My students need a selection of leveled reading books such as Big Kicks, Alphaoops! and The Jazz Fly to continue their interest and love of reading.
FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Woods's classroom raised $441
This project is fully funded
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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.
My Students
My first graders are excited about reading and enjoy being able to shop for books. Reading levels have been identified, a chart is hanging up in the classroom and students are reading independently. The desire to shop for more books has increased but our classroom library just isn't big enough.
We are a Title I school located in Washington, D.C.
in a neighborhood that is surrounded by many negative factors such as drugs and violence. My students are rarely exposed to new materials outside of the classroom and enjoy being introduced to books that they have never heard of with bright colors and high frequency words that we learn about in class. The challenge of grasping big words and a lack of confidence in reading has not affected my students and I would like for this to continue. By providing an engaging learning environment which includes teaching about reading strategies and a cozy classroom library, students have become interested in reading every day. They enjoy shopping for books, a process that allows frequent visits to the classroom library, and reading to classmates and teachers. Lately, our library books are becoming recycled more frequently and my students need newer content more applicable to recent themes in literature.
My Project
A diverse library collection is just what my students need to continue in their reading process. They are currently reading and rereading the same content due to our current classroom library size. With duplicate copies of books and newer selections, students can begin a new rotation of books that will facilitate more learning. They are excited about reaching their goals in reading and I believe a well sized classroom library along with their motivation to learn has been a big part of this outcome. By providing my 1st graders with new books on their reading levels and some that go beyond their levels, they will become more relaxed and less afraid of reading aloud. Big Words for Little People will teach my students to not be afraid of using big words to communicate their needs. My Brother Charlie will teach students to cherish and value others differences even though they are not the same and books by Jamie Lee Curtis will help students to embrace their individuality.
The goal is to continue to increase my students' motivation to read and we need your help.
It really makes my students feel good and proud to incorporate reading strategies that they have learned during instruction. With newer content, they will continue to tackle frequency words and become more comfortable with reading aloud. Our neighborhood library does not have a well built children's literature selection but our classroom library can.
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
Perfectly Prima (Sugar Plum Ballerinas Series #3) Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
3
$12.78
Plum Fantastic (Sugar Plum Ballerinas Series #1) Whoopi Goldberg, Maryn Roos (Illustrator), With Deborah Underwood
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
3
$12.78
Big Words for Little People Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
I Like Myself! Karen Beaumont, David Catrow (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$10.94
1
$10.94
My Brother Charlie Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Peete
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Favorite African Folktales Nelson Mandela (Compiler), Read by Desmond Tutu, Read by Whoopi Goldberg, Read by LeVar Burton, Read by Gillian Anderson
• Barnes and Noble
$13.78
2
$27.56
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience Series) Nikki Giovanni, Michele Noiset (Illustrator), Kristen Balouch (Illustrator), Jeremy Tugeau (Illustrator), Damian Ward (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.67
2
$27.34
Where Do Balloons Go?: An Uplifting Mystery Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Whoopi's Big Book of Manners Whoopi Goldberg, Olo (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
We Are in a Book! (Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
1
$7.68
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Series) Mo Willems
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
1
$7.68
Barack Jonah Winter, Ag Ford (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.61
2
$29.22
Ducks Don't Wear Socks John Nedwidek, Lee White (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.98
1
$12.98
Big Kicks Bob Kolar, Bob Kolar (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.79
1
$13.79
Materials cost
$334.60
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.02
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$374.62
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$66.11
Total project goal
$440.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$440.73
2 Donors
-$95.00
Donations toward project cost
-$80.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$14.25
match offer
-$345.73
Match offer toward project cost
-$293.87
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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