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Mrs. Ryan from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Preschool Kids ask an Average of 100 Questions a Day!

My students need non-fiction books, they have a thirst for information!

  • $323 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Our school is a public Montessori school in which our students start by learning practical life skills which they will use in everyday life. Our students are an amazing group of 3 - 6 year olds. They stay in our classroom for a three year cycle. The relationships that they develop are inspiring.

Our students come to us from an urban environment in which resources run scarce and teachers have to find imaginative ways to engage our students.

Most of our students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, however they come to school eager to learn.

My Project

Non-fiction books are so important in an early childhood classroom. Non-fiction books provide information, and my students are avid seekers of information. What better way to answer their questions then for them to open a book and find the answer themselves!

I have found when children are permitted to explore and research their own questions or research their interests they are more creative and their learning is genuine.

The new common core suggests students need to be exposed to vocabulary from a wide variety of genres, including informational non-fiction texts. By choosing to support our project you will be providing my students books on the topics of their interest which will boost vocabulary and their literacy knowledge!

Mrs. Ryan Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School Grades PreK-2

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.

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Springfield, MA View local requests

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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Science Vocabulary Readers Set: Animal Groups: Exciting Nonfiction Books That Build Kids’ Vocabularies Includes 36 Books (Six copies of six 16-page ... Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Insects • Amazon Business $50.63 1 $50.63
TT557 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT559 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
GG421 - Book Display Stand for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
EE567 - Creating Sight-Word Sentences Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$240.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$274.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.39

Total project goal

$322.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$322.58

3 Donors

-$322.58

Donations toward project cost

-$274.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.39

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$0.00

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