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Ms. Barnes from Saint Louis, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High Interest Books to Create High Achievers Part 4

Help me give my students high quality, read-aloud books to help them grow as readers/

  • $385 goal

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My Students

My students come from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, but come to school every day ready to grow. At my school, children learn through hands-on exploration and cross-curricular instruction, supported by a STEAM-focused curriculum.

“What,” “why,” "when," and “how” are words that are embraced and encouraged in my classroom.

Students are agents of their own learning and given the space to investigate their interests. My classroom is a place for students to grow, imagine, build, and thrive, all through learning.

My Project

Students at my school thrive on asking questions. This project will provide students with access to more books that are diversely focused on STEAM content. Everyone knows that it is much easier to read a book if you are interested in the topic, and it easier to connect with a character that looks like you, which is why I selected books that target topics my first graders are already asking me about and represent my student population.

Our school-wide goal for our students is to increase every child's reading score on the STAR Reading test by a minimum of 40 points.

This year my students grew an average of 75 points on their assessment. I would love to keep the momentum going for next year by increasing the number of high quality and diverse read-aloud books in my collection.

Ms. Barnes The Biome Steam School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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Saint Louis, MO 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FirstieLiteracy® First Grade Close Reads Curriculum Units BUNDLED • Teachers Pay Teachers $65.00 1 $65.00
Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully (The Kissing Hand Series) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Stellaluna 25th Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $14.27 1 $14.27
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $14.03 1 $14.03
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $12.77 1 $12.77
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set: Includes 3 Favorite Frog and Toad Stories! (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Hero Dad • Amazon Business $8.93 1 $8.93
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From Seed to Pumpkin (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Petite Rouge (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
. . . If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Chester's Way • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Fire Trucks (Pull Ahead Books ― Mighty Movers) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Clarabelle: Making Milk and So Much More • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.53 1 $6.53
Matthew and Tilly (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.51 1 $6.51
My Secret Bully • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
From Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Let's Fly a Kite (MathStart 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Zinnia's Flower Garden • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
National Geographic Readers: Abraham Lincoln (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50
National Geographic Readers: George Washington (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
National Geographic Readers: Planets • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Volcanoes! (National Geographic Readers) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Little Red Riding Hood (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top: A Book About Volcanoes (Magic School Bus) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Bats • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Night Before Hanukkah • Amazon Business $2.49 1 $2.49

Materials cost

$292.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.62

Total project goal

$384.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $384.16

2 Donors

-$291.54

Donations toward project cost

-$284.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.62

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 $0.00

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