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Mrs. Helm from Kansas City MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading is Fun in First Grade

My students need these books, including A Place for Bats, The Great Gracie Chase: Stop that Dog, and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot, in their classroom library for their reading!

  • $548 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss. “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!”

I have a wonderful group of 27 first graders!

They are very diverse and are eager to learn each and every day! No matter the economic status and challenges they face, my students come into the classroom everyday smiling and ready to learn. I work in a school that is 95% free and reduced lunch and is highly populated with English Language Learner students. Despite the challenges that most students face, they are still positive and want to learn more!

My Project

My students will be able to use mentor texts, such as A Place for Bats, The Great Gracie Chase: Stop that Dog, and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot in their lessons to help fine tune their writing and reading skills. Having these books in their book boxes will allow students to learn from the lesson each and every day and will help increase their reading abilities.

If our classroom is able to get these mentor books, we will be able to increase our knowledge in reading and writing.

Students will be given books that they can read. These books will build confidence in students reading and writing abilities and help increase their knowledge.

Mrs. Helm
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Place for Bats • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
The Great Gracie Chase: Stop that Dog! • Amazon Business $16.34 1 $16.34
The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! • Amazon Business $16.16 1 $16.16
The Hard-Times Jar • Amazon Business $15.45 1 $15.45
How to Heal a Broken Wing • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
I Need My Monster • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
Night at the Fair • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Who Likes the Rain? (Exploring the Elements) • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Hug Machine • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10
Bat Loves the Night: Read and Wonder • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Doggy Whys? • Amazon Business $13.93 1 $13.93
Blackout • Amazon Business $13.55 1 $13.55
How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? • Amazon Business $12.77 1 $12.77
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $11.25 1 $11.25
The Circus Ship • Amazon Business $11.02 1 $11.02
Journey • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Little Red Riding Hood • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
The Frog Princess (Tales of the Frog Princess) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Chester • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Night I Followed the Dog • Amazon Business $8.65 1 $8.65
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up For Others • Amazon Business $8.58 1 $8.58
Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Diary of a Spider • Amazon Business $8.27 1 $8.27
I Want a Dog • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
The Wonderful Happens • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Every Friday • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Night in the Country • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Very Greedy Bee • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? • Amazon Business $7.46 1 $7.46
One Tiny Turtle: Read and Wonder • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry… (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Yo! Yes? (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sail Away • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07
I am the Dog, I am the Cat • Amazon Business $5.62 1 $5.62
The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00
A Dog Needs A Bone • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Wolf's Coming • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Amazing Sharks! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Emperor Penguins (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
What If You Had Animal Teeth? • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$428.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$465.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.12

Total project goal

$547.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $547.47

4 Donors

-$547.47

Donations toward project cost

-$465.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.12

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