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Ms. A. Garza from McAllen, TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using Current Events to Engage Readers

Help me give my students grade-level appropriate current event newspapers and storage to encourage them to practice their reading skills.

  • $485 goal

This project expired on September 27, 2021.

This project expired on September 27, 2021.

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My Students

My fourth graders are a group of students that are creative, inquisitive, and problem solvers. They love researching and delving into content to learn more about specific topics.

Learning how to read nonfiction texts and the use of the text features and graphic features an author provides, is an ongoing skill that I want to teach and practice with my eager learners.

My Project

I truly believe that placing the right materials in the hands of my students will motivate them to engage with the news around the world by sparking their interests and making connections with grade-level appropriate texts. It is important to use a reliable source with relevant articles to do so.

I plan to set up a reading center that would house their nonfiction magazine and make them available for them to interact with them.

I think it is important for them to be able to manipulate the text by allowing them to annotate and highlight pieces of information that are important.

Ms. A. Garza
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT136 Neon Sort Store Book Totes Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 7 $195.93
Scholastic News®, Grade 4 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.95 26 $154.70
FA116 Book Rings Set of 50 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$360.62

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.47

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$411.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.62

Total project goal

$484.12

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