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Mrs. McGinnis from Saint George, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Text Detectives at Work!

Help me give my students what they need to find text evidence, love reading, and comprehend what they learn.

  • $619 goal

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My Project

In third grade students need to be able to understand text structure, text features, and most importantly finding text evidence. The following items will help me to help my students focus on these key comprehension elements. From engaging stories to read to differing highlighter colors to help students notice the subtle differences in writing, all benefit my students being able to comprehend more.

Reading, looking for text evidence and understanding text structure will help my third graders comprehend more.

I plan for my students to read interesting and informative text whether it comes from books or magazines. I need them engaged and ready to not only answer questions about what they have read but construct their own meaning from the story. By using fun tools, and great stories they will be able to understand what they are reading. Hand a student a highlighter and they instantly want to brighten their paper, but what if they used it to look for text evidence? This is just one thing I want to do with this grant.

Mrs. McGinnis Crimson View Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Saint George, UT View local requests 28 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News®, Grade 3 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 27 $161.73
Neenah Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 90 lb/163 gsm, White, 94 Brightness, 300 Sheets (91437) • Amazon Business $12.99 3 $38.97
Barfing in the Backseat #12: How I Survived My Family Road Trip (Hank Zipzer) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
Post-it Super Sticky Big Notes, 11 in x 11 in, 1 Pad, 2X The Sticking Power, Neon Green (BN11G) • Amazon Business $9.66 3 $28.98
My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard (Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever, No. 9) • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96
Science Spin®, Grades 3-6 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 27 $26.73
The Pencil Grip Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint Pens, Assorted Vibrant Colors, Classic, Metallic & Neon Colors, Super Quick Drying, 24 Count - TPG-604 • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
SHARPIE Tank Highlighters, Chisel Tip, Assorted Color Highlighters, Value Pack, 36 Count • Amazon Business $17.61 1 $17.61
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Book, 2) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
SHARPIE Tank Style Highlighters, Chisel Tip, Fluorescent Yellow, Box of 12 • Amazon Business $7.34 2 $14.68
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
It's Academic Crayon Box with Hinged Lid and Snap Closure, Clear, Purple, and Green Plastic, (Pack of 16) (Colors May Vary) • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, Assorted Bright Colors, 3x3 in, 15 Pads/Pack, 45 Sheets/Pad, 2x the Sticking Power, Recyclable (654-15SSCP), Multi-color • Amazon Business $8.92 1 $8.92
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Book, 2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard (Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever, No. 9) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$465.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.23

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$525.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.70

Total project goal

$618.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $618.01

3 Donors

-$430.92

Donations toward project cost

-$384.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.64

Matching donations from our partners

-$165.92

Match offers toward project cost

-$141.03

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.17

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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