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Ms. Stephanie Rhoton's class: MNPS Dodson Elementary from Hermitage, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engaging Books Needed for Interactive Read Alouds!

My students need 11 picture books to help introduce skills and topics in an engaging way. Interactive Read Alouds give students access to text where they play a vital role!

  • $159 goal

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My Students

I believe that students learn by making connections and having access to literature. I use picture books for Interactive Read Alouds in many of my lessons to help teach the standards, grab their attention, give them an active role in learning, and help them make those connections to their lives.

I teach second grade in Nashville, Tennessee.

This is my third year in second grade. My school is a Title I, urban public school. Most of my students come from poverty or homes that are just making "ends" meet. This year I have a group of very sweet, energetic second graders. My parents are very supportive and are doing what they can to help their children be successful in school. I want my students to have access to text and literature as much as they can. This is one of the many reasons I try try to incorporate it into my lessons whenever I can.

My Project

I will use these books as teaching tools in my classroom. These books cover a wide range of areas that I feel using picture books and Interactive Read Alouds will support both the curriculum as well as social skills. My students love being read to and enjoy discussing the texts as we read. Interactive Read Alouds are designed for the students to play an active role in their learning. The use of these books will not only support the skills and standards they address, but also further promote reading comprehension. The Read Alouds provide a platform for teachers to discuss the text, skill, and story with their students as you are reading. I will not simply be reading these books, rather we will deeply discuss the text and what it is talking about as I read each story. This helps students to understand "how" and "why". These books would address the standards I have not been able to purchase books for yet.

The books help students see a visual example of the standards that are different and often real-life that allow them to make connections.

Throughout the year, both the students and I often refer back to the books we have read as they have made those connections and it helps with their understanding. They love to read the books again on their own as well for review. These books help teach and reinforce skills in ways that videos, worksheets, and textbooks cannot!

Ms. Stephanie Rhoton's class: MNPS Dodson Elementary Dodson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Ms. Stephanie Rhoton's class: MNPS Dodson Elementary

Hermitage, TN View local requests

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Need My Monster • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Squirrel's New Year's Resolution • Amazon Business $13.54 1 $13.54
But It's Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!) • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
Lying Up a Storm • Amazon Business $8.96 1 $8.96
My Half Day • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
If You Were a Suffix (Word Fun) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
If You Were a Pronoun (Word Fun) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Stella & Class: Information Experts • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
If You Were a Prefix (Word Fun) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Feet and Puppies, Thieves and Guppies: What Are Irregular Plurals? (Words Are Categorical) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$103.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$134.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.77

Total project goal

$158.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $158.45

1 Donor

-$158.45

Donations toward project cost

-$134.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.77

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 $0.00

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