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Ms. Fiallos from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Culturally Responsive Classroom Library

Help me give my students a variety of culturally responsive novels to choose from.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Fiallos's classroom raised $957

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

My amazing sixth graders represent a variety of cultural backgrounds, interests, and learning styles. Each one of my sixth graders is unique, which makes my classroom an amazing environment to foster cultural awareness. It's important for my students to see themselves in the books we read. These novels will allow for rich discussion as we teach and learn from one another. A collection of diverse texts will allow us to address relatable themes of social justice, discrimination, multiracial families, and difficult school situations. Diverse books are sure to cultivate acceptance and appreciation of cultural diversity.

Ms. Fiallos Portage Park Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half of 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

90 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Omar Rising • Amazon Business $8.99 11 $98.89
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $7.99 11 $87.89
It Wasn't Me • Amazon Business $7.99 11 $87.89
Tight • Amazon Business $7.99 11 $87.89
Ghost (1) (Track) • Amazon Business $7.99 11 $87.89
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish • Amazon Business $7.50 11 $82.50
Harbor Me • Amazon Business $6.99 11 $76.89
Santiago's Road Home • Amazon Business $8.99 5 $44.95
Gone Crazy in Alabama • Amazon Business $8.90 5 $44.50
Finding Junie Kim • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll (You Rock Group) • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
When Stars Are Scattered • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The One Thing You'd Save • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$771.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$812.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.45

Total project goal

$956.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$956.33

5 Donors

-$250.00

Donations toward project cost

-$212.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$706.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$600.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.95

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$0.00

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