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Ms. Cofield from Saint Johns, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader!

Help me give my students an abundance of book choices to continue their new love for literacy.

  • $994 goal

This project expired on February 4, 2019.

This project expired on February 4, 2019.

My Students

I have discovered that my fascinating first graders have a favorite time of day. Finding a comfortable spot on our classroom floor, we come together and dive into another world through a book. They are excited daily to get to know new characters, new ideas, new ways to see the world around them, and simply enjoy being read to! To see and listen to the excitement, enthusiasm, and interest they have in fiction and nonfiction alike is something magical.

The love my students have for listening to and discussing books is the dream environment I had hoped to foster.

I am often asked (very enthusiastically!) to re-read books the next day and for days after. One of my favorite things to hear is, "Please, please, please read that one again, Ms. Cofield!" I want to give my first graders and my future students an abundance of options to be able to hear, discuss, share, and devour stories they'll want to read again and again.

My Project

WE need books with rich vocabulary, colorful and engaging pictures, new and exciting characters, funny plots, interesting settings, habitats, animals, space exploration, people, science, math, writing, mindfulness, empathy, kindness, growth mindset and so much more.

Surrounding first grade children with a diverse and sizeable library provides a vast opportunity for those students to fall in love with reading.

I carefully selected the books listed, choosing authors we know and love, topics important to educating young children, pages that will enlighten, brighten and arouse curiosity. There are books to help my early emergent, emergent and early fluent readers become stronger readers; books that will educate each child with an expansion of the world they already know; and books that simply cause a complete uproar of laughter!

Ms. Cofield Hickory Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Saint Johns, FL View local requests 18 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
What If Everybody Said That? • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
First Little Comics Parent Pack: Levels E & F: 16 Funny Books That Are Just the Right Level for Growing Readers • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Levels E & F: 16 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Growing Readers • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Penguin Problems • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Incredible Book Eating Boy • Amazon Business $15.76 1 $15.76
The Street Beneath My Feet • Amazon Business $15.60 1 $15.60
Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids • Amazon Business $15.47 1 $15.47
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level C: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $15.05 1 $15.05
The Best Story • Amazon Business $15.04 1 $15.04
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
A Child of Books • Amazon Business $14.57 1 $14.57
I'm NOT just a Scribble... • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
Ricky, the Rock that Couldn't Roll • Amazon Business $13.83 1 $13.83
A Squiggly Story • Amazon Business $13.83 1 $13.83
Ralph Tells a Story • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
What Do Animals Do All Day? • Amazon Business $13.54 1 $13.54
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Seeds and Trees: A children's book about the power of words • Amazon Business $13.25 1 $13.25
The Mindful Dragon: A Dragon Book about Mindfulness. Teach Your Dragon To Be Mindful. A Cute Children Story to Teach Kids about Mindfulness, Focus and Peace. (My Dragon Books) (Volume 3) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Dragon To Accept NO: Teach Your Dragon To Accept ‘No’ For An Answer. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Disagreement, Emotions and Anger Management (My Dragon Books) (Volume 7) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Train Your Angry Dragon: Teach Your Dragon To Be Patient. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Emotions and Anger Management. (Dragon Books for Kids) (My Dragon Books) (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Thanksgiving in the Woods • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
Do Not Open This Math Book: Addition + Subtraction • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
King Alice • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Giraffe Problems • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level D: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $12.23 1 $12.23
How Does My Home Work? • Amazon Business $12.04 1 $12.04
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
I Lost My Tooth! (Unlimited Squirrels) • Amazon Business $11.31 1 $11.31
Eraser • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy • Amazon Business $10.52 1 $10.52
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
But It's Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice (Communicate With Confidence) • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Galaxies, Galaxies!: Second Edition • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tornadoes! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weather Words and What They Mean • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Stargazers • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sea Turtles • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Hurricanes! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Planets: Fourth Edition • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Check It Out!: The Book about Libraries • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Vegetables We Eat • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
It's Raining! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ice Cream: The Full Scoop • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
How a House Is Built • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Stargazers • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weather Forecasting • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Check It Out!: The Book about Libraries • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Interrupting Chicken • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Fruits We Eat • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Honey Makers • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Reasons for Seasons • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Moon Book • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Planet Earth/Inside Out • Amazon Business $7.91 1 $7.91
The Wonky Donkey • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
My Basketball Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Baseball Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Soccer Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Football Book • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Where Did My Clothes Come From? (Exploring the Everyday) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food (Exploring the Everyday) • Amazon Business $5.26 1 $5.26

Materials cost

$802.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$844.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.04

Total project goal

$993.61

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