A Classroom Library is a Home for Diversity and SEL!
Help me give my students an improved classroom library with books that reflect their own uniqueness and diversity and teach important social emotional learning skills!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Herrera's classroom raised $589
This project is fully funded
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.
My Students
My 3rd graders are amazing knowledge seekers and full of questions. They absolutely love engaging in learning with their classmates and participating with each other everyday! My students come from diverse cultural backgrounds, and many of them are English Language Learners or special needs students and come from low socio-economic households. Each and every one of them is unique with their own set of special strengths and abilities.
My students' motivation and eagerness to learn is their biggest and most significant strength!
They are inner-city kids that have bravely faced the unexpected challenges of this pandemic. During these uncertain times, they are still determined and dedicated to their work. They wake up every morning, happy and ready to learn and engage with their school family. They are a most amazing group of kids that will surely have the brightest of futures!
My Project
My students are amazing little learners, and a truly diverse group of children. I want to showcase their uniqueness and greatness by re-vamping our classroom library and adding books that reflect and represent them. I strongly believe in representation...especially when you are learning in school. Books with diverse characters can become one of the most greatest learning tools a child can ever encounter.
Students are motivated to read, explore and learn when they read books that they can connect with; stories that they can truly feel and understand.
A huge part of teaching a social emotional curriculum is knowing how to find the right literature to teach and explain concepts. I will be able to use these new titles in our library as read alouds to introduce social emotional learning topics, such as respect, compassion, kindness, self-esteem, growth mindset, self-control, and the list goes on! Through read alouds and class discussions students will be able to learn and understand these SEL topics, but most importantly connect with stories that reflect their own experiences. Our discussions can lead to great insights and students can engage in meaningful conversations about making choices dealing with a variety of situations. Connections are built even deeper when the characters and stories they read about reflect and represent their own experiences. I want my students to have rich and meaningful learning experiences that will enable them to truly learn and help them make right decisions as little human beings. This is the sole purpose and outcome we want from social emotional learning!
In addition to using these books as read alouds, students will be able to borrow and revisit their favorite stories with their favorite characters!
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
Zoey and Sassafras Books 1-6 Pack
• Amazon Business
$26.99
1
$26.99
EllRay Jakes: 4-Book Set
• Amazon Business
$23.96
1
$23.96
The Mia Mayhem Collection: Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero!; Mia Mayhem Learns to Fly!; Mia Mayhem vs. The Super Bully; Mia Mayhem Breaks Down Walls
• Amazon Business
$17.99
1
$17.99
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do
• Amazon Business
$16.63
1
$16.63
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
• Amazon Business
$15.78
1
$15.78
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers)
• Amazon Business
$15.28
1
$15.28
The Good Egg
• Amazon Business
$15.15
1
$15.15
Be Kind (Be Kind, 1)
• Amazon Business
$15.04
1
$15.04
Carla's Sandwich
• Amazon Business
$14.95
1
$14.95
Millie Fierce
• Amazon Business
$14.69
1
$14.69
The Big Umbrella
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
Iggy Peck, Architect (The Questioneers)
• Amazon Business
$14.32
1
$14.32
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
• Amazon Business
$14.29
1
$14.29
Ada Twist, Scientist
• Amazon Business
$14.19
1
$14.19
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings)
• Amazon Business
$13.79
1
$13.79
The Day You Begin
• Amazon Business
$13.63
1
$13.63
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$13.35
1
$13.35
Rosie Revere, Engineer
• Amazon Business
$12.56
1
$12.56
I Am Enough
• Amazon Business
$12.45
1
$12.45
All Are Welcome
• Amazon Business
$11.98
1
$11.98
The Bad Seed
• Amazon Business
$11.73
1
$11.73
When You Are Brave
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Our Class is a Family
• Amazon Business
$10.82
1
$10.82
The Invisible Boy
• Amazon Business
$10.59
1
$10.59
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
My Mouth Is A Volcano
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
The Cool Bean
• Amazon Business
$9.48
1
$9.48
Islandborn
• Amazon Business
$8.89
1
$8.89
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books)
• Amazon Business
$8.72
1
$8.72
When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry… (Scholastic Bookshelf)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
We're All Wonders: Read Together Edition (Read Together, Be Together)
• Amazon Business
$7.98
1
$7.98
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books)
• Amazon Business
$7.47
1
$7.47
Hair Love
• Amazon Business
$6.90
1
$6.90
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Materials cost
$459.38
Vendor shipping charges
$4.08
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.89
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$500.35
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.30
Total project goal
$588.65
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$588.65
4 Donors
-$294.32
Donations toward project cost
-$250.17
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$44.15
match offer
-$294.33
Match offer toward project cost
-$250.18
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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