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Do you want to make a difference in a child's life? Do you believe that if a child better understands the world around them and is a deep thinker that they are better equipped for success? If you have answered yes to these questions, then please read on.
I teach third graders in a Title I school. Most of my students come from low poverty-stricken backgrounds. Their life experiences are limited and from day one they are behind. Getting them on level is a struggle. Last year I noticed that when my children were allowed to read and copy poetry that they were focused and that the room was usually so quiet that you could "hear a pin drop" so to speak. When I would collect their journals I was amazed at how carefully they had copied and at the mature selections they had made. When questioned, it was obvious that the poems that they had selected had special meaning for them.
This year I want to expose my children to many more opportunities to learn from poetry. To do this I need to have a large collection of children's poetry books in the room. I want my students to be able to really celebrate the joy of poetry. I want them to recognize the forms of poetry, become acquainted with the authors, grapple with vocabulary, appreciate the classics and read poetry in both English and Spanish. I want to discuss what they read and help them become higher level thinkers. Through poetry, I want to open up the universe for my students by helping them understand and think about the world around them. While they know little of the world, they know in their hearts that there is much more, and they desperately want to understand and learn about their surroundings.
These books will help my students develop not only an appreciation of poetry, but also to help them strengthen their vocabularies, learn parts of speech and understand why what they know matters! My children need to read poetry written in both English and Spanish, they need to read words that rhyme, see examples of homonyms at work, hear idioms, and use their imaginations to dream what they read. They also need to see illustrations of Haiku, limericks, free verse, and simply learn to rhyme. I want my students to gain an appreciation for the classics and to hear and read poetry written by poets all over the world.
By reading, trying to understand and discussing all types of poetry my children will begin to think on higher levels. Higher level thinking will strengthen their ability to learn and understand their worlds. Higher level thinking will also give them the keys to the universe and the ability to travel beyond.
Your help will ensure that my students are given a chance in the world. The poetry that they learn in my classroom, will be carried forever in their hearts and minds. Please help us.
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
Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
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$14.39
First Book of Sushi Amy Wilson Sanger
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
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$6.25
Sheep in a Jeep Nancy Shaw, Margot Apple (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
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$5.35
Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children Davida Adedjouma (Editor), Gregory Christie (Illustrator), Lucille Clifton (Introduction)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
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$7.15
The Real Mother Goose Blanche Fisher Wright, Blanche Fisher Wright (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
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$8.95
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.59
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$13.59
Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg Frances Schoonmaker Bolin (Editor), Carl Sandburg, Steven Arcella (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
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$13.45
I Like Myself! Karen Beaumont, David Catrow (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.80
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$12.80
My Many Colored Days Dr. Seuss, Steve Johnson (Illustrator), Stephen T. Johnson (Illustrator), Lou Fancher (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.59
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$13.59
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.19
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$15.19
A Child's Book of Poems Gyo Fujikawa (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
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$8.95
Dirt on My Shirt Jeff Foxworthy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.59
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$13.59
A Children's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes Linda Bleck (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$10.36
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$10.36
A Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson, Gyo Fujikawa (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
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$8.95
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (Editor), Edgar Allan Poe, Brod Bagert (Editor), Carolyn Cobleigh (Illustrator), Carolynn Cobleigh (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
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$13.45
Poetry for Young People: American Poetry John Hollander (Editor), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
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$13.45
Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry Jane Yolen (Editor), Andrew Fusek Peters (Editor), Polly Dunbar (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$17.59
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$17.59
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Robert Frost, Henri Sorensen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
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$11.96
A Child's Anthology of Poetry Elizabeth Hauge Sword (Editor), Victoria McCarthy (Editor), Victoria Flournoy McCarthy (Editor), Tom Pohrt (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$21.55
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$21.55
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children : A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today's Child Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator), Selected by Jack Prelutsky
• Barnes and Noble
$18.39
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$18.39
Poetry Speaks to Children (Poetry Speaks Series) Elise Paschen, Billy Collins (Editor), Dominique Raccah (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.96
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$15.96
A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, Jon J. Muth (Illustrator), John J. Muth (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.96
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Materials cost
$280.87
Vendor shipping charges
$28.09
Sales tax
$11.94
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.02
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$345.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$75.73
Total project goal
$420.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$420.73
15 Donors
-$405.88
Donations toward project cost
-$345.00
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