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Mrs. Verney from Damariscotta, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books That Will Hook Our Struggling Readers

My students need "just right" low-level reading books for guided reading.

  • $457 goal

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My Students

First grade is a fun place to be. Our students keep us laughing and learning. A day in the life of a first grader, at our school, includes silliness, curious questions, brilliant ideas, dance parties, listening to our favorite authors and hard work. They enjoy spending time outside, learning through play and fostering friendships that will carry them through their educational career at our K-8 school. Hands-on learning and integrating technology into their skill building and projects excites them as learners.

Our energetic group of students enjoys learning using hands on, whole group methods.

They are movers and shakers and enjoy a variety of work areas, tools, dividers, seating choices and movable work surfaces. These tools help increase their focus, provides them with movement as they work and helps them feel accomplished and successful.

My Project

Our Kindergarten and First grade teams are working together to create a leveled literacy library with multiple copies of books. These books will be introduced and read with students in guided reading groups. After our students read the book with a teacher, they bring it home to read to someone at home. For the next week or so students have the book in their book boxes to re-read each day to practice fluency and deepen their comprehension.

Having leveled books at lower reading levels helps our struggling readers practice reading a variety of books that are just right for them.

We are currently lacking enough lower leveled books to keep our struggling readers going. When we run out of materials, we end up moving them to a new level before they are ready. By receiving more books at this level students will continue working on their early literacy skills while still engaged with varying subjects in their leveled books.

Our overarching goal is to eventually compile enough sets of leveled literacy books that 6 Kindergarten and First Grade classes will be able to pool their resources, create a leveled book room and provide students with more opportunity to get new titles in their hands. By providing students with the materials they need, we are engaging them in literacy and creating a life-long passion for books!

Mrs. Verney Great Salt Bay Community School Grades PreK-2

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Damariscotta, ME View local requests

More than a third 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

37 students impacted 16donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rigby PM Platinum Collection: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Levels 1-2) Sally's New Shoes • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00
Rigby PM Plus Starters: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Level 1) Balloons • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00
Rigby PM Plus Starters: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Level 1) I Am Running • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00
Rigby PM Platinum Collection: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Levels 1-2) Where Are the Babies? • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00
Rigby PM Plus Starters: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Level 2) The Toy Box • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00
Rigby PM Platinum Collection: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Levels 1-2) Go-Karts • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00
Rigby PM Platinum Collection: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Levels 1-2) My Little Dog • Amazon Business $8.00 6 $48.00

Materials cost

$336.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$387.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.44

Total project goal

$456.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $456.28

14 Donors

-$374.93

Donations toward project cost

-$318.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.94

Matching donations from our partners

-$81.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$68.85

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.35

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 $0.00

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