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

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The Hunger Games... Get Hungry For Reading!

My students need multiple book sets of 3 high interest books such as those of The Hunger Game series to encourage and foster a love of reading.

  • $577 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Read! Read! Read! Our district has initiated a Silent Sustained Reading program. My students are given the time to read for pleasure, but they do not have the materials to grow as a reader. Help them grow with this high interest series!

I teach 9th grade English at a school with a high poverty rate.

I have found that many of my students have not grown up in a house of "readers" and have yet to discover the joy of reading for pleasure. This lack of reading has affected their academics. They struggle with tests and comprehensions; this affects their self-esteem as well. They do not think college is possible because they have had so few successes in education so far.

My Project

The Hunger Game series is a high interest series that has captivated a few of my students. We chose this book as one of our Summer Reading books. I had a few students who read it, and they could not stop talking about it. I then read the series and was taken away by it. Everyone I know who has read any of the books, has loved every word of it. I'm hoping more of my students will enjoy it as well and start fostering that love of reading. I'm planning on using the books as their SSR books; they may check out this book to read. I also am planning on doing small groups with differentiated instructions using these books.

This project is so important to me because I feel if I can get my students to love reading, they will in turn read more.

This will then develop their vocabulary, comprehension, awareness of the world, etc. Mostly, I love reading and want my students to love it too!

Mrs. Kusper J Sterling Morton West High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Berwyn, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1) Suzanne Collins • AKJ BOOKS $8.54 28 $239.12
Catching Fire (Hunger Games Series #2) Suzanne Collins • AKJ BOOKS $8.71 12 $104.52
Mockingjay (Hunger Games Series #3) Suzanne Collins • AKJ BOOKS $8.71 12 $104.52

Materials cost

$448.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$489.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.45

Total project goal

$576.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $576.33

2 Donors

-$288.16

Donations toward project cost

-$244.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.22

match offer

-$288.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$244.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.22

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