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Ms. Waldorf from W. Melbourne, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ramped Up About Reading!

Help me give my students these books that will go with my Ramped Up Read Aloud book by Maria Walther that are connected to the state standards and will make a great tool to help teach skills.

  • $601 goal

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My Project

My classroom is filled with 19 brave little scholars, and it is my job, as their second grade teacher, to create a learning environment that encompasses adventure, wonder, and their interests.

It is so important to me to have a wide range of books for my class to enjoy, including books that can encourage positive relationships.

I also want the students to feel they can add tools to their imaginary toolkit to help them as they go throughout their educational career.

I plan to use these books along with my book, The Ramped-Up Read Aloud, to teach memorable lessons that go along with the state standards. I chose these books because these are the books that Maria Walther suggest with the lesson ideas from her book. I have already taught a few of the lessons from this resource and it has increased engagement within my classroom and the kiddos have loved the picture books and continue to gravitate towards them!

Ms. Waldorf
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 20 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! (Starring Lucille Beatrice Bear, 2) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Lexie the Word Wrangler • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Charlotte The Scientist Is Squished • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Chicken in Space • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
How to Find a Fox • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Hannah and Sugar • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Wolf Pups Join the Pack (First Discoveries) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
If You Plant a Seed • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Julia's House for Lost Creatures • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Some Pets • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
BE QUIET! • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade • Amazon Business $13.77 1 $13.77
Dad and the Dinosaur • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
A Squiggly Story • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Curious Garden • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Rosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
School's First Day of School • Amazon Business $12.26 1 $12.26
Horrible Bear! [Paperback] Ame Dyckman • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24
Strictly No Elephants • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET • Amazon Business $11.26 1 $11.26
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Tek: The Modern Cave Boy • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
The Night Gardener • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mango, Abuela, and Me • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$465.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.08

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$510.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.13

Total project goal

$600.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $600.84

1 Donor

-$524.21

Donations toward project cost

-$510.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$76.63

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