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Ms. B. from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Passionately in Love with Language

My project needs a variety of poetry books for children.

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An author named W.H. Auden once said, "a poet, is before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language." It is my strong desire to turn my second grade students into young poets. I am an excited and motivated 2nd year educator. There are 393 students enrolled at our school. Currently 68% of our students are low-income and we have limited funding for new materials. This devastates me because there are so many intelligent minds at the school that just need resources to motivate and encourage them to become poets themselves!

The students I teach come from diverse backgrounds with minimal life experiences other than what I can provide for them. As a second year teacher, I have limited resources to provide reading materials to stimulate their thinking. My 22 students have shown an strong interest in poetry, especially by authors such as Dr. Suess and Shel Silverstein. Unfortunately, the poetry portion of my classroom library is non-existent. My students want to become writers themselves and are constantly attempting to write their own poetry. However, I do not have books to model the art of poetry.

I am asking, begging, pleading for your help. PLEASE help me expand my library by helping me add poetry books. I want to provide materials that will encourage a love of language. To promote a lifelong love of reading and learning, it is crucial that these students develop an early and positive experience with libraries, literature, poetry, and reading.

I hope that by providing poetry books, it will help my students become poets themselves. After all, poetry is a form of beauty and a great outlet for self-expression. I would be sincerely appreciative if you would help me in this venture!

Ms. B. Hitch Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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
On the Night You Were Born Nancy Tillman, Nancy Tillman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.86 1 $11.86
The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.89 1 $11.89
Where the Sidewalk Ends: 30th Anniversary Special Edition Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.29 1 $13.29
A Giraffe and a Half Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Teaching Second Graders to Love Writing Poetry (Kids' Poems) Regie Routman • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Poetry Speaks to Children Elise Paschen, X. J. Kennedy (Editor), Nikki Giovanni (Editor), Billy Collins (Editor), Elise Paschen (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $15.96 1 $15.96
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children : A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today's Child Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $18.39 1 $18.39
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen from the One and only Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss, Cathy Goldsmith, Janet Schulman (Compiler), Cathy Goldsmith (Compiler), Molly Leach (Compiler) • Barnes and Noble $27.96 1 $27.96
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou Edwin Graves Wilson (Editor), Edwin Graves Wilson, Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
Falling Up: Poems and Drawings Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.19 1 $15.19
Bats at the Beach Brian Lies, Brian Lies (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.20 1 $11.20

Materials cost

$193.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.34

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$235.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.59

Total project goal

$286.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $286.59

5 Donors

-$276.47

Donations toward project cost

-$235.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.12

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