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Sharp Minds through Quality, Representative Read Alouds and Sharp Pencils
Hooray! This project is fully funded
My Students
My students are part of a family in our Cedar Rapids elementary school. They are the light of our lives. People are what make a school and our "people" work tirelessly to meet the academic and emotional needs of the kids. We are all teachers in my building.
All students in our school receive free lunch and many gain access to necessary clothing or hygiene items through our building outreach efforts. Our school is not only a Title I school, but maintains an English Language Learner population that nears 30%.
My Project
We are requesting books whose characters are like my students. Students love to hear a good book. They especially love to hear a good book with characters that look like them starring in the book. Students grow more when they see themselves in content throughout the day. Students have access to classroom library books throughout the day and always enjoy a modern book. After these quality read aloud books have been read, they enter our library.
Students also use pencils throughout the day so we need a sturdy pencil sharpener. In order to teach students that "Pencils are our friends," I start the year with a lesson on respecting our things. I give each student a nice pencil and charge them with making it last as long as they can. Students will learn to treat pencils kindly and in turn have just a little more recent for our learning space.
This classroom project was brought to life by Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
and 4 other donors.
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Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
X-ACTO High Volume Commercial Electric Pencil Sharpener, Model 41, Beige
• Amazon Business
$94.86
1
$94.86
Questioneers Collection (The Questioneers)
• Amazon Business
$33.06
1
$33.06
Paper Mate Arrowhead Pink Pearl Cap Erasers, 144 Count
• Amazon Business
$4.70
5
$23.50
M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child
• Amazon Business
$17.99
1
$17.99
Cece Loves Science and Adventure
• Amazon Business
$17.18
1
$17.18
Ruby Finds a Worry
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Where Are You From?
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood
• Amazon Business
$15.28
1
$15.28
We're All Wonders
• Amazon Business
$14.76
1
$14.76
How to Read a Book
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
I'm Worried (The I'm Books)
• Amazon Business
$14.00
1
$14.00
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness
• Amazon Business
$13.46
1
$13.46
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
• Amazon Business
$13.22
1
$13.22
La Frontera / The Border: El viaje con papá/ My Journey With Papa (Spanish and English Edition)
• Amazon Business
$13.21
1
$13.21
Not Quite Snow White
• Amazon Business
$12.96
1
$12.96
Sticks
• Amazon Business
$12.93
1
$12.93
Juneteenth for Mazie (Fiction Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$12.47
1
$12.47
Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll (You Rock Group)
• Amazon Business
$12.26
1
$12.26
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
• Amazon Business
$11.81
1
$11.81
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
• Amazon Business
$11.78
1
$11.78
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
• Amazon Business
$11.14
1
$11.14
Write Dudes USA Gold Natural Wood Presharpened #2 Pencils 12-Pack (DFB65)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$9.32
1
$9.32
Materials cost
$435.43
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$29.83
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.53
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$501.79
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.55
Total project goal
$590.34
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$590.34
-$296.00
Donations toward project cost
-$251.60
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$44.40
-$294.34
Match offer toward project cost
-$250.19
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$44.15
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