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

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The Year of Magical Reading

Help me give my students their own copy of books for our fantasy fiction unit!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jensen's classroom raised $167

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a special education teacher in Chicago public schools. My students are in 3rd-5th grades. My students have varying levels of ability and varying disabilities.

My students are enthusiastic, inquisitive, and kind.

My students come to school eager to learn and try their best with everything they do. My students enjoy exploring different academic topics and making their own connections to the text through stories and pictures. I want to instill a love of learning in my students which is more possible when we have the necessary supplies and materials.

My Project

My students enjoy listening to different stories and exploring different worlds through literature. Soon we will begin a very exciting unit which is fantasy fiction. Many of my students like fantasy fiction the best. Even though my students are struggling readers, during reader's workshop they love having different stories read aloud to them. We have started to read more short chapter books during this time and the students really benefit from having their own copies so they can follow along. Also, providing them with their own copy allows them to refer back to them during projects, assignments, and assessments.

I am asking for two different novels to meet the different needs of the students that I have in my classroom.

One group will be reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the other group will be reading Magic Treehouse.

Ms. Jensen DeWitt Clinton Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

16 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.59 10 $55.90
Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians • AKJ Education $5.39 10 $53.90

Materials cost

$109.80

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.96

Total project goal

$166.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $166.41

3 Donors

-$166.41

Donations toward project cost

-$141.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.96

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