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Mrs. Lynch from South Beloit, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Students Learn To Read Without Boring Textbooks!

My students need 45 picture books to help them practice and learn reading strategies.

  • $580 goal

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My Students

Remember reading class where you read boring textbooks? My students are older and becoming uninterested in literature. Reading is a skill that they need to master. Why not actively engage them in picture books from published authors to teach comprehension strategies and avoid that boredom trap?

I teach Reading and Language Arts to half of the 5th graders in a small town in Illinois.

I co-teach with the Special Education teacher in one of my Reading and Language Arts Classes. My students' reading levels can range anywhere from 2nd grade to 7th grade in one reading class. My students view reading as “uncool”; at this point in their lives they are more interested in their social lives. This is a crucial age where either they want to become life-long readers or give up on reading for good. Their attitudes about reading are easily and directly influenced by their reading program. They are hard workers, but need good examples of published author's work to help inspire them to want to read. Many of my students just don’t have good literature at home; whether that be financial or other reasons.

My Project

At the Middle School age, reading is no longer viewed as cool. It is my job as their reading teacher to promote good literature, make reading as exciting as possible, and challenge students to become better readers. Their reading curriculum is out-dated and their textbooks are not very interesting. At this age, it is important for them to be reading excellent authors. They should be inspired by their reading lessons, not bored to death by them. With these picture books, their whole reading curriculum will change by implementing the Reading Workshop. They will be taught comprehension skills through the use of picture books. They will learn standard-based lessons covering point of view, theme, visualizing, predicting, inferring, summarizing, questioning,etc using an actual author's work. Their lessons will become interactive, think-aloud lessons that will engage students and improve comprehension. Our main focus it to keep the students interested in reading during this crucial period.

Please help our students enjoy and continue to want to read.

Help our small school district update our uninteresting reading curriculum. If this project is granted, my students will enjoy their reading class much more. They will be exposed to many different authors and will learn comprehension skills that will help them become better readers. After all, reading is such a valuable tool to have in life! Our reading program and our small town needs your help!

Mrs. Lynch Blackhawk Elementary School Grades 3-5

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South Beloit, IL View local requests

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

48 students impacted 24donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Saturdays and Teacakes Lester L. Laminack, Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59
New York Is English, Chattanooga Is Creek Chris Raschka, Chris Raschka (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Monkey Business Wallace Edwards, Wallace Edwards (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.39 1 $15.39
Thunder Rose Jerdine Nolen, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
Langston's Train Ride Robert Burleigh, Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Romeow and Drooliet Nina Laden, Chronicle Books • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective David Biedrzycki • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
The Boy Who Loved Words Giselle Potter, Giselle Potter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59
Beauty and Beaks: A Turkey's Cautionary Tale Mary Jane Auch, Herm Auch (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
My Light Molly Bang, Molly Bang (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Sweet Tooth Margie Palatini, Jack E. Davis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides Rosalyn Schanzer • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale Eileen Spinelli, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Gingerbread Cowboy Janet Squires, Holly Berry (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Three Silly Billies Margie Palatini, Barry Moser (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
A Story with Pictures Barbara Kanninen, Lynn Rowe Reed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Undone Fairy Tale Ian Lendler, Whitney Martin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94
Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story David A. Johnson • Barnes and Noble $12.99 1 $12.99
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights Debbie Miller, Debbie S. Miller, Jon Van Zyle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Getting to Know the Worlds Greatest Artists: Van Gogh Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Ed Young, Ed Young (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Storm Boy Paul Owen Lewis • Barnes and Noble $12.14 1 $12.14
Frog Girl Owen Paul Lewis • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Arrowhawk Lola M. Schaefer, Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.27 1 $12.27
The Lotus Seed Sherry Garland, Tatsuro Kiuchi (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide Nic Bishop, Nic Bishop (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.41 1 $15.41
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe, John Steptoe (Illustrator), John L. Steptoe (Illustrator), Clarita Kohen (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Feathers and Fools Mem Fox, Deborah Halverson (Editor), Nicholas Wilton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.98 1 $5.98
Rag Coat Lauren A Mills, Dennis Nolan (Illustrator), Lauren A. Mills (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman Alan Schroeder, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Rain Forest (Kingfisher Voyages Series) Jinny Johnson, Naklini Nadkarni, Foreword by Nalini Nadkarni • Barnes and Noble $12.94 1 $12.94
Sister Anne's Hands Marybeth Lorbiecki, Wendy Popp (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Beatrice's Goat Page McBrier, Lori Lohstoeter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
The Royal Bee Frances Park, Christopher Zhong-Yuan Zhang (Illustrator), Ginger Park • Barnes and Noble $7.48 1 $7.48
Memory String Eve Bunting, Ted Rand (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.94 1 $10.94
Virgie Goes To School With Us Boys Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard, Tony Diterlizzi, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.61 1 $14.61
The Other Side Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
The Talking Eggs Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Widow's Broom Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
Train to Somewhere Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Scarlet Stockings Spy Trinka Hakes Noble, Robert Papp (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.59 1 $11.59
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator), With Jonathan London • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christopher Bing (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
This Little Light of Mine E. B. Lewis, Public Domain, Earl B. Lewis, Public Domain Staff, Earl B. Lewis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People Jane Yolen, Jason Stemple (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $7.48 1 $7.48

Materials cost

$459.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$475.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.31

Total project goal

$579.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $579.49

22 Donors

-$579.49

Donations toward project cost

-$475.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$104.31

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