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Mrs. Szady from N Port, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Author Studies to Create Fabulous Authors

Help me give my students exposure to famous authors and writing opportunities in first grade!

  • $300 goal

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My Students

I teach in a Title I school where more than half of the students come from low income families. Many students have blended families and parents who work long hours, sometimes making it hard to provide the educational support at home.

"I can do it!" That is the excitement I get to hear when my students learn something new or have achieved a new goal they've worked so hard for!

Each student finds his or her own comfort zone when they are allowed to explore and find out what works for them, while working in an inviting environment!

I currently teach an amazing group of first grade students with various academic abilities.

My Project

Throughout the school year I would love to introduce my students to amazing authors and their entertaining stories, paired with opportunities to become fabulous authors themselves!

Mo Willems, Robert Munsch, Jan Brett, and Tedd Arnold all offer various levels of entertainment for a variety of students.

My students will benefit from author studies that focus on the writing styles of each of these authors. The various "Writing Your Own" resources will help me guide my students to become better authors throughout the year, allowing them to learn and choose different genres to explore and express themselves through. We will follow up each author study with various writing activities.

To help strengthen reading comprehension and writing, we will also utilize the Vocabulary Games and Activities resource.

Mrs. Szady Cranberry Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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N Port, FL 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

18 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mo Willems (9 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $97.95 1 $97.95
Jan Brett (7 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $48.58 1 $48.58
Series Sampler - Fly Guy (5 Books) • AKJ Education $23.91 1 $23.91
Robert Munsch (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $20.05 1 $20.05
Vocabulary Games & Activities That Boost Reading and Writing • AKJ Education $11.49 1 $11.49
Make Me Giggle Writing Your Own Silly Story • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Sincerely Yours Writing Your Own Letter • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Show Me a Story Writing Your Own Picture Book • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53

Materials cost

$221.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$254.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.98

Total project goal

$299.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $299.87

6 Donors

-$216.00

Donations toward project cost

-$187.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.26

Matching donations from our partners

-$79.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$67.15

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.87

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 $0.00

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