The cost of various books, including Elisa in the Middle, Muggy Maggy, and Goodnight Owl, is $462, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.
This is my third year teaching 3rd grade at a low income Brooklyn school, and although by this time I accumulated some books for our classroom library, it is still lacking in certain aspects. Children should be able to choose books that they read independently not only based on their interests, but also based on their abilities. Books have to be matched to readers, but not every child in 3rd grade matches with a third grade book.
This year in particular, I have many students in my class who are below the level where they should be at this point in third grade and also many who are above. For these students, it is not always easy to find a book which is just right for them. A book should not be so easy for a child that it lacks a challenge altogether. But at the same time, the book can not be so hard that the child misses out on the story because of stumbling over every other word. Books that are on the right level for each student are what we are lacking in our classroom library.
In our school, we use the Fountas and Pinnell leveling system and have a guide listing the levels of hundreds of current and relevant books. This guide is what I am using to put together this "wish list" for my class of books that I know will match the levels and interests of my students. It will be an amazing addition to our classroom library. The students are periodically assessed and always know what their current reading level is.
Not all the books the students read are leveled though - I believe that when a student is truly interested in a book, it may be below or even slightly above his/her reading level. But nevertheless, the students have strategies for choosing the books that are just right for them. When they choose a book from our library, the students can open to any page in the middle of the book and start reading that page. For every word that they do not know on that page, they put down one finger on their hand. By the time they finish reading the page, they can tell by the amount of fingers they put down whether the book is just right, too hard, or too easy. 0-1 fingers down means that the book is not challenging enough. 2-3 fingers down, means the book is just right. 4-5 fingers down, means the book is too hard. I would love it if all of my students could find that just right book for themselves!
Thank you in advance for helping to build our classroom library!
Elisa in the Middle Johanna Hurwitz, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)
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Henry and Beezus Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator)
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$10.78
Buzby: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Julia Hoban, John Himmelman (Illustrator)
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$5.39
Benny's School Trip Manufactured by Steck-Vaughn Company
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$5.22
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$5.22
The Quilt Gary Paulsen
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$4.95
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$4.95
Muggie Maggie Beverly Cleary, Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator)
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$4.49
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$8.98
Dance with Rosie Patricia Reilly Giff, Julie Durrell (Illustrator)
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$4.49
Flunking of Joshua T. Bates (A Yearling Books Series) Susan Richards Shreve, Diane deGroat (Illustrator), Diane de Groat (Illustrator)
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$4.49
Gadget War Betsy Duffey, Janet Wilson (Illustrator)
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$4.49
Different Dragons Jean Little, Laura Fernandez (Illustrator)
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$4.49
Katie Did It Becky Bring McDaniel, Richard Hoit (Illustrator)
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$8.90
Danny and The Dinosaur (I Can Read Series) Syd Hoff
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$3.99
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$3.99
Harry and The Lady Next Door (I Can Read Series) Gene Zion
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$3.99
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps: The Ninth Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers: The Sixteenth Book of Their Adventures (Henry and Mudge Book Series) Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night: The Seventeenth Book of Their Adventures (Level 2, Reading Together) Cynthia Rylant, Su ie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House (Henry and Mudge Books) Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson, Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator), Contribution by Sucie Stevenson
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$3.59
Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase Cynthia Rylant, Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin: The Thirteenth Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Su ie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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I Saw You in the Bathtub and Other Folk Rhymes (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Alvin Schwartz, Syd Hoff (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Monster Manners (Hello Reader! Series) Beverly Collins, Jared D. Lee (Illustrator), Jared Lee (Illustrator)
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$7.18
The Grandma Mix-Up: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Emily Arnold McCully, Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Alvin Schwartz, Victoria Chess (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Big Max: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Kin Platt, Robert Lopshire (Illustrator)
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And I Mean It, Stanley: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Crosby Bonsall, Crosby Bonsall (Illustrator)
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New House for Mole and Mouse Harriet Ziefert, David Prebenna (Illustrator)
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Nicky Upstairs and Down Harriet Ziefert, Richard Brown
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Henny-Penny Harriet Ziefert, Emily Bolam (Illustrator)
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Grizzwold: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Syd Hoff, Syd Hoff (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Monster Math School Time Grace Maccarone, Marilyn Burns, Margaret A. Hartelius (Illustrator), Marge Hartelius (Illustrator)
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$7.18
Just Me and My Puppy (Little Critter Series) Mercer Mayer, Mercer Mayer (Illustrator)
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The Absent Author Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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The Empty Envelope Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble: The Second Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days: The Fifth Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea:The Sixth Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Su ie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Su ie Stevenson
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Henry and Mudge under the Yellow Moon: The Fourth Book of Their Adventures Cynthia Rylant, Su ie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 4 Book) Judy Donnelly, Dennis Davidson (Illustrator)
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Next Stop, New York City!: A Polk Street Special, Vol. 0 Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims (Illustrator)
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$7.18
Captain Cat: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Syd Hoff, Sydney Hoff (Illustrator)
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Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Syd Hoff, Sydney Hoff (Illustrator)
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Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1) Syd Hoff, Sydney Hoff (Illustrator)
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Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend: The Eleventh Book of Their Adventures (Henry and Mudge Book Series) Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
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$3.59
Just Me and My Babysitter Mercer Mayer, Grabbe, Mercer Mayer (Illustrator)
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$2.96
Just Me and My Dad (Little Critter Series) Mercer Mayer, Grabbe, Mercer Mayer (Illustrator)
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$5.92
Materials cost
$363.63
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$521.26
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