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Mrs. Merrick from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stories, Stories, and More Stories

Help me give my students the power of words to light up their imagination!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Merrick's classroom raised $192

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are from low-income families that are of Hispanic and African-American descent. Most of the students speak two languages and struggle with the transitions between the languages. Some students can not afford basic school supplies, get a good night sleep, concentrate on their educational success due to home issues that some adults never have to think about.

It is my job to provide a safe and effective environment for a successful academic future.

I focus on each of my students' needs through small group and one on one work. It is my goal to keep students engaged and focused while in small groups. I have to be very creative with this due to our schools limited funding for extra materials. These materials would help my students stay focused and productive during their center time.

My Project

Reader's Workshop is a combination of mini-lessons, independent work, and sharing. Students are engaged, eager to learn, become independent, and show their classmates what they have achieved. Students meet with their teacher to have conferences to discuss their specific stories.

Student choice and ownership is the key to a successful Reader's Workshop!

In order to become a good reader, students need to listen to many different stories from a variety of authors. They have to discuss what strategies they heard and find them within their personal stories at their personal reading levels.

I want my students to become the best readers they can possibly become and these books will help me take them there!

Mrs. Merrick Eberhart Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

32 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ira Sleeps Over • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Tikki Tikki Tembo • Amazon Business $16.74 1 $16.74
The Exceptionally, Extraordinarily Ordinary First Day of School • Amazon Business $12.13 1 $12.13
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $11.54 1 $11.54
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others • Amazon Business $9.20 1 $9.20
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tuesday • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$130.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$162.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.69

Total project goal

$191.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $191.24

1 Donor

-$191.24

Donations toward project cost

-$162.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.69

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 $0.00

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