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Ms. Casparro from Camden, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Themed BOOKS for us!

Help me give my students Valentine, Spring, and Saint Patrick's Day books for our growing library!

  • $547 goal

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Ms. Casparro has another project! Donate to We Fall for Books! to help her classroom.

$225 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

I love this group of first graders, but they are very different than any first grade I have had. My friends love building, drawing, creating, and moving. We really like being in charge of other people’s lives, we’re bossy, and we struggle to share. It has been a fun year but exhausting at times.

Despite that, my students are creating their own path to a successful future.

My diverse class of students loves​ to explore our classroom each and every day! They have the potential to be anything! Every day, I am amazed at just how innovative and creative they are.

My Project

Multiple times a week I use picture books during my instruction. I use them to discuss writing and parts of literature (comprehension). Over the past 9 years, I have noticed a growth in my students. They love reading! It is one of our favorite parts of the day - when we get to discover another picture book together.

Students fall in love with reading with a fantastic picture book.

I also have my picture books on display. This helps those reluctant readers find interest in books again and help them grow in reading.

Picture books have truly transformed my classroom as a reading teacher. I found my love of teaching through them and I believe it has transformed my students. I believe continuing to add more themed books into my library will allow my students to become better readers as they gain more knowledge!

Ms. Casparro Katz Dalsey Academy Grades PreK-2

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Camden, NJ 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

20 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
We're Going on a Nature Hunt • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
When Spring Comes • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Spectacular Spring: All Kinds of Spring Facts and Fun (Season Facts and Fun) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
And Then It's Spring (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Love Is: (Illustrated Story Book about Caring for Others, Book About Love for Parents and Children, Rhyming Picture Book) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Catching Kisses • Amazon Business $14.33 1 $14.33
The Pink Umbrella • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Green • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Valensteins • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
A Crankenstein Valentine • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Abracadabra, It's Spring! (Seasonal Magic) • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Love Is a Tutu • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Singing in the Rain • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Honeybee • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Spring is Here! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Snowy Valentine • Amazon Business $9.56 1 $9.56
How to Trap a Leprechaun (Magical Creatures and Crafts) • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
Groggle's Monster Valentine • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30
Spring for Sophie • Amazon Business $9.18 1 $9.18
We Are the Gardeners • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
How to Catch a Leprechaun • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Love, Splat (Splat the Cat) • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
People in Spring (All about Spring) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Weather in Spring (All about Spring) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Little Raindrop (Nature Stories) • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Groundhog Day! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Rainbow of My Own • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Day It Rained Hearts • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Groundhog Gets a Say • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Groundhog Weather School: Fun Facts About Weather and Groundhogs • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Plants in Spring (All about Spring) • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
Animals in Spring (All about Spring) • Amazon Business $6.67 1 $6.67
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase: Includes 12 St. Patrick's Day Cards, Fold-Out Poster, and Stickers! • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Can You See in Spring? (Seasons) • Amazon Business $5.97 1 $5.97
Everything Spring (Picture the Seasons) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Little Critter: Happy Valentine's Day, Little Critter! • Amazon Business $5.82 1 $5.82
Happy Valentine's Day, Curious George • Amazon Business $5.33 1 $5.33
Lucky Tucker • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before St. Patrick's Day • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before Valentine's Day • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before Groundhog Day • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Night Before the Snow Day • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Hug Machine • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69
The Biggest Valentine Ever • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Worm Weather (Penguin Core Concepts) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Ten Lucky Leprechauns • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$427.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$464.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.91

Total project goal

$546.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $546.05

2 Donors

-$268.02

Donations toward project cost

-$227.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.20

Matching donations from our partners

-$278.02

Match offers toward project cost

-$236.32

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.70

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