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Ms. Weston from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lit Er A C, Starts with Books and Your Help!

My students need the paired literature for our weekly Close Read program to further comprehension and literacy. Our titles include A Bad Case of Stripes, A Tiger Cub Grows Up, Moon, National Geographic readers on various topics and many more.

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My Students

My classroom is a bustling learning environment with 24 young minds, ready to learn and grow. It is a diverse group of individuals that teach me more than I could ever teach them in a year. The class is ran with a mix of structure, love and a touch of magic. We dance, sing, laugh, read, write and question anything and everything we can. The children love to explore and experiment and always grow leaps and bounds during our very quick school year.

Each day I am blessed with smiling faces and eager eyes, waiting to see what it is that is in store for them.

I have always had a passion to teach Kindergarten, as it is the first step on a long road of learning and the enthusiasm is endless. Our day starts off with hugs and high fives, then we settle into a morning meeting, with a responsive classroom approach. Everyday we get to greet each other and bond before we jump into the curriculum. Our meetings are key to creating a safe and balanced learning environment.

My Project

I sampled an amazing close reading program this year that paired great literature with detailed plans for book comparisons, in-depth (movement based) vocabulary lessons, text specific Q and A's and a craft to end the week. I was only able to purchase the books for a few of the lessons and saw a huge difference in the students engagement and learning ,with this program.

We need the paired literature for our weekly Close Read program to further comprehension and literacy.

Our titles include A Bad Case of Stripes, A Tiger Cub Grows Up, Moon, National Geographic readers on various topics and many more. I believe in it enough to piece it all together over the years, but would love nothing more than to be able to go full speed ahead next year. With the book list fulfilled, I would be able to add a diverse literacy component to our classroom that touches on subjects ranging from Science and Social Studies to the human heart and our impact on those around us. Our school motto of C.A.R.E.S (Cooperation, Assertion, Respect, Empathy, and Self Control) is represented in the variety of texts and I, strongly, believe that owning these materials would have a huge impact on each student personal growth in their love of literature and exploration.

Ms. Weston Caurus Academy Grades PreK-2

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Phoenix, AZ View local requests 24 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
The Skin You Live In • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
If I Knew A Polar Bear • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Sandwich Swap • Amazon Business $9.73 1 $9.73
What Is Veterans Day? (I Like Holidays!) • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $8.96 1 $8.96
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $8.41 1 $8.41
I Don't Want to Be a Frog • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Scarecrow • Amazon Business $7.42 1 $7.42
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Easter Bunny's Assistant • Amazon Business $7.14 1 $7.14
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs (Harry and the Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $7.10 1 $7.10
Ron's Big Mission • Amazon Business $7.02 1 $7.02
Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell: Learning About Your Five Senses (The Amazing Body) • Amazon Business $7.01 1 $7.01
The Little Scarecrow Boy • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Tiger Cub Grows Up (Baby Animals (Learner Classroom)) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Places in My Community (My World) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Koala Lou • Amazon Business $6.87 1 $6.87
The Tiny Seed (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $6.57 1 $6.57
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses (Sandpiper Books) • Amazon Business $6.36 1 $6.36
Moon (First Step Nonfiction) (First Step Nonfiction (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Storm Is Coming! • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
The Snowy Day • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Reindeer (A Day in the Life: Polar Animals) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Ice Bear: Read and Wonder: In the Steps of the Polar Bear • Amazon Business $5.91 1 $5.91
Tacky the Penguin • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
Snow Is Falling (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Koalas • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Snakes! • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Tigers • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Sharks! (Science Reader Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
National Geographic Readers: Bats • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
When I Get Bigger • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95
National Geographic Readers: Hop, Bunny!: Explore the Forest • Amazon Business $3.89 1 $3.89
The Greedy Python (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $3.75 1 $3.75
National Geographic Readers: Frogs • Amazon Business $3.75 1 $3.75
National Geographic Readers: Polar Bears • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Penguins! • Amazon Business $3.59 1 $3.59
My Five Senses (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
Me and My Amazing Body • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49
National Geographic Readers: Storms! • Amazon Business $3.46 1 $3.46
National Geographic Readers: Ponies • Amazon Business $3.25 1 $3.25
National Geographic Readers: Dolphins • Amazon Business $3.25 1 $3.25
From Seed to Pumpkin (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $3.03 1 $3.03

Materials cost

$298.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.55

Total project goal

$416.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $416.99

3 Donors

-$416.99

Donations toward project cost

-$354.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.55

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