Help me give my students an array of encyclopedias and other nonfiction texts to help inspire their desire to know more about the world around them.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sheary's classroom raised $263
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
As a child, I loved grabbing the kid-friendly encyclopedias in my house to find answers to the random questions in my head. Why do our bodies make earwax? How do I know to breathe at night? And after I found my answer, I would just continue reading and find out more information I never realized I wanted to know about. Kids now can just Google their questions, find the answer they were looking for, then close the browser. There is no desire to click a link and read on. I want to give my students to opportunity to find topics and subjects they're interested in, and read all about them to their heart's content.
With the addition of all these nonfiction texts in our classroom library, I'll be able to inspire my students with a variety of topics that may even influence their future as an adult.
It's hard for children to envision themselves growing up for jobs they have no idea even exists unless we expose them to these ideas. I chose a variety of books, spanning across a number of subjects so that my students can have plenty of topics to read about. I am very fortunate that my students enjoy reading chapter books, I would love to broaden that love of reading to include nonfiction texts as well.
More than half 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
World's Greatest Library: A Collection of 200 Inspiring Personalities (Box Set of 8 Biographies)
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$35.99
1
$35.99
Children's Anthologies Collection: 3-Book Box Set for Kids Ages 6-8, Featuring 300+ Animal, Dinosaur, and Space Topics (DK Children's Anthologies)
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$33.91
1
$33.91
Space: Collection of 6 Books (Knowledge Encyclopedia For Children)
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$29.23
1
$29.23
The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table (DK Our World in Pictures)
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$16.54
1
$16.54
What's the Point of Science? (DK What's the Point of?)
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$15.39
1
$15.39
What's the Point of Philosophy? (DK What's the Point of?)
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$15.39
1
$15.39
What's the Point of Art? (DK What's the Point of?)
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$15.30
1
$15.30
History!: The Past as You've Never Seen it Before (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)
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$14.89
1
$14.89
The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth (DK Our World in Pictures)
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$13.49
1
$13.49
Materials cost
$190.13
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.85
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$222.98
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$39.35
Total project goal
$262.33
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$262.33
2 Donors
-$143.66
Donations toward project cost
-$122.11
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$21.55
match offer
-$118.67
Match offer toward project cost
-$100.87
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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