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Mrs. Liu from Carson, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

My students need mentor texts to learn various reading comprehension strategies, writing techniques, and essential social skills to achieve academic success.

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My Students

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -- Benjamin Franklin

One way my students love to learn is through reading.

Each student is learning to find what interests them and which books are appropriate for their level of reading and understanding. Reading plays an integral part in most of their lives and will continue to be in their future. We will use picture books, or mentor texts, as a tool to foster learning as it spans across multiple subjects and promotes academic skills and social awareness.

My students are enthusiastic fifth graders who are excited for their final year in elementary school. They are well behaved and highly motivated to learn. Their positive attitude enables them to be hard workers and focused. My class is made up of 30% English Language Learners, which has me using various teaching methods to help them improve in the English language along with the other fifth grade standards, including the Common Core. While my classroom library continues to grow at our Title I school, we still lack sufficient books that are of good quality and of relevant interest to my students.

My Project

While one may assume that picture books are only for "little kids", I beg to differ. I find that not only are my fifth grade students engaged and actively listening when I read picture books aloud, but they now realize that there are more to these books than they initially thought! These picture books, or what we call mentor texts, now have meaning and students are now able to understand in depth what various messages and literary skills are trying to be conveyed through these stories.

Little did they know that through these mentor texts, they would be learning various academic skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, and even appropriate social behavior!

Each book contains multiple strategies across subjects which makes learning engaging and fun for all my students. To see my students actively listening and having meaningful conversation during their sharing demonstrates that at this age, they still long to be read to and find picture books entertaining!

Upper grade students are always told to read chapter books during independent reading, even when a student may not be ready for chapter books. During read alouds, the teacher is the one reading aloud, while students of all reading levels will be able to enjoy and understand books without the pressure of having to read it themselves or aloud. Learning will take place through their conversations with their partners and discussions with the class!

Mrs. Liu Del Amo 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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More than three‑quarters 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

28 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fireflies (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $17.80 1 $17.80
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.50 1 $14.50
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $14.07 1 $14.07
The Paperboy • Amazon Business $13.84 1 $13.84
Ish (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $13.21 1 $13.21
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Bizzy Mizz Lizzie • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
What Do You Do With a Problem? • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
Stick and Stone • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
How to Read a Story • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Papa's Mechanical Fish • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
Thank You, Mr. Falker • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
Once Upon a Time... Online: Happily Ever After Is Only a Click Away! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
The Technology Tail: A Digital Footprint Story (Communicate with Confidence) • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Press Here • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Blueberries for Sal (Viking Kestrel picture books) • Amazon Business $9.57 1 $9.57
But It's Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Best Story • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness with the World • Amazon Business $8.74 1 $8.74
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
Nerdy Birdy • Amazon Business $7.22 1 $7.22
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Miss Rumphius • Amazon Business $6.58 1 $6.58
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $6.50 1 $6.50
When Charlie McButton Lost Power • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$331.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.96

Total project goal

$466.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.41

3 Donors

-$233.20

Donations toward project cost

-$198.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.98

match offer

-$233.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.98

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