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Mrs. Cooper from Bald Knob AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Weird But True Kids Love To Read

Help me give my students some reading material that they are interested in reading along with a game that will encourage reading and will help them with social and conversation skills.

  • $193 goal

This project expired on July 10, 2020.

This project expired on July 10, 2020.

My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to help them develop an interest in school and learning. All my students are below grade level in reading and are struggling in their classes. I am starting a new job this school year and will be working with students who have been identified with dyslexia. Several of my students also have trouble focusing for longer than a few minutes. Education is not a priority in many of their homes and isn't valued.

My Project

My students struggle to read and find little to no enjoyment with reading. They do however LOVE the Weird But True books. The limited words on the page along with the pictures make reading fun for my kids. I have several of these books and they are falling apart from all the use they have gotten this year.

These books hold a wealth of information that we use as topics of research and discussions.

We can take one page and use it to help develop social and conversation skills as we discuss the information. These can also be used as a way to get the kids excited about research. They will read about it in the book and then want to research and learn more about what they have read.

Mrs. Cooper
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Weird But True - The Game • Amazon Business $18.73 1 $18.73
Juvale Motivational Posters - 20-Pack Inspirational Posters, Posters with Inspiring Quotes, Vibrant Design, Perfect for School, Classroom and Office Decoration, 13 x 19 Inches (Vibrant Design) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Word Waffle Game Grade 5 (EP62096) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Rhyming/Sight Words/Consonants Wipe-Off Bingo Game • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Weird But True Know-It-All: Greek Mythology • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Weird But True Food: 300 Bite-size Facts About Incredible Edibles • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weird But True Canada: 300 Outrageous Facts About the True North • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weird But True 6: Expanded Edition • Amazon Business $7.65 1 $7.65
Ye Olde Weird But True: 300 Outrageous Facts from History • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Weird But True 8: Expanded Edition • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Weird But True! Dinosaurs: 300 Dino-Mite Facts to Sink Your Teeth Into • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Weird But True 7: Expanded Edition • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81

Materials cost

$121.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.90

Total project goal

$192.69

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