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Mrs. Dowd from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Knowledge! Knowledge is Power!

My students need interesting interactive read aloud books that capture not only their attention but their interest as well. These books will help my students develop a love of reading by making it fun and engaging!

  • $439 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

A day in the life of my ICT students involves them teaching each other and working together. I, as their teacher, want to do my very best to make their year in second grade their most successful yet.

My students are second graders living in the projects of New York City.

They come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and mostly Spanish speaking or bilingual homes. They come to school eager to learn and explore new things. They love experiencing new texts and authors during interactive read-alouds, but our supply of books just isn't what it should be to capture their interests and keep the engaged.

My school is a collaborative environment and teachers always go out of their way to help each other out and do what's best for our students. My students love to read! They are looking for high interest engaging books to have in our classroom for our interactive read aloud time.

My Project

Do you remember when your teacher read an engaging book aloud to the class that sparked a love of literacy? Imagine if this was the norm rather than the exception every day.

One of the cornerstones of elementary education is having the chance to read aloud to students in an interactive and engaging manner.

These picture books will provide my students with quality award-winning texts and illustrations to help them explore and learn about the craft of reading and writing. Once I use these during a read aloud, they will become a hot commodity in our classroom. Students love reading books that the teacher has already read aloud. This helps students monitor their fluency and accuracy while they are reading.

Mrs. Dowd PS 64 Robert Simon Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

19 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Rain Came Down • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Pierre the Penguin: A True Story • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
Owen (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
Two Bad Ants • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.24 1 $11.24
Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) • Amazon Business $11.02 1 $11.02
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! • Amazon Business $10.65 1 $10.65
Amazing Grace (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
The Lorax (Classic Seuss) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Brave Irene • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ladybugs • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Salamander Room (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Miss Rumphius • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Thunder Cake • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Oliver Button Is a Sissy • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Big Blue Whale: Read and Wonder • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sheila Rae, the Brave • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Stray Dog • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Princess and the Pea (Classic Fairy Tale Collection) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
The Relatives Came • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Koala Lou • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Frogs • Amazon Business $6.62 1 $6.62
A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $6.60 1 $6.60
Julius, the Baby of the World • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07
Three Hens and a Peacock • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Doctor De Soto • Amazon Business $5.37 1 $5.37
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $5.35 1 $5.35
Giraffes Can't Dance • Amazon Business $5.20 1 $5.20
My Sister Gracie • Amazon Business $5.03 1 $5.03
Crazy Hair Day • Amazon Business $4.48 1 $4.48
Fireflies • Amazon Business $4.15 1 $4.15
National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Dirt on My Shirt: Selected Poems (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Frog and Toad Together (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.74 1 $3.74
The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $3.22 1 $3.22

Materials cost

$337.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.82

Total project goal

$438.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.79

3 Donors

-$438.79

Donations toward project cost

-$372.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.82

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