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Mrs. Holt from Eden, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need a Little Mercy!... Mercy Watson That Is!

My students need a series of lower level chapter books because all of the series in our school are for older students who can read on grade level.

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My Students

Do you remember what it was like the first time you discovered a book series that you loved?! Many of the kids in my class haven't had that experience yet as most series are not written on their level. But with the Mercy Watson series, their love for a chapter book series will blossom!

I teach an amazing class of twenty-two third graders.

My class is predominately boys, and my how they love to talk. They're constantly swapping stories and sharing their adventures. Unfortunately, each of the students in my class come from different backgrounds in which most of them face one challenge or another. These kids grow up in a high poverty community where the graduation rate is low and the need for assisted services is high.

My Project

Last year, I taught a class that was extremely low. In hopes to encourage my students to learn to read, we read the novel "Because of Winn Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo. It was a huge hit and students were begging to read "just one more chapter" instead of going to recess each day. When you reach the point that students want to read instead of going outside to play, you know you're doing a good job. This year, I am faced with yet another low class that needs to experience a love for reading. Unfortunately, the chapter books we have at our school are no where near the level that my students need. So in hopes that Kate DiCamillo will inspire another group of third grade students, I hope to be able to use the Mercy Watson series in my classroom to develop a love for reading. This series is written on a first to second grade level. It is my hope that they will come to love the adventures of Mercy the pig and want to read each of her adventures throughout the series.

It is proven that chapter books and novels increase a love for reading and improve reading levels.

With your donations, my lower level students will be given the chance to read a chapter book. Something that they are never given the opportunity to do as we don't have any that they can read. It is my hope that with this series, they will fall in love with reading and will gain the knowledge and skills they need to read higher level chapter books by the end of the year!

Mrs. Holt Central Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mercy Watson Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder • Amazon $19.98 7 $139.86

Materials cost

$139.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.27

Total project goal

$215.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.14

7 Donors

-$181.00

Donations toward project cost

-$153.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.15

match offer

-$34.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.12

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