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Mrs. Dainty from Parsons KS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Updated and Uplifting Novel Sets

Help me give my students personal copies of The Watson's Go to Birmingham.

  • $185 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is made up of a spirited group of 7th and 8th graders.

Our students and staff are a tight knit group in a rural area and our K-8 building has an agricultural charter program.

Many of the learners in my class come from low-mid income families in the surrounding areas. Around 25% of my students received special education services.

Literature circles will support the various learning levels in my classroom. It is a great opportunity for students to learn from each other while engaging in discussion.

My Project

My middle school classroom is in need of copies of the novel The Watson's Go to Birmingham. Novel studies give students exposure to experiences, emotions, and different environments. Other benefits are providing an authentic experience with vocabulary, figurative language, story elements, and comprehension. One of the invaluable gains from a new piece of literature is developing essential social skills such as empathy.

Please help give my students personal copies of The Watson's Go to Birmingham.

This engaging novel teaches many life lessons as well as incorporates historical information told from a young boy's perspectives. Another benefit to this novel is that it gives my students a peek into a time period that they will explore in social studies class as well.

Mrs. Dainty
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 • AKJ Education $5.83 20 $116.60

Materials cost

$116.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.63

Total project goal

$184.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $184.20

3 Donors

-$184.20

Donations toward project cost

-$156.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.63

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