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Mrs. Lewis from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wonderful Writing!

My students need 30 writing journals and 14 mentor texts for writing.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lewis's classroom raised $369

This project is fully funded

My Students

Writing means sharing, and that's what Kindergarten is all about!

My students want to tell me everything!

So we have been working on writing, to share about ourselves. The beauty of Kindergarten is that everything about school is fun and exciting. I want to capitalize on their enthusiasm and help them to be great readers and writers!

My Project

During writing time, I have found that it is easier to use journals, instead of folders for Kindergarten. We will use our journals to write in and then share from. We will also use the read-aloud books to make connections about the writing that we will be practicing, whether it be organizing a piece, adding new words, or focusing on voice.

It's widely known that reading and writing go hand-in-hand and I want my kids to be great at both.

Having dedicated journals and mentor books to help practice our writing will allow my students to share their thoughts, continue to grow as readers and fall in love with writing!

Mrs. Lewis Mollison Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA787 - My First Draw & Write Journal - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 3 $98.97
W Is for Windy City • AKJ Books $16.16 1 $16.16
Here''s a Little Poem • AKJ Books $16.05 1 $16.05
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
A House for Hermit Crab • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
Flotsam • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Fancy Nancy Jane O''Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Rain Romp: Stomping Away a Grouchy Day Jane Kurtz, Dyanna Wo • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Max''s Words Kate Banks, Boris Kulikov (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
The Seals on the Bus • AKJ Books $13.10 1 $13.10
How I Became a Pirate • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Knuffle Bunny • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Diary of a Worm • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Don''t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! • AKJ Books $11.67 1 $11.67
Those Shoes • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$279.22

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$313.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.31

Total project goal

$368.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$368.72

3 Donors

-$184.36

Donations toward project cost

-$156.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.65

match offer

-$184.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$156.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.65

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$0.00

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