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Mrs. Kohls from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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If You Give a Student a Big Book

My students would greatly benefit from a classroom set of big books.

  • $707 goal

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Mrs. Kohls has another project! Donate to 6th Grade Stinks! to help her classroom.

$195 - complete this project and be a hero

I teach first grade students who attend a Title 1 school in a high-need community of Seattle, WA.

The students in my literacy group are not reading yet. We are learning sight words and phonics. The students would really benefit from your help.

Why big books? They are large sized books with large print and large pictures that started as tools for teaching reading. For a classroom teacher, big books may be a magnified version of the reading text the students are using. Beginning readers have an easier time following the words while not having to deal with holding a book. Big books have big words and big pictures, so there is a high interest factor. Big books create a focal point for the lesson. Integration of subjects shows children how the real world works. Reading is not separate from other tasks. Big books are user-friendly. The teacher reads the page to the students. Some children will choose to read along; some will just follow along. Key repetitive phrases encourage speaking participation. A big book lesson appeals to a variety of learning styles. Big Book subjects can be activity-based. May introduce skill themes. May reinforce skill themes. Offer a new format for practice & exploration.

Your help will stimulate learning through seeing, hearing, and doing. It will also reinforce skill themes, allow us to be a literacy model, and add more fun to our program!

Mrs. Kohls Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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
BK360X - Classroom Favorites Big Books - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $109.00 1 $109.00
BK330X - Classroom Favorites Big Books - Set 3 • Lakeshore Learning $115.00 1 $115.00
BK250X - Classroom Favorites Big Books - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $119.00 1 $119.00
BK730X - Multicultural Big Book Set • Lakeshore Learning $129.00 1 $129.00

Materials cost

$472.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $47.20

Sales tax

 $30.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$579.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.10

Total project goal

$706.10

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $706.10

6 Donors

-$681.18

Donations toward project cost

-$579.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.92

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