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Resource Classroom: Learning to Read!
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My Project
At the heart of my classroom are students brimming with curiosity, each unique in their way of exploring the world around them— inspiring me to customize their learning. Their enthusiasm for learning, coupled with their diverse perspectives, creates a vibrant tapestry of ideas and questions that enrich our learning environment every day. What makes my students truly special is their unquenchable thirst for knowledge and their ability to find joy in every discovery.
The focal point of this project is to provide a tailored set of durable, interesting books organized to the reading levels of each child, meticulously selected to match their reading levels as they grow.
This personalized approach is crucial in fostering a love for reading and ensuring that each student feels both challenged and supported in their literacy journey. By having access to a basket of books that align with each level of specific reading abilities, students will not only enhance their reading skills but also develop a deeper appreciation for literature. These leveled books will serve as gateways to new worlds, ideas, and cultures, broadening their horizons and nurturing empathy and understanding.
The goal of this project is twofold: firstly, to bolster the reading proficiency of each student, ensuring they have the foundational skills necessary for academic success; and secondly, to cultivate a lifelong love of reading. I believe that by providing these organized, leveled book sets, we can ignite a passion for learning that extends far beyond the classroom walls.
This classroom project was brought to life by Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation
and one other donor.
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Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
Richard Was a Picker
• Amazon Business
$19.76
1
$19.76
Hedgie Blasts Off!
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World
• Amazon Business
$17.93
1
$17.93
Larf
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
Hedgie's Surprise
• Amazon Business
$16.13
1
$16.13
The Three Ninja Pigs
• Amazon Business
$15.26
1
$15.26
I Wanna New Room
• Amazon Business
$15.19
1
$15.19
Ida, Always
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
Alligators and Crocodiles (New & Updated) (Explore the World With Gail Gibbons)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Aesop's Fables Hardcover: The Classic Edition by acclaimed illustrator, Charles Santore (Charles Santore Children's Classics)
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
The Day the Crayons Quit
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
My Teacher Likes to Say
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Zero
• Amazon Business
$12.89
1
$12.89
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
• Amazon Business
$12.69
1
$12.69
The Word Collector
• Amazon Business
$11.71
1
$11.71
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
• Amazon Business
$11.54
1
$11.54
The Potato Chip Champ: Discovering Why Kindness Counts
• Amazon Business
$10.95
1
$10.95
Owl Moon
• Amazon Business
$10.89
1
$10.89
Where the Sidewalk Ends Special Edition with 12 Extra Poems: Poems and Drawings
• Amazon Business
$10.77
1
$10.77
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$10.64
1
$10.64
Each Kindness
• Amazon Business
$10.59
1
$10.59
Love
• Amazon Business
$10.56
1
$10.56
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Hurricanes! (New & Updated Edition)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Sharks (New & Updated Edition)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Dinosaurs! (New & Updated)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
A Ball for Daisy: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Fiona's Luck
• Amazon Business
$7.95
1
$7.95
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
• Amazon Business
$7.92
1
$7.92
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
New Shoes
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
• Amazon Business
$7.10
1
$7.10
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother (Aladdin Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$6.72
1
$6.72
Last Day Blues (The Jitters Series)
• Amazon Business
$6.49
1
$6.49
The Vegetables We Eat
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Freaky Faces (Weird And Wonderful Animals)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Materials cost
$422.30
Vendor shipping charges
$3.99
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.33
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$462.62
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$81.64
Total project goal
$544.26
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$544.26
-$243.49
Donations toward project cost
-$231.32
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$12.17
-$272.12
Match offer toward project cost
-$231.30
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$40.82
Excluded support for DonorsChoose
-$28.65
Still needed
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