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Ms. Bushnell from N Port, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Read About the World Around Us!

My students need a set of non-fiction books to learn about nature and get excited about listening and reading about them.

  • $368 goal

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My Students

"Ms. Bushnell, I see 'the'!" I can't describe the magic and enormity of this moment, and moments like these happen everyday in my classroom. A student, full of excitement, wants to share his 'a-ha!' moment with me, when he sees a sight word that we have been learning this week. Something so simple as a three-letter word, yet so profound for a five-year-old, makes my teaching day so satisfying. I know that I have helped make a connection for my student between what we learn in class and what he sees in a book he loves.

All of a sudden, he sees his beloved book in a very different way: he can now read it by himself thanks to that one skill we have learned together!

My student's identity is transformed. He is now A READER. He knows that from now on he can read by himself and for himself.

He, and student after student in the coming weeks, becomes a voracious reader once they realize that they have literally unlocked the reading code by learning one sight word at a time, one word family at a time, and even one letter at a time. It really is magic!

My Project

The photographs in these National Geographic Kids readers themselves are so captivating that the least interested reader will not be able to wait for literacy center time in order to settle down into one of these wonderful books and start listening to what fascinating animals they will encounter on "Safari!" or learn about cute little pups in "Jump,Pup!", or what colorful fish swim in the ocean right here in Florida in "Swim, Fish!"

I call it magic, because it really is magic, when a Kindergartener gets excited to read a book, and realizes that he or she can actually read a book all by him- or herself.

A student will choose one of these nonfiction readers about a reawakening bear who has been sleeping all winter, or a monkey who swings from branch to branch, or a snake slithering down a rain forest tree, and will be able to find out what happens next.

My Kinders will be able to listen to the CDs by themselves and follow along as the books unfold, learning about animals and recognizing sight words along the way. The key to hooking an early reader who will then be hooked on reading for a lifetime is to: Captivate the Reader! These Nat Geo readers are just the ticket!

Ms. Bushnell Cranberry Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE735X - My First Informational Text Read-Alongs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $139.00 1 $139.00
RE810X - My First Informational Text Read-Alongs - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $139.00 1 $139.00

Materials cost

$278.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.09

Total project goal

$367.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.26

3 Donors

-$183.63

Donations toward project cost

-$156.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.54

match offer

-$183.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$156.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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