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Ms. Bancroft from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Oh, The Stories They Tell

My students need multiple copies of books, such as "The Stories Julian Tells" and "Grandfather's Journey," to read and use as mentor texts for writing.

  • $263 goal

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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 Students

Do you remember what it was like to lose yourself in a story? My students have not yet developed the ability to recognize small moments in their lives and see the value of the story within.

I teach at a Title I, K-8 school at which over 80 % of our students are on free-and reduced-lunch.

Over half of the class represent English Language Learners. Our Native English Speakers represent a variety of ethnic heritages. While the third grade students in my class are a mixed group, they are all motivated learners. They are developing their skills as Bilinguals, learning to read and write in English and Spanish.

My Project

The books I have selected will serve us in a variety of ways. First, we will begin the year with a novel study that all students will be able to access. Students will be able to track the development of plot and character over time as Julian's life unrolls through the stories he tells. By purchasing 28 copies, each student will be able to hold, consume and enjoy a chapter book right from the start. Next, during our writing instruction, these stories will serve as mentor texts for our developing writers. They will learn how they can take small moments in their personal lives and craft these as stories, full of description, ready to publish for others to enjoy. Additionally, I have selected multiple copies of two books from author Allen Say. These personal narratives will help us continue our narrative study and will also serve to support our Social Studies curriculum. Both books detail aspects of the author's family's immigration to the United States.

The children will be able to enjoy and learn from the selected texts at various points in the year.

The books themselves will remain in my class for further classes to enjoy as well. Thank you for supporting us to build our classroom resource library. In doing so, you will support both the reading and writing development for our third grade students.

Ms. Bancroft Rigler Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

26 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stories Julian Tells • AKJ Books $3.89 28 $108.92
This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie, Kathy Jakobsen (Illust • AKJ Books $14.03 1 $14.03
Grandfather''s Journey • AKJ Books $6.23 6 $37.38
Tree of Cranes • AKJ Books $6.23 4 $24.92

Materials cost

$185.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$223.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.36

Total project goal

$262.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $262.39

12 Donors

-$261.86

Donations toward project cost

-$223.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

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 $0.00

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