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Mr. Zach from Bridgeport, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Get Booked on Reading!

Help me give my students the best reading books for independent reading time and high quality engaging literature for small group work.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

In this project I am requesting a litany of books to fill the shelves of the library of our classroom so that the students can have a plethora of appropriate and engaging material to read through. This is also for a few books which will be read together and analyzed using CLOSE reading strategies. These texts are award winning novels and pieces of literature, some from my own upbringing, others from research, and some too from fellow educators as I have watched children take a liking to a piece of text a teacher passionately shared with them.

These books will help my students broaden the depth of their love for reading and enable them to more easily engage with academic content and literary analysis.

Improving reading comprehension and literary skills overall is a huge goal for educators across the board and our classroom is no exception to that. The students in my classroom have the drive to succeed and they value text that engages their mind and forces them to stop and think about what the text might be asking of them or telling to them. The curriculum provides many materials for students, however there are far too few opportunities to engage directly with interesting and meaningful text in order to apply the learned skills.

By acquiring these additional books to utilize for small group instruction I will be able to better engage the students. The themes of the books are areas of expressed interest by the students or relatable characters that have an iconic hold on children when they read through the text. In addition to those books which will serve as cultural literacy enhancement as well as being academic tools there is a wealth of books being loved by students in their free time in the classroom library.

Mr. Zach Barnum School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bridgeport, CT 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

12 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon • Amazon Business $14.97 5 $74.85
The Sign of the Beaver: A Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $47.71 1 $47.71
Elephant Run • Amazon Business $8.99 5 $44.95
The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner (Giver Quartet, 1) • Amazon Business $8.48 5 $42.40
Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
J.D. and the Hair Show Showdown (J.D. the Kid Barber) • Amazon Business $7.51 5 $37.55
The Ultimate Stink-tastic Collection 10 Books Box Set by Megan McDonald • Amazon Business $35.02 1 $35.02
J.D. and the Family Business (J.D. the Kid Barber) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
Bridge to Terabithia • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) • Amazon Business $6.28 5 $31.40
Dragons Love Tacos: The Definitive Collection • Amazon Business $25.30 1 $25.30
Junie B. Jones Complete First Grade Collection Box set • Amazon Business $24.48 1 $24.48
Scribble Stones • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
My Magical Foods - Get Picky Eaters to Choose Veggies and Fruits! • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Sloan the Sloth Loves Being Different: A Self-Worth Story (Punk and Friends Learn Social Skills) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $11.21 1 $11.21
Vitamins! - What Foods Give You Which Vitamins - Healthy Eating for Kids - Children's Diet & Nutrition Books • Amazon Business $10.35 1 $10.35
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Mitten • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Tikki Tikki Tembo • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28
Corduroy • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Rain • Amazon Business $4.06 1 $4.06

Materials cost

$655.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$698.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.34

Total project goal

$822.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $822.27

1 Donor

-$411.14

Donations toward project cost

-$349.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.67

match offer

-$411.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$349.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.67

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