donorschoose.org

In the Spring of 2016 my classes created a project for donorschoose.org. It was a huge success! It was part of a writing assignment, and they had to answer questions about our school and why we needed our project.

My classroom received a classroom set of two novels, Divergent and Hunger Games. All my classes really enjoyed reading Divergent and we did so many activities. It was such a joy to hear everyone talking about the characters and what was going to happen next. We even analyzed parts of the movie and compared it to the book. For a group of kiddos that moaned and complained anytime we read anything this was huge!

Kids will read, if you find things that interest them! I just wanted to share our experience with Donors Choose and encourage other to check them out! I have included some pictures where they are independently reading and others where they are discussing and responding to what they have read.

If you are a teacher and you are unfamiliar with this organization, I order you to stop what you are doing and check it out! If you are a person with a love of children, education, and you have the giving heart, then you need to check out the site too. In a nutshell, teachers create a project, find their materials, and submit the project. Once approved, the project goes live and people from all around the world can donate to your project and help you reach your goal!