Using the Magic of Great Books to Make Science Sensational
Help me give my students the opportunity to explore our second grade science curriculum topics through the use of these engaging and appropriately leveled books on our topics.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Repasi's classroom raised $545
This project is fully funded
My Students
This year, my classroom is comprised of twenty second graders. I have students of a wide range of abilites - 504 students , EL children, SPED students, and EIT serviced children. They come from many different cultures and speak many different languages - Arabic, Polish, Vietnamese, Tamil, Urdu, Portuguese, and Spanish to name a few. Their one common thread this year is an affinity for reading.
They love this quiet time when they can find a comfy spot, bring their book bin with them, and relax with a fantastic story or a fact filled nonfiction text.
It's so wonderful to have a group that is saddened when the timer goes off and our daily independent reading session is over.
My Project
My students enjoy books. They look forward to the new books I add to the class library each week and their favorite day is always book shopping day. This is when they fill their personal book bins with materials to read for the upcoming week. I've used bonus points and so many other low cost ways to buy fanciful and enticing fiction books at their levels, and this year I finally bought enough flexible seating so that everyone has his/her own seat to read in wherever brings them the most peace and joy.
The one piece that has not been addressed well in my room is my nonfiction collection.
What my super second graders need is really great quality texts for them to add to their book bins and explore with partners about our science topics.
Our town has a great science curriculum with enjoyable explorations for the kids, but the children don't retain a lot about the topics because the study is done in isolation. Having them immersed in the studies of engineering, matter, seed dispersal, ecosystems, or animal adaptations, will use their joy of reading to help them move beyond the fun activities and into an understanding of and love for science. It is my hope to have reading time simultaneously be science time and that when we do our hands on explorations, the children can share out all of the wonderful facts they have been collecting as science detectives when we read independently each day.
From Bird Poop to Wind: How Seeds Get Around (Plant-ology)
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$25.64
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$25.64
White-tailed Deer (North American Animals: Blastoff Readers, Level 3)
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$22.95
1
$22.95
Three Lost Seeds: Stories of Becoming (Tilbury House Nature Book)
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$17.95
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$17.95
About Habitats: Polar Regions
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$15.26
1
$15.26
Groundhog Secrets: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Woodchucks (Margot the groundhog and her North-American squirrel family) (Volume 2)
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$11.00
1
$11.00
Seeds Move!
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$10.99
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$10.99
Groundhogs: Children Book of Fun Facts & Amazing Photos on Animals in Nature - A Wonderful Groundhogs Book for Kids aged 3-7
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$9.99
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$9.99
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: African Grasslands - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level O
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$9.99
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$9.99
Groundhogs: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Groundhogs For Kids: (Black & White) (Remember Me Series)
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$9.99
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$9.99
Squirrels: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book About Squirrels For Kids (Remember Me Series)
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$9.99
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$9.99
How Do Plants Make and Spread Their Seeds? (The World of Plants)
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$9.98
1
$9.98
Let's Visit the Tundra (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Biome Explorers)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Let's Visit the Rain Forest (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Biome Explorers)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Let's Visit the Ocean (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Biome Explorers)
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$8.99
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$8.99
A Rainforest Habitat (Paperback) (Introducing Habitats)
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$8.95
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$8.95
A Wetland Habitat (Introducing Habitats)
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$8.95
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$8.95
A Grassland Habitat (Introducing Habitats)
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$8.95
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$8.95
The Arctic Habitat (Introducing Habitats)
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$8.95
1
$8.95
Water Habitats (Introducing Habitats)
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$8.59
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$8.59
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Step into the Forest - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level K
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$7.99
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$7.99
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Step into the Desert - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level K
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$7.99
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$7.99
Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move
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$7.99
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$7.99
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Step into the Rainforest - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level K
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$7.99
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$7.99
About Habitats: Oceans
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$7.95
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$7.95
Welcome to the World of Squirrels (Welcome to the World Series)
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$7.95
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$7.95
About Habitats: Grasslands
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$7.95
1
$7.95
What Are Wetlands? (Science of Living Things (Paperback))
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$7.95
1
$7.95
About Habitats: Forests
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$7.95
1
$7.95
About Habitats: Deserts
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$7.95
1
$7.95
A Desert Habitat (Introducing Habitats)
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$7.94
1
$7.94
The Antarctic Habitat (Introducing Habitats)
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$7.43
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$7.43
Life In an Ocean (Living in a Biome)
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$7.29
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$7.29
Life in the Desert (Habitats around the World)
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$7.29
1
$7.29
About Habitats: Wetlands
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$7.16
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$7.16
All About Forests (Habitats)
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$6.95
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$6.95
All About Wetlands (Habitats)
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$6.95
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$6.95
White-Tailed Deer (Nature's Children)
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$6.95
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$6.95
Gray Squirrels (Woodland Wildlife)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
All About Grasslands (Habitats)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
All About Rain Forests (Habitats)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
All About Oceans (Habitats)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
White-Tailed Deer (Woodland Wildlife)
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$6.37
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$6.37
Let's Visit the Lake (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Biome Explorers)
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$6.23
1
$6.23
Squirrels (In My Backyard)
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$6.13
1
$6.13
What Can Live in a Grassland? (First Step Nonfiction ― Animal Adaptations)
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$6.04
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$6.04
White-Tailed Deer (Elementary Explorers)
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$5.99
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$5.99
Materials cost
$421.27
Vendor shipping charges
$4.82
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.32
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$462.41
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$81.60
Total project goal
$544.01
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$544.01
10 Donors
-$480.78
Donations toward project cost
-$419.91
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$60.87
match offer
-$50.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$42.50
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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