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

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Spark the Love of Reading II

Help me give my students the gift of learning through low level non-fiction books.

  • $295 goal

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My Students

Students love to read when you give them the gift of reading. This project will be the next step for my readers. Spark the Love I was for them as they become beginning readers. Spark the Love II is for those same kiddos as they are able to start using what they know about words and sounds to read a bit harder text. As we move into our Non-Fiction unit, they will need books on their level too. These students didn't have a great school year during Covid. They are performing a year below grade level. My first Spark the Love project helped put some low level books on my shelves. Spark the Love II will grow the book bins at the next level.

My Project

Students will have just right books to take home to practice non-fiction reading. These students sometimes don't have any books at home. Reading "just right" books will help them become better readers.

These books will benefit students who are about 12 months behind in their learning.

These books will be the next step after learning basic sight words. Students will now put their hard work into use. They will use word skills and phonics to learn about interesting topics.

They will love to take these books home each and every night and then return for a new set of books.

Mrs. Poppenhouse Owen Marsh Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Springfield, IL View local requests

More than a third 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

22 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Inner Solar System, Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers®: Grades 1-2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $89.00 1 $89.00
TT559 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FB711 - Eyewitness Nonfiction Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.50 1 $49.50
Green Eggs and Ham • AKJ Education $6.83 2 $13.66

Materials cost

$202.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.13

Total project goal

$294.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $294.21

3 Donors

-$196.15

Donations toward project cost

-$166.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.42

match offer

-$98.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.71

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 $0.00

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