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Mrs. Grabowsky from Pahoa, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The “Write” Books to Inspire Wonderful Writers

Help me give my students mentor texts to inspire their creative writing. The “ Who Would Win?” book bundle will intrigue my students and motivate them to write creative nonfiction pieces that showcase their learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Grabowsky's classroom raised $584

This project is fully funded

My Project

My 4th grade students are eager to learn and love sharing ideas and learning about the world.

The books in this project will inspire them to write about their own world experiences as well as newly acquired knowledge from the content in these texts.

I plan to use the book “ Where are You From?” As a mentor text for my students to write their own creative poem about where they are from.

The biographies in this project will be used as content for students to write “reports” on those diverse biographies. To inspire different writing styles, I will use the ABC books, the “ Who Would Win?” books, and “ The Important Book”. These each have a different style of writing that my students can use in their own writing.

Thank you for supporting my class of wonderful writers!

Mrs. Grabowsky Pahoa 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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Would Win Complete Collection Latest 26 Books Set • Amazon Business $88.77 1 $88.77
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 1 $36.86
Taylor Swift: THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $10.93 3 $32.79
Writing Thief • Amazon Business $31.49 1 $31.49
Heart Maps: Helping Students Create and Craft Authentic Writing • Amazon Business $28.90 1 $28.90
A is for Aloha: A Hawai'i Alphabet • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Where Are You From? (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation • Amazon Business $14.76 1 $14.76
Michelle Obama: First Lady: Biographies for kids (The Girl Who Would Grow Up To Be) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Basketball Biographies for Kids: The Greatest NBA and WNBA Players from the 1960s to Today (Sports Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
The Story of Simone Biles (paperback biography; Team USA 2024 Olympics Gold Medalist, women's gymnastics) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
A Is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $5.72 2 $11.44
A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Football Biographies for Kids: The Greatest NFL Players from the 1960s to Today (Sports Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Famous Artists in History: An Art History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Asian American Women in Science: An Asian American History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sports Biographies for Kids: Decoding Greatness With The Greatest Players from the 1960s to Today (Biographies of Greatest Players of All Time for Kids Ages 8-12) • Amazon Business $9.85 1 $9.85
If You're Not From The Prairie • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
An Alphabet in Space • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Home of the Brave: An American History Book for Kids: 15 Immigrants Who Shaped U.S. History (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
Bold Women in Science: 15 Women in History You Should Know (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Baseball Biographies for Kids: The Greatest Players from the 1960s to Today (Biographies of Today's Best Players) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
The Important Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Is for America: A Patriotic Alphabet Book • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$424.82

Vendor shipping charges

$16.22

Sales tax

$18.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.55

Total project goal

$583.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$583.65

2 Donors

-$266.37

Donations toward project cost

-$248.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.32

match offer

-$291.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$248.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.45

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$0.00

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