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Ms. Sheehan from Durham, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Want to Practice Critical Thinking Skills With Novels

Help me give my students differentiated critical thinking lessons for our various novel studies.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sheehan's classroom raised $260

This project is fully funded

My Students

The students I have the privilege of working with are from culturally diverse backgrounds. They are our community's future thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, and leaders. Unfortunately, most of them face challenges outside of school and do not always have the opportunity to participate in and practice 21st Century Skills. My goal is to change that!

We encourage one another to persevere and never stop trying.

As a teacher, I create an inviting, comfortable atmosphere within our classroom walls to allow my students to feel confident to take chances, try new things, and make mistakes in order to grow as learners. I love when I overhear my students say," let me help" or "have you tried to do it this way?" or " thanks, that's a great idea". We work hard at listening and respecting each other.

This awesome group of learners love projects and to be challenged every day. They work in groups a lot of the time, which enables them to solve problems, look at things from another point of view, and practice communication skills. I am guiding them to become life-long learners.

My Project

This year I am teaching 4th and 5th grade Reading/English Language Arts. I am very excited about this and am looking forward to the challenge of not only having two grade levels but also different reading levels within those grades. My students and I are eager to read and interact with novels.

One way to teach critical thinking skills is to have children interact with novels using quality lessons.

The materials I am asking for are rigorous lessons for different novels. Since the students will be in rotating reading groups, I will have multiple novels being read at the same time. I want to ensure that I am devoting my time with the students modeling my love of reading. I want to use these lessons as a spring board to critical thinking skills and digging deeper into the meanings of complex text. I know I fell in love with books because a teacher taught me how to really read a book and have deep discussions with others. I dream of doing that for my students.

Ms. Sheehan Bethesda Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

35 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Study Guide Student Workbook for Bud, Not Buddy: Quick Student Workbooks • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
Hatchet: Novel-Ties Study Guide • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Chocolate Fever - Teacher Guide by Novel Units • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Bud Not Buddy - Teacher Guide by Novel Units • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Rigorous Reading: The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Esperanza Rising - Teacher Guide by Novel Units, Inc. • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
One and Only Ivan - Teacher Guide by Novel Units • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Rigorous Reading: Bud, Not Buddy • Amazon Business $12.76 1 $12.76
Esperanza Rising: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for 4th-8th Grade Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Guide for Using Bud, Not Buddy in the Classroom (Literature Units) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Guide for Using The Chocolate Touch in the Classroom • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bud, Not Buddy: An Instructional Guide for Literature - Novel Study Guide for 4th-8th Grade Literature with Close Reading and Writing Activities (Great Works Classroom Resource) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Teacher’s Guide Classroom Worksheets Lawn Boy • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Study Guide Student Workbook for Lawn Boy • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00

Materials cost

$174.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$220.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.97

Total project goal

$259.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $259.80

2 Donors

-$259.80

Donations toward project cost

-$220.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.97

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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