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Mrs. Law from Colorado Springs, CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Law's classroom raised $1,053

When Only the Best Will Do!

My students need 6 copies each of 21 books.

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Mrs. Law Stratton Elementary School
Colorado Springs, CO Grades 3-5

My Students

Only the best literature will do! I want my kids to sail the ocean seas with Charlotte Doyle, haunt dark London alleyways with Sherlock Holmes, and paint a picket fence with Tom Sawyer. Nothing takes you away like a book, and my kids are ready for that journey!

My students are an amazing group of 5th graders.

They come from all over Colorado Springs. A truly diverse group of learners, culturally, economically and racially. Yet, they have one thing in common--they are all gifted and talented. My class is one of two in our huge school district that exists to meet the needs of gifted kids who just don't fit in the regular classroom. Some of my kids have all their needs met, but many do not. They can read well, but have never read truly exceptional literature. When I shared Call of the Wild with them, they were transfixed--the writing touched their hearts and inspired them to read more. They need the best literature I can put into their hands.

My Project

My kids will work in small literature study groups as they encounter and explore fine literature. In these groups, they'll have the rich opportunity to share their thoughts, ideas, connections, and feelings as they make their way through classic books. They will write, discuss, create art, make music and express themselves dramatically in response to this literature. Most of my kids will not see the ocean, explore the Mississippi, climb the Andes or walk the streets of New York. But they can do all those things and more by reading, discussing, sharing, and being transformed by these classic books.

There's an assumption that gifted kids will "make it" no matter what, just because they're "smart".

That's not true. Gifted kids are a sensitive and unique group, and a real treasure for our world. They don't "just make it". They struggle and frequently fail to reach their potential, a staggering loss to them, and a tragedy for us as well. We need to make sure these kids are nurtured, supported and provided with the very best we can give them. A good book can change a life.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

24 students impacted 26 donors
Mrs. Law Stratton Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Colorado Springs, CO View local requests

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

24 students impacted 26donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Across Five Aprils • AKJ Books $5.22 6 $31.32
Call It Courage • AKJ Books $5.22 6 $31.32
Little Women • AKJ Books $5.22 6 $31.32
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Books $6.97 6 $41.82
Treasure Island • AKJ Books $4.35 6 $26.10
The Yearling • AKJ Books $6.10 6 $36.60
Tree Grows in Brooklyn • AKJ Books $13.04 6 $78.24
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (rpkg), The • AKJ Books $6.10 6 $36.60
The Shakespeare Stealer • AKJ Books $6.10 6 $36.60
Breadwinner • AKJ Books $7.80 6 $46.80
Mrs. Frisby & Rats Nimh • AKJ Books $6.10 6 $36.60
From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler • AKJ Books $6.10 6 $36.60
20,000 Leagues under the Sea Jules Verne • Barnes and Noble $8.50 6 $51.00
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Mark Twain, H. Daniel Peck (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.08 6 $30.48
Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Alexandre Dumas, Luc Sante (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.08 6 $30.48
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Victor Hugo, Isabel Roche (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 6 $40.74
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving • Barnes and Noble $9.35 6 $56.10
Where the Lilies Bloom Bill Cleaver, Vera Cleaver, Jim Spanfeller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 6 $30.72
Favorite Sherlock Holmes Detective Stories Arthur Conan Doyle • Barnes and Noble $3.42 6 $20.52
The Endless Steppe: Growing up in Siberia Esther Hautzig • Barnes and Noble $5.12 6 $30.72
Amos Fortune, Free Man Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 6 $35.82

Materials cost

$796.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $50.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$894.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.84

Total project goal

$1,052.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,052.27

21 Donors

-$1,052.27

Donations toward project cost

-$894.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$157.84

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