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Mrs. Staci Smith from Mobile, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Vivid Vocabulary!

Help me give my students colorful Scholastic dictionaries to build vocabulary and oral language.

  • $747 goal

This project expired on June 27, 2024.

This project expired on June 27, 2024.

My Project

Summertime is FUN TIME and I am wanting our Literacy Camp to be SUPER FUN for these future readers! In our camp, every student will receive daily Science of Reading instruction where outstanding teachers will provide the highly effective, engaging literacy activities all while having FUN!

Summertime is BUILDING a VIVID VOCABULARY TIME!

Our youngest campers will absolutely LOVE learning new words through the colorful and vivid photographs and illustrations through the Scholastic First Picture Dictionaries. While our older campers will build meaning and syntax to their vocabulary through the Scholastic Dictionaries. Our hope is that our summer campers will be leaving with more than a smile, they will be leaving as life long readers!

Mrs. Staci Smith Gilliard Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

150 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic Children's Dictionary (2019) • Amazon Business $14.69 20 $293.80
Scholastic First Picture Dictionary - Revised • Amazon Business $12.89 20 $257.80

Materials cost

$551.60

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $44.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$634.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.03

Total project goal

$746.86

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