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Ms. Rau from Lake Orion, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Serious About Series!

Help me give my students the most popular series books at their independent reading levels to develop a love for characters!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rau's classroom raised $499

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My Students

I am a 5th year teacher of an amazing group of learners. They inspire me each day with their desire, passion, and curiosity to learn about the world around them. Their love for literacy is unimaginable. Each new book that I introduce to them becomes their favorite and reading out loud to them is the best part of my day. My first grade friends are active learners driven by engagement, interest, and exploration

In an effort to provide the best literacy instruction for all of my students, I need more series books, at their independent levels, to continue to develop a love for reading.

Due to budget constraints in our district and it being my first year teaching first grade, my classroom library is smaller than what my students need. Literacy research states that the average first grade classroom should have approximately 2000 books available at appropriate levels (150-200 books per student).

My Project

To become a life-long reader, children need that one story that makes him or her fall in love with reading. Research shows that children get hooked on series books and develop a love for reading because they get to really know the characters and are able to adventure with them through multiple books, fully immersing themselves. Series are great, especially for reluctant readers, because once they find one they enjoy, they will want to start on the next one as soon as they’ve finished the first - developing a love for reading!

In this project, I am requesting the most popular series books for my students as they reach the end of first grade to continue to build upon their love for reading throughout the summer and into second grade.

These series books pertain to their interests as well as their reading level.

Ms. Rau Webber Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Lake Orion, MI View local requests 25 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Houghton Mifflin 9780152062934 Harcourt Mr. Putter and Tabby Books, 1" Height, 8" Width, 10" Length • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
Horrible Harry Fifteen Megapack (Books 1-15) • Amazon Business $67.75 1 $67.75
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Book Set (7 Volumes) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Poppleton Box Set of 5 ; Level 2 Readers • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
Cam Jansen 6 Book Set (Mystery of the UFO, Mystery of the Monster Movie, Ghostly Mystery, First Day • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Ivy & Bean's Secret Treasure Box (Books 1-3) • Amazon Business $16.16 2 $32.32
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate • Amazon Business $6.10 2 $12.20
Heidi Heckelbeck Is Not a Thief! • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Heidi Heckelbeck Gets the Sniffles • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Heidi Heckelbeck Is a Flower Girl • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare • Amazon Business $5.61 1 $5.61

Materials cost

$387.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.75

Total project goal

$498.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.34

7 Donors

-$387.62

Donations toward project cost

-$340.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.89

match offer

-$97.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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