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Help second graders do serious research!

The cost of 35 book titles is $520, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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All students need to do and present research projects in order to become future problem-solvers. However, there are a very limited number of informational texts available to lower grade children. Although my second graders love such activities, they struggle to read above grade level magazines, educational websites, or books. Most of them finished their projects, but many felt frustrated with the reading, worked with only one source, or often just asked an adult to find information... Usually African American students make up 70% of my class; the rest includes a rich diversity of cultures such as Latino and Asian. Since we are a Social Justice Magnet School, we are teaching respect, tolerance, appreciation, and teamwork. Our students are aware of the issues awaiting them and they are getting ready! Unfortunately, my school is a title I LAUSD with minimum funding and most of our parents can't afford donations. I wish to buy informational texts level 1, 2, and 3, books relating to our 2nd grade curriculum (animal camouflage, fossils, and biographies.) This library would allow all my twenty students to complete the work because they would have access to information at their reading level; they will be able to take interesting notes, write a report, design a presentation, and present their project in front of the class and a camera! (They enjoy studying the video afterwards!) Research offers invaluable experiences. These projects require the child to be actively involved; they develop their personality, independence, and critical skills. Students love this type of work because they feel in control. Reading, writing, and speaking improve significantly just because the child is motivated! Additionally, research skills are crucial to solve the problems we are now facing.

Mrs. Lee Crescent Heights SJ Magnet School Grades PreK-2

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More than three‑quarters 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AD278X - Best-Buy First Encyclopedia - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $89.50 1 $89.50
Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Jayne Parsons (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $36.00 1 $36.00
Animals in Cold Places, Vol. 1 Moira Butterfield, Maria Butterfield • Barnes and Noble $21.83 1 $21.83
Stick Insect Diane A. Kelly • Barnes and Noble $20.20 1 $20.20
Reptiles Lynn M. Stone • Barnes and Noble $18.57 1 $18.57
Fossils Rebecca Olien, Rebecca Aberg • Barnes and Noble $16.74 1 $16.74
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez Kathleen Krull, Yuyi Morales (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.30 1 $15.30
Odd Boy out: Young Albert Einstein Don Brown • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
My Name Is Celia:The Life of Celia Cruz/ Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz Monica Brown, Rafael Lopez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Colorful Chameleons! Michelle Knudsen, Bryn Barnard (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
Rocks and Fossils (Kingfisher Young Knowledge Series) Chris Pellant, Carron Brown (Editor), Designed by Melissa Alaverdy, Designed by Paul Akins • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Animal Disguises Belinda Weber • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady Suzanne LeVert • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream Deloris Jordan, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator), With Roslyn M. Jordan • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Mae Jemison Elizabeth Raum • Barnes and Noble $7.06 1 $7.06
Only Passing through: The Story of Sojourner Truth Anne F. Rockwell, Gregory Christie (Illustrator), R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Big Cats Seymour Simon • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Reptiles (Discovery Series) Allen Greer • Barnes and Noble $5.99 1 $5.99
What Is a Fish? Bobbie D. Kalman, Allison Larin, Babbie And Kalman, Lynda Hale (Editor), Allison Larin (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
What Is a Reptile? Bobbie D. Kalman • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Malcolm X Arnold Adoff, Rudy Gutierrez (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Who Was John F. Kennedy? Yona Zeldis McDonough, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator), Jill Weber (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Fossils Tell of Long Ago Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (TFK Biographies Series) Editors of TIME for Kids, With Denise Lewis Patrick • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
I Am Rosa Parks Rosa Parks, James Haskins, Wil Clay (Illustrator), With James Haskins • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
DK Readers: Slinky, Scaly Snakes (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) Jennifer A. Dussling, Angela Royston • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Amelia Earhart: More than a Flier Patricia Lakin, Lea Daniel, Alan Daniel (Illustrator), Lea Daniel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
John F. Kennedy: The Making of a Leader (TFK Biographies Series) Editors of TIME for Kids, Time for Kids Magazine, With Ritu Upadhyay • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Benjamin Franklin (Time for Kids Series) Kathryn Hoffman Satterfield, Editors of Time for Kids, With Kathryn Hoffman Satterfield • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Fossil Fever (Road to Reading Series: Mile 4) Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paulette Bogan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage (TFK Biographies Series) Editors of TIME for Kids, With Renee Skelton • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Monster Bugs: (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 3 Book) Lucille Recht Penner, Pamela Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
DK Readers: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) Jennifer A. Dussling • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Helen Keller (Step into Reading Step 3 Bks.Series): Courage in the Dark, Vol. 3 Johanna Hurwitz, Neverne Covington (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Hidden Critters Katharine Kenah • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55

Materials cost

$383.66

Vendor shipping charges

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3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$449.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.78

Total project goal

$548.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $548.76

1 Donor

-$529.36

Donations toward project cost

-$449.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.40

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