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Mrs. Brinka from Piedmont, SD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Brinka's classroom raised $305

Wordless Books

My students need a variety of wordless texts to spark their thinking and imaginations.

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Mrs. Brinka Piedmont Valley Elementary School
Piedmont, SD Grades PreK-2

My Students

In my 1st grade classroom I have 19 students. Though there isn't a wide range of ethnic diversity, there is a wide range of learning abilities. The students come from various socioeconomic backgrounds. They are creative, clever, spontaneous, and have a lot of character.

My students like to move, love to read and love lots of positive attention.

Some of them are being raised in single parent households and are eligible to receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. They face challenges that may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not have the range of life experiences many of us perceive as typical. From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly contribute to their experiences during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even our earliest learners to continue on an academic path. With these supplies we are able to go further and take our love for learning to a whole new level.

My Project

Wordless books are just that, wordless. Students need a variety of styles to help their reading skills. Wordless books will help the students to acquire some of the main reading skills. Those include observing details, describing those details, and in turn making inferences or predictions. These are done every day when we read, but how deep are they thinking?

There are no words to fall back on for answers with a wordless book.

Students must look intensely at a picture and think about the questions asked. They will look at facial expression, scenery, and much more to come up with their own answers. There are no boundaries. For that reason I have requested Float, The Day the Crayons Quit, The Red Book, Quest, and more. We hope those will be added to our library.

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Mrs. Brinka Piedmont Valley Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Piedmont, SD View local requests 19 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Float • Amazon Business $17.45 1 $17.45
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $16.10 1 $16.10
The Red Book (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $14.13 1 $14.13
Quest • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
The Lion & the Mouse • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Flashlight • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
Return • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Wonderful Things You Will Be • Amazon Business $11.71 1 $11.71
The Giving Tree • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Farmer and the Clown (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
Mr. Wuffles! (Caldecott Medal - Honors Winning Title(s)) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Journey • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Press Here • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Chalk • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00
Tuesday • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Uh-Oh! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sign Language: My First 100 Words • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Good Night, Gorilla • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94

Materials cost

$214.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$259.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.71

Total project goal

$304.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $304.74

5 Donors

-$206.74

Donations toward project cost

-$175.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.01

match offer

-$98.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.70

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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