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Mrs. Alibrandi from White Plains, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching about Empathy and Friendship by reading Wonder

Help me give my students each a copy of "Wonder" to read as a class.

  • $398 goal

This project expired on August 28, 2025.

This project expired on August 28, 2025.

My Project

In this project I have included some read aloud books for our classroom. I would like one copy of " I Survived the American Revolution." I will use this book as a class read aloud. We study the American Revolution in Social Studies and 4th graders loves this series of books. I also requested a class set of the book, "Wonder" by R.J Palacio.

This book teaches students about empathy, friendship and perseverance.

By having a class set each student can follow along as I read the book and refer back to specific details when we are discussing the book.

Mrs. Alibrandi Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

22 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Book Set: Wonder (hardcover book club, ages 8-12) - social emotional learning, Choose Kind empathy, mental health, books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $150.00 2 $300.00
I Survived - I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$303.64

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FREE

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$0.00

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$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$338.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.68

Total project goal

$397.87

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