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Ms. Salinas from Austin TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books Aren't Boring!

My students need examples of concrete poetry and pop-up books with which they can interact.

  • $263 goal

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Celebrate 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.

My Students

Every week, we start with a question, a literary quote, or a photo. Students are asked to think, to question and to express themselves in writing. My goal is that students not only become effective writers and readers, but that they appreciate the power of words.

My students are economically disadvantaged, their parents may not speak English, and they may not know anyone that has graduated from college.

Even though they face these obstacles, they are capable and have the desire to learn. The majority of my students this year are non-traditional Pre-AP students. I say non-traditional because they are not necessarily the students with the best grades, but they are the students that someone noticed and believed that they could do more or should be challenged.

My Project

I'm hoping to share these books in the classroom throughout the year and to use them specifically during our poetry lessons and class discussions on what a book is and what a book isn't. I'm also hoping to do something more, which is to inspire students to think differently about words and books. I believe that giving students the gift of wonder and possibility is not something that is necessarily tangible, but it is a great gift.

Most students have a traditional view of books and reading and don't understand that words have a life of their own.

Pop-up and concrete poetry books offer students a visual and tactile exploration into that world. Books are read backwards and need to be turned upside down to be understood and hopefully enjoyed. A book becomes a little world unto itself, which is really what a book is.

Ms. Salinas
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Trail: Paper Poetry Pop-Up • Amazon $21.74 1 $21.74
600 Black Spots: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages (Classic Collectible Pop-Up) • Amazon $19.79 1 $19.79
Hide and Seek • Amazon $19.74 1 $19.74
Ocean: A Photicular Book • Amazon $19.74 1 $19.74
Safari: A Photicular Book • Amazon $18.78 1 $18.78
One Red Dot (Classic Collectible Pop-Up) • Amazon $18.10 1 $18.10
ABC3D • Amazon $17.53 1 $17.53
Blue 2: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages (Classic Collectible Pop-Up) • Amazon $16.70 1 $16.70
Yellow Square: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages • Amazon $14.97 1 $14.97
The Book with No Pictures • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$190.06

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.34

Total project goal

$262.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$262.25

3 Donors

-$262.25

Donations toward project cost

-$222.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.34

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$0.00

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