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Mrs. Kinzey from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading with the Common Core

My students need Common Core materials.

  • $254 goal

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My Students

In our school, we are working towards meeting the Common Core State Standards. In the past, we were given a reading program to follow each day. Now, we are facing the challenge of meeting the standards without having the materials needed to promote learning during the literacy block.

We are a Pre-K through 4th grade school in a large, urban setting.

We have 961 students. Our school is full of students from many cultures and backgrounds. We have a large number of students speaking English as a second language. There are many students with learning disabilities in inclusion classrooms. The students at our school have unique sets of needs, problems, and challenges to deal with including basic needs, emotional needs, academic needs, and behavior and parental support. This year, we did not meet the adequate yearly progress requirements. 34 % of our students scored below basic.

My Project

In order to implement the Common Core State standards, I would like to have a set of the Common Core Exemplar Informational Texts for grade k-1, 2-3, and 4-5. The titles offered by this company serve as examples of what the standards require. They exemplify the level of complexity and quality the Common Core State Standards require all students to engage with. With teacher support, our students our students will learn how to read longer texts, use complex vocabulary, and identify sentence structure and organization.

This is our first year of implementation using the Common Core State Standards.

It is in our elementary school classrooms that students begin their journey to be "college ready". Our students must have the ability to comprehend complex texts. In order to promote student learning, it is necessary to have the materials designated by the Core to use during the literacy block. Your support in this project is essential so that our students may encounter complex texts.

Mrs. Kinzey James R Lowell Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

961 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
K-1 Exemplar Informational Texts • AKJ Books $28.43 1 $28.43
2-3 Exemplar Informational • AKJ Books $55.36 1 $55.36
4-5 Exemplar Informational Texts • AKJ Books $98.90 1 $98.90

Materials cost

$182.69

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$215.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.02

Total project goal

$253.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$253.45

2 Donors

-$253.45

Donations toward project cost

-$215.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.02

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$0.00

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