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Mrs. Kosko from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Strengthening Our Kindness Through Reading!

Help me give my students a set of novels to strengthen their comprehension skills and fluency goals.

  • $176 goal

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Mrs. Kosko has another project! Donate to Help Us Turn the Page! to help her classroom.

$560 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

The students in our school are from a suburban school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our school is made up of kindergarten through sixth grade and approximately 400 students. As a reading support teacher I support students in kindergarten through fourth grade. This project will be specifically for my third and fourth grade students.

When students are engaged, their learning is maximized!

My students are eager to read and learn new things. I strive to incorporate lessons that support our anti-bullying goals and afford me the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about treating others with kindness.

My Project

Reading can be a wonderful experience for many. Children who struggle to read, unfortunately, do not have the same outlook on reading and need to be motivated to practice and apply strategies they are learning on a daily basis. When students can make connections it becomes easier to work on higher order skills like questioning to understand and determining the importance.

With these books, my students will have the opportunity to make connections to not only the book, but also the world and how to make it a better place.

Books that incorporate treating animals with kindness, lend themselves to rich discussions, which allows them to develop their comprehension skills.

Mrs. Kosko Crafton Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Mrs. Kosko

Pittsburgh, PA View local requests

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

150 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blue Daisy • Amazon Business $11.77 10 $117.70

Materials cost

$117.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$149.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.38

Total project goal

$175.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $175.85

6 Donors

-$121.44

Donations toward project cost

-$106.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.47

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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