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Mrs. Cherry from Kailua Kona, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Read!

Help me give my students the gift of reading with a class novel set!

  • $380 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our classroom of 5th and 6th graders are a true community. We strive to learn through inquiry, integrate all areas of art, work with multi-age peers, and experience academic and social success in a variety of ways. I am lucky enough to teach my students for two years, allowing me to give them the best learning experience possible through looping.

We share ownership of our class and our school!

My students incorporate community-based learning into projects and across the curriculum. Growing up in Hawaii allows for such wonderful opportunities! Because we live on an island students’ experiences are so rich but sometimes limited. DonorsChoose.org is a platform essential to building resources and knowledge for our class.

My Project

Novel-based instruction is so powerful. Instead of worksheets and pre-selected literature, a class set of novels brings a sense of ownership to a student's learning in language arts.

A class novel set allows me to teach comprehension, descriptive language, character development, and a multitude of other standard-based learning skills with one book!

The stories I have chosen are exciting and dynamic, allowing students to get to know two different protagonists, who may feel distant but relatable. When we all have the same novel, students feel connected but it's still easy to differentiate for each learner's needs.

Mrs. Cherry
Grades 3-5
    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

    This project will reach 25 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $6.38 25 $159.50
Holes (Holes Series) • Amazon Business $4.67 25 $116.75

Materials cost

$276.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$322.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.92

Total project goal

$379.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $379.47

5 Donors

-$379.47

Donations toward project cost

-$322.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.92

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