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Mr. Richardson from Bennington VT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Good Life Begins With a Good Book!

Help me give my students a larger collection of books to help inspire and interest them in the power of the written word.

  • 7 donors
  • $264 still needed

expires Jun 27

  • 7 donors
  • $264 still needed
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My Project

The fifth grade is a significant time in a child's life, especially when it comes to becoming a reader or...not. This is when many students decide whether to be done with books or where love and appreciation of reading and literature can be nurtured and grown. I was one of those students during my early education who didn't care about reading or writing, but then, thanks to one teacher, I did.

There was a teacher who introduced me to fantasy fiction; since then, I have become an avid reader, so much so that I ended up focusing my years of higher education on getting a degree in literature.

As someone who has been dramatically impacted by a single book when I was young, I want to give that same gift to my students. I want to show kids how much reading can be a positive force in their lives, how fictional worlds can provide time and space away from an overwhelming stream of media, and how these imaginary worlds, through intriguing plots, can teach life-changing lessons through metaphors and inference.

As someone whose life was changed by a single good book, it is my goal to change the lives of my students with the written word.

Mr. Richardson
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) • Amazon Business $8.39 13 $109.07
Redwall • Amazon Business $7.99 13 $103.87
The City of Ember • AKJ Education $6.56 13 $85.28
Keeper of the Lost Cities (1) • Amazon Business $5.22 13 $67.86
Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) • Amazon Business $8.39 6 $50.34
The Hobbit • AKJ Education $6.56 6 $39.36
The City Of Ember - Student Packet by Novel Units • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
City of Ember - Teacher Guide by Novel Units • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
A Guide for Using The Hobbit in the Classroom (Literature Units) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$492.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.55

Total project goal

$623.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $623.69

6 Donors

-$360.00

Donations toward project cost

-$306.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.00

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 $263.69

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