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Mrs. Simon from Crystal River, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Everybody is a Genius.

My students need a class set of a books titled "Fish in a Tree".

  • $447 goal

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My Students

One of my 3 classes include special needs students. Disabilities range from dyslexia to language impaired. Many of my students receive backpack food on the weekend, and our school also has over 70% free or reduced lunches.

Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best.

They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day. Some of them struggle to read and with this project, I hope to turn that around.

My Project

This wonderful book is about a girl named Ally who has been crafty enough to fool many smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is horrified to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. This is an example of character vs. self, because Ally is fighting with her dyslexia. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s Fish in a Tree is a fictitious novel about three kids: Ally, Keisha, and Albert, who “set the world on fire” as they overcome challenges and conflicts.

This is what many of my students deal with on a daily basis and I feel the connection they will have for this book is HUGE.

We will read it together as a class and complete many fun and engaging projects. I hope that many will turn around to LOVE reading.

Mrs. Simon Crystal River Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fish in a Tree • Amazon Business $13.76 25 $344.00

Materials cost

$344.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$379.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.91

Total project goal

$446.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $446.07

3 Donors

-$221.56

Donations toward project cost

-$207.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.73

match offer

-$201.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$171.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.95

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 $0.00

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