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Mrs. Taff from Phenix City, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nonfiction Books for Nonstop Readers!

My students need nonfiction books for our classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Taff's classroom raised $208

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever been taken away by a book? Help my eighteen students experience our world in ways that they've never seen before!

My students are a great group of third grade students.

We are a Title I school, with most of our students receiving free or reduced price breakfast/lunch. My students LOVE reading and devour anything they can get their hands on, most of them even take their books to lunch, and have been caught trying to read while walking down the hall!

My Project

Research states literacy skills are critical to the academic success of learners. Low SES students are particularly at risk for struggling in comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. Help me provide my students with the opportunity to develop their comprehension strategies for nonfiction texts. Developing and broadening background knowledge of a range of topics can help to increase engagement and time on text, which will ultimately strengthen comprehension, and will address gaps that may exist.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this project!

I have eighteen anxious students who are hungry for new reading materials. I have no doubt my young readers will devour these books!

Mrs. Taff Phenix City Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Phenix City, AL 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

18 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
France • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
Dolphins and Sharks • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Polar Bears and the Arctic: A Nonfiction Companion to Polar Bears Past Bedtime • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Raptor Pack • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Endangered Leopards (Earths Endangered Animals Series) Bobbi • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Zebras • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Owls Sandra Markle • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Knots on a Counting Rope • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
What is culture? Bobbie Kalman • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
You Wouldn''t Want to Be a Ninja Warrior! OOS AUGUST 2012 • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
Africa Mel Friedman • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Antarctica Mel Friedman • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Australia and Oceania Mel Friedman • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Asia Gary Drevitch • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
South America Libby Koponen • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Europe Sandra Newman • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
North America Libby Koponen • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Living in the Amazon Rain Forest • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Chile Jennifer A. Miller • AKJ Books $21.37 1 $21.37
Hail to the Chief • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Why Do Glaciers Grind? • AKJ Books $6.02 1 $6.02

Materials cost

$133.35

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.10

Total project goal

$207.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$207.32

8 Donors

-$197.32

Donations toward project cost

-$167.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.60

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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$0.00

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