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Mrs. Tilley from Rochester, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Saving our Environment - One Book at a Time

My students need 11 Books on Saving our Environment to read and share during library time.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Tilley's classroom raised $175

This project is fully funded

My Students

Every time you open a newspaper or turn on the television, stories about saving the environment seem to dominate. I am the librarian at an inner city, K-6 Expeditionary Learning (EL) school. EL is a method of instruction that emphasizes high achievement through active learning.

Being an EL school, our students spend a great amount of time planning and carrying out their expeditions.

Expeditions are in-depth studies that address a topic or theme. In the spring, the expeditions are always related to a science subject. This year, many of our grades related their expeditions to the environment. For example, our sixth graders are doing an expedition on "Where the Wild Things Are" and exploring different biomes and how the environment is affecting these biomes. We have even begun a recycling club this year and it has been very successful! The students and teachers are constantly asking for resources to help them, but unfortunately, the library is really lacking in books about the environment and the effects that people have on it.

My Project

Next year, per the student's requests, we are starting an Environmental Club at our school. Our students are constantly asking how they can help the environment and what they can do. My library budget is extremely limited, and my budget is only $1,000 per year. This only buys a handful of books and I never seem to have enough money to buy the extras. Books about the environment would be wonderful. Not only would the teachers use them in their daily lesson plans, but my students would also love to check them out of the library.

Reading is essential to students learning, and matching our students up to books that they want to read is key.

Preserving our environment is so important and it is something that our whole school is beginning to realize as a necessity. The resources I am asking for will directly impact our students because they will be able to read and discover for themselves exactly what they can do to make a difference. These books will remain in the library and be used by students for years to come.

Mrs. Tilley World of Inquiry School 58 Grades 3-5

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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

250 students impacted 25donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World Melanie Walsh, Melanie Walsh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.51 1 $11.51
The ABCs of the Environment Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Animals and the Environment Jennifer Boothroyd • Barnes and Noble $18.18 1 $18.18
Earth Day Margaret McNamara, Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Girls Gone Green Lynn Hirshfield • Barnes and Noble $8.63 1 $8.63
Growing Green: A Young Person's Guide to Taking Care of the Planet Christina Goodings • Barnes and Noble $11.07 1 $11.07
Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet Harriet Rohmer, Julie McLaughlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.52 1 $14.52
Kids Care Rebecca Olien, Michael Kline (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Not Your Typical Book About the Environment Elin Kelsey, Clayton Hanmer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.88 1 $7.88
Earth Matters Yvonne Morrison • Barnes and Noble $22.50 1 $22.50
Kid's Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference (Updated 2nd Edition) Barbara A. Lewis • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79

Materials cost

$132.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$142.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.39

Total project goal

$174.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $174.38

23 Donors

-$174.38

Donations toward project cost

-$142.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.39

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 $0.00

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