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Mrs. Demma from Worcester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using Mentor Texts with Big Kids

Help me give my students the necessary mentor texts as recommended by Fountas and Pinnell "The Reading Minilessons Book." The selected texts will be used either in the classroom or in a blended classroom, depending on the pandemic.

  • $270 goal

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Mrs. Demma has another project! Donate to Empowering Young Authors: A Classroom Printer for Publishing and Pride to help her classroom.

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Help Mrs. Demma

Mrs. Demma has another project! Donate to Empowering Young Authors: A Classroom Printer for Publishing and Pride to help her classroom.

$536 - complete this project and be a hero

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

‘I did not realize that I took my routine and school day for granted until now.’

A school is a place for building friendships, learning responsibility, and getting an escape from the house, but it seems as though the Coronavirus has taken that all away from us.

For me, I loved getting to see my students every day in the school environment. But, 2 weeks turned into 13 weeks, with a very cloudy outlook for the fall and the start of a new school year. When we left for our "short break" in March, I was on the verge of breaking new ground in reading and writing with the implementation of mentor texts. I have always loved using books for instruction but was always under the impression it was just for primary age students. But once I realized how effective they could be with my big kids, I happily unwrapped these picture book treasures and carted them off to school. Now, many of my picture books are key mentor texts...the stars of countless mini-lessons.

My Project

Why do I love mentor texts and use them so often in my classroom? Let me give you five good reasons...

1.

Mentor Texts Can be Used Across the Curriculum

When you look at all of the things you have to teach during the day, it's great to find a tool that is as versatile as mentor texts.

2. Mentor Texts are Time Efficient

I love the fact that mentor texts are short and sweet. After all, unlike a chapter book, picture books only have a limited number of pages to get their point across.

3. Mentor Texts are Engaging

One of the very best things about using mentor texts with big kids is that they're fun! There's no denying it!

4. Mentor Texts Serve as a Bridge to More Complex Text

5. Mentor Texts are Effective

Lastly, using mentor texts as part of a teacher's tried and true strategies is very successful in the classroom.

Mrs. Demma City View Discovery School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Worcester, MA 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

27 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shooting at the Stars • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico's Folkloric Ballet • Amazon Business $14.53 1 $14.53
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song • Amazon Business $13.45 1 $13.45
Desmond and the Very Mean Word • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story • Amazon Business $11.93 1 $11.93
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Destiny's Gift • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Keeping the Night Watch • Amazon Business $10.15 1 $10.15
Nim and the War Effort (Sunburst Book) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Sinking of the Titanic (Graphic History) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster (Smithsonian) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mrs. Katz and Tush (Reading Rainbow) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Butterfly • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Morning on the Lake • Amazon Business $7.51 1 $7.51
My Man Blue (Picture Puffin Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
The Bracelet • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
The Poet's Dog • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$196.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$229.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.44

Total project goal

$269.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $269.61

2 Donors

-$269.61

Donations toward project cost

-$229.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.44

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