Benjamin Franklin once said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Students need to be involved in their learning so that they can take ownership of what they are doing. Students need to get their hands "dirty" by using them to research, create, and make learning meaningful. I teach about 18 eager, energetic third-grade students in my classroom this year. We are a Title I school which means 100% of our students participate in the free lunch program. All of our students are eager to learn and need experiences that they do not get at home. Many of our children come from single-parent homes.
Our school is in close proximity to a major military base; we serve many students who come from active and retired military families.
I also help run the Entrepreneurial Club at our school. Students are tasked with planning, designing, and creating items to sell at school functions. Our students have made many items such as t-shirts, personalized bears, stickers, and decals. Our club uses the "profits" to help with school beautification projects. They are so proud to take ownership of their club growth!
My Project
My students are in need of new chapter books and picture books.
My students have researched and selected books they would like to take home to read with their family.
Many of my students have younger siblings at home and want to share their favorite book series with them. This will encourage family engagement and parent involvement.
By having more books to take home, my students will find new topics and series they enjoy. Parents will be able to sit, read and spend time with their child each night. Parents will see their child's reading skills grow as they journey from one series to the next.
My students also need magnetic farm and zoo animals to use at home when creating and telling a story to their younger siblings.
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
Geronimo Stilton Collection 20 Books Gift Set Series 1 and Series 2
• Amazon Business
$74.50
1
$74.50
Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Book Vol 1-9
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$69.96
1
$69.96
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Collection 12 Books Set By Jeff Kinney
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$65.74
1
$65.74
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set
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$53.46
1
$53.46
Star Wars Jedi Academy 5 Books Collection Set (Star Wars Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan, The Phantom Bully, A New Class, The Force Oversleeps)
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$39.90
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$39.90
Big Nate Series Collection Lincoln Peirce 6 Books Box Set Gift Pack (Big Nate on a Roll, Goes for Broke, the Boy with the Biggest Head in the World, Strikes Again, Flips Out, in the Zone)
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$31.71
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$31.71
SHU2001 - Mix�& Match Magnetic Farm Animals
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$29.99
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$29.99
I Survived: Ten Thrilling Stories (Boxed Set)
• Amazon Business
$29.80
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$29.80
Timmy Failure Totally Catastrophic 5 Books Collection Set, We Meet Again
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$25.88
1
$25.88
Whatever After Boxset, Books 1-6 (Whatever After)
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$23.40
1
$23.40
AR872 - Mix�& Match Magnetic Wild Animals
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$19.99
1
$19.99
Crankenstein
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$15.29
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$15.29
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box: (Beginning Chapter Books, Funny Books for Kids, Kids Book Series) (Ivy + Bean)
• Amazon Business
$15.22
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$15.22
Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
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$14.29
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$14.29
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Boxed Set: (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish; The Seaquel; Fins of Fury)
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$13.69
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$13.69
Does It Fart?: A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass
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$13.47
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$13.47
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico's Folkloric Ballet
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$13.47
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$13.47
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
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$11.48
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$11.48
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
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$11.29
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$11.29
The Remember Balloons
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$10.98
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$10.98
Giants Beware! (The Chronicles of Claudette)
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$10.83
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$10.83
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days
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$10.48
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$10.48
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes
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$9.98
1
$9.98
I'm Bored (The I'm Books)
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$9.89
1
$9.89
I Am Enough
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$9.49
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$9.49
My Weird School Halloween 3-Book Box Set
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$9.39
1
$9.39
Mal and Chad: Food Fight!
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$8.99
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$8.99
Mal and Chad: The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever!
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$8.97
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$8.97
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers
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$8.92
1
$8.92
Bird & Squirrel On Fire
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$8.79
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$8.79
Bird & Squirrel on the Edge!
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$8.49
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$8.49
Bird & Squirrel All Tangled Up (Bird & Squirrel #5)
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$8.46
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$8.46
Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies
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$7.95
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$7.95
Bird & Squirrel On the Run (Bird & Squirrel #1)
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$7.95
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$7.95
Guts
• Amazon Business
$7.89
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$7.89
The Locker Ate Lucy!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #2)
• AKJ Education
$4.49
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$4.49
Recess Is a Jungle! A Branches Book
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$4.49
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$4.49
The School is Alive!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #1) A Branches Book
• AKJ Education
$4.49
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$4.49
Sam Battles the Machine!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary
• AKJ Education
$3.64
1
$3.64
The Science Fair is Freaky! A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #4)
• AKJ Education
$3.64
1
$3.64
School Freezes Over!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #5)
• AKJ Education
$3.64
1
$3.64
Classes Are Canceled!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #7)
• AKJ Education
$3.64
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$3.64
Materials cost
$748.01
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$58.34
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.22
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$847.57
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$149.57
Total project goal
$997.14
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$997.14
3 Donors
-$876.29
Donations toward project cost
-$771.29
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$105.00
match offer
-$89.74
Match offer toward project cost
-$76.28
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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