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Ms. Erickson from Santa Clara, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Number the Stars Together!

Help me give my students access to text as we read "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. We deeply analyze this book as part of our reader's workshop unit on reading historical fiction.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Erickson's classroom raised $494

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

I teach 4th grade at a Title 1 school in Santa Clara. My students are curious, excited, and hardworking learners. They love hands-on projects, choosing their learning and work space, and collaborating. After a year of Distance Learning, my students are more motivated than ever and I love that we have the opportunity to learn in-person again. I value a Balanced Literacy Program and I believe getting books in students' hands is crucial to learning literacy skills.

My Project

We will be using these books in reader's workshop as part of our historical fiction unit. As our mentor text, we read this book as a class. As we read together, we also deeply analyze the themes, characters, and other narrative features. In the practice of shared reading, there is significant evidence that shows students develop vocabulary skills, strengthens comprehension, and models fluency. This text is slightly above level for my 4th graders, so, as we read together, they have the opportunity to strengthen their own reading skills in the process.

"Number the Stars" is an incredible book about the triumph of good over evil, the value of friendship, and the power that children have to make change, no matter their age.

Please consider support our 4th graders as they read about the horrors of Nazi occupation, the strength of the people of Denmark, and the power of empathy and kindness.

Ms. Erickson Bowers Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

60 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Number the Stars • AKJ Education $5.78 60 $346.80

Materials cost

$346.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $31.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.07

Total project goal

$493.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.80

3 Donors

-$246.90

Donations toward project cost

-$209.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.03

match offer

-$246.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.86

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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