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Mrs. Brooks from Saint George, UT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Who Let the Dogs Out? Reading Incentive! Wow!

Help me give my students book boxes, puppies, dog collars, pencils, incentive puppy items.

  • $948 goal

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My Students

My students come from a variety of home situations and are excited to be at school learning! They are energetic and full of curiosity. They enjoy being at school and have great attitudes about learning. This project would benefit all of the 1st graders in our school. We are a Title I school and as I said before our students come from many different home situations. They don't always have resources at home to help them with their learning, so a lot of what they have comes from school.

My Project

Many of our students reading levels are low, especially through this pandemic. The goal of this project is to motivate our first graders to read. We sometimes have difficulties getting the students to read their take home books and have parents listen to them read and sign that they did, we find that incentives really help increase participation. We will use the puppies as an incentive for them to return their books. On the day the puppies are received, students will go to their class and they will each have a puppy on their desk. They will keep this puppy in their book box and when we do reading centers at school, they will be able to read to their puppy. Every students will receive a puppy. Students will benefit greatly by reading more, which will increase their reading fluency and help them have a love for reading. When they read their take-home book at home and return it to school, they will receive a puppy chart that they can put a sticker on for each day they return their book. On the chart there will be random places of other items they can earn for their puppies. Which are they other things that are in the cart. Some of them include a puppy bracelet, a dog collar, a puppy pencil, and a baby puppy. As they receive these items, they will want to keep reading and bringing back their books to get all of the things for their puppy. It is a great incentive to help our students' literacy goals be met. I also would love to add to my student library and add some series books and organizing bins that they can get excited about. When they are finished reading one, they can't wait to pick up the next.

Mrs. Brooks
Grades PreK-2
  • Heritage Elementary School
  • Saint George, UT
    • 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

    This project will reach 96 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simple Houseware White Magazine File Holder Organizer Box (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $14.97 16 $239.52
Plush Dogs Holding Puppies, (12 Dogs) • Amazon Business $22.01 9 $198.09
Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection (An Elephant & Piggie Book) (Elephant and Piggie Book, An) • Amazon Business $94.98 1 $94.98
36 Piece Paw Print Pencil Doggy Foot Print Pencils 6 Assorted Colors Dog Paw Pencils Wooden Writing Pencils with Erasers, School Supplies, Birthday Party Favors for Artists Kids Students • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
30 Pieces Magnetic Bookmarks Cute Dogs Magnetic Page Markers Pet Magnetic Page Clips Puppy Faces Bookmark for Students Teachers Kids School Home Office Reading Stationery, 15 Designs • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Teacher Created Resources Colorful Paw Prints Mini Stickers Value Pack (4742) • Amazon Business $7.97 4 $31.88
48 Pieces Paw Print Rubber Bracelets Multicolor Silicone Stretch Wristbands for Birthday Party Supplies • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Magic Tree House Books 17-20 Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $23.96 1 $23.96
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 9-12: Dolphins at Daybreak, Ghost Town at Sundown, Lions at Lunchtime, and Polar Bears Past Bedtime • Amazon Business $18.79 1 $18.79
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 13-16: Vacation Under the Volcano, Day of the Dragon King, Viking Ships at Sunrise, and Hour of the Olympics • Amazon Business $18.65 1 $18.65
Pete the Cat: Big Reading Adventures: 5 Far-Out Books in 1 Box! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95

Materials cost

$764.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$805.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.14

Total project goal

$947.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $947.61

1 Donor

-$947.61

Donations toward project cost

-$805.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$142.14

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