selection of "Battle of the Books" titles so that they can participate in this program and two bean bag chairs to start a Reading Garden to be built over time. We will be able to help our students learn to enjoy reading. The books and chairs are the start of a "Reading Garden" that we are going to build in stages. The garden will have a dual purpose. It will provide a quiet place for students to go during recesses and lunch to read, and for teachers to take their students to read during the day. Taking care of the garden will also help the kids learn responsibility and caring for the earth.
My students are very excited about this school project.
They have already come up with garden designs. They love the fact that we may be getting some new and more current books for all grade levels to read. They also like the idea of a reading competition.
Your help and support will help us make a dream a reality.
The Devil's Arithmetic Jane Yolen
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs Betty G. Birney, Matt Phelan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Wanted... Mud Blossom Betsy Byars
• Barnes and Noble
$5.93
1
$5.93
Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (Magic Shop Series) Bruce Coville, Gary A. Lippincott (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.08
1
$5.08
Ruby Holler Sharon Creech
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dalgliesh, Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog Series #1) John R. Erickson, Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator), Gerald Holmes (Illustrator), Gerald L. Holmes
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Million Dollar Shot Dan Gutman
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Running Out of Time Margaret Peterson Haddix, Dan Craig (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World Katherine Hannigan
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Worth A. LaFaye
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Fables Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
All about Sam Lois Lowry, Diane de Groat (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Snow Treasure Marie Mcswigan, Andr LaBlanc (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
Night of the Twisters Ivy Ruckman
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry, Armstrong Sperry (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
Hobbit or There and Back Again J. R. R. Tolkien
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Each Little Bird That Sings Deborah Wiles
• Barnes and Noble
$5.08
1
$5.08
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles Series #1) Patricia C. Wrede, Krista Marino (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
The Velveteen Rabbit (Barnes & Noble Edition) Margery Williams, Robyn Officer (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.74
1
$4.74
The Westing Game Ellen Raskin
• Barnes and Noble
$1.89
1
$1.89
Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Summer of the Monkeys Wilson Rawls
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
BEAN BAG CHAIR ADULT TRI-COLOR
• School Specialty Inc.
$48.34
2
$96.68
Materials cost
$374.80
Vendor shipping charges
$9.67
Sales tax
$34.29
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.62
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$459.38
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$81.07
Total project goal
$540.45
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$540.45
12 Donors
-$270.23
Donations toward project cost
-$229.70
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$40.53
match offer
-$270.21
Match offer toward project cost
-$229.68
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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