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Mrs. Williams from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Can We Have Some Character Development?

My students need 4 class sets (30 copies each) of chapter books that they can read in literature circles, such as "Class President" and "Every Soul a Star".

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My Students

Help me foster a love for reading in my students. Reading a great book can bring so much joy to a student. Being exposed to rich text also helps students grow as writers. My students are going to soar as readers and writers, but I need your help.

I am a 5th grade teacher in California.

I work with predominately African American and Hispanic students. My school is in the inner city in a high poverty area, so the children that I teach do not always have the opportunities that others might. We use the Open Court reading program which is good for teaching younger readers, but for older students it has many deficits. Our reading program is scripted and is lacking of rich text needed for older students. Students do not get the opportunity to read whole texts with character and plot development which can foster a love of reading.

My Project

In my classroom, I attempt to find corresponding chapter books from the Open Court anthologies for students to read. I form literature circles with these students. However, copies of these books are in short supply. Having class sets (30 copies) of texts such as "Class President" and "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes", would help to make more enriching reading experiences for my students. They deserve to have opportunities to get excited about a text and to have discussions about the literary elements that good books share.

Your contribution will provide my students with the rich text they need to better develop their reading and writing ability.

You will help me to help them develop a LOVE for reading.

Mrs. Williams 95th Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Vol. 1 Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 30 $153.60
Lottie's Courage: A Contraband Slave's Story Phyllis Hall Haislip • Barnes and Noble $6.79 30 $203.70
Every Soul a Star Wendy Mass • Barnes and Noble $5.97 30 $179.10
Class President (Marvin Redpost Series #5), Vol. 5 Louis Sachar, Amy Wummer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.41 30 $102.30

Materials cost

$638.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $58.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$741.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.83

Total project goal

$852.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $852.55

1 Donor

-$852.55

Donations toward project cost

-$741.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$110.83

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