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Travelin' Tales

My students need 15 high interest books such as "The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende that allow for different backgrounds and reading levels to read at home with their family members.

Mrs. M. MacArthur International Spanish Academy

Hoffman Estates, IL Grades 6-8

Celebrating 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.

Dare . . . to make your mark! That is our theme this year, inspired by the simple children's book, The Dot. Even though I teach 6th graders, I begin each school year with a picture book that creates a powerful message of inspiration and achievement through literature. I love books and my goal is to share that with my students. Not just to teach how to read but to love to read and to enjoy reading! My 6th grade classroom is the world - many culture, many incomes, but most importantly, many individuals.

About 50% of my students come from a highly mobile area, made up of mostly working class minority families, struggling to make ends meet. The majority of these families greatly value education but don't always have the time or resources to provide the "extras" for their children, like books or a trip to the library. These often are the same families who have limited contact with the school, possibly feeling overwhelmed or intimidated by the school environment.

So, Travelin' Tales needs to move from an idea to reality! This year I am beginning this as a home read aloud program with my parents. It will include both at school sessions, web links, take home information, but most importantly, a community outreach program to our most mobile and at risk population. Travelin' Tales will include a library, partially funded by your generous donations (the rest coming from my own library for now) that will go to homes by appointment. I hope to choose some of my students who also have younger siblings. Together, we (students and families) will begin learning about great read alouds and sharing books. I hope to demonstrate some basic read aloud and story telling techniques with parents. Students will then choose a book(s) with their families that they'd like to read together. We'll make an appointment in about 2 weeks for me to return and see how things are going. Of course, I hope students will begin to check out books to share from school. My goal is to build relationships with families and begin to encourage them to feel welcome at future reading events I have planned at school.

Your donations to Travelin' Tales library will allow the students to have a much greater selection and allow me to reach more families. All students should have access to great stories, no matter what their circumstances! Jim Trelease, author of the Read Aloud handbook says, "What you make a child desire is more important than what you make them learn. Desire is planted by teachers and parents." Dare ... to make your mark!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

25 students impacted 8 donors

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Mrs. M. MacArthur International Spanish Academy Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hoffman Estates, IL View local requests 25 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Body of Christopher Creed Carol Plum-Ucci, Plum-Ucci • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Boy's Life Robert R. McCammon, Sally Peters (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95

Bone: One Volume Edition Jeff Smith, Jeff Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $31.96 1 $31.96

Milkweed Jerry Spinelli • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Six Adventures of Tintin, Volume 1 (Adventures of Tintin Series) Herg , Read by Full Cast Production Staff • Barnes and Noble $16.20 1 $16.20

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Wendy Mass • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles Series #1) Patricia C. Wrede, Krista Marino (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35

Window Jeannie Baker, Jeannie Baker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.10 1 $16.10

The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator), Foreword by Helena Estes • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups David Wisniewski, David Wisniewski (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Carson Ellis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39

Neverending Story Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim, Roswitha Quadflieg (Illustrator), Ralph Manheim (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19

So B. It Sarah Weeks • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Tangerine Edward Bloor • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost			$151.33
Vendor shipping charges			$15.13
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.78
Fulfillment labor & materials			$17.00
Total project cost			$187.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$41.05
Total project goal			$228.05
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$228.05
7 Donors			-$227.50
Donations toward project cost			-$187.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$40.50
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.55
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Travelin' Tales

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