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Ms. Grill from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finding Neverland in Third Grade

Help me give my students access to the text we are going to use for our final reading unit during distance learning.

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My Students

My students are bright, engaged, creative thinkers who thrive in a school space that allows them to think critically and independently. My students attend a Title I school in Oakland, California with a school-wide free breakfast and lunch program. Many of my students come from families and communities that have experienced some form of trauma and often have difficulty coming to school. Our school has an increasing amount of newcomer families, which continue to make our school an amazing and diverse community where all are welcome.

My students are scientists, writers, dreamers, poets, musicians, athletes, dancers, readers, and mathematicians.

They want to succeed in school and it is my goal to provide them with the resources they need to do so.

My Project

Our final third grade reading unit is called "Exploring Literary Classics" and is a study of J.M. Barry's Peter Pan. Because we are still in distance learning and the format of the end of the year is unknown, we would like to get each student a copy of the text so they have it at home to read along.

In this unit, students study how writers capture readers imagination, write their own scenes in Peter Pan, and compare classic literary texts to other texts we have read this year.

Our students deserve to have this text at home, please help us make that a reality!

Ms. Grill Emerson 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.

More about Ms. Grill

Oakland, CA View local requests

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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classic Starts®: Peter Pan (Classic Starts® Series) • Amazon Business $6.95 47 $326.65

Materials cost

$326.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$29.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$391.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.08

Total project goal

$460.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$460.52

1 Donor

-$230.26

Donations toward project cost

-$195.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.54

match offer

-$230.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$195.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.54

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$0.00

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