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Ms. Chelsea from Saint Louis, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Beautiful Books for English Learners!

Help me give my students books that offer windows and mirrors to our world. We won't be in person to share books but I want to make sure they have books at home to truly experience reading!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Chelsea's classroom raised $451

This project is fully funded

My Students

My language learners bring joy, wonder and excitement to our classroom. My elementary students are acquiring English as their second language (sometimes it is their third, fourth or fifth!) They never stop working hard to learn and are always teaching me something new.

These young learners bring magic to reading, writing, speaking and listening.

We learn to honor our similarities, differences, strength and weaknesses to build a learning community that soars.

My Project

Ask almost any reader what they love about reading and most likely they will describe the beauty of a book and exactly how it feels in their hands. As my students learn English as an additional language, we will be virtual and with limited resources, that means they might not get to learn to read with a book in their hand. Books, in print, will allow students to navigate at their own pace and away from a screen.

My language learners deserve the full experience of falling in love with a book.

Help me send a book to each of their homes!

Ms. Chelsea Marion Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO 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

64 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Alma and How She Got Her Name • AKJ Education $11.67 7 $81.69
What Can You Do with a Rebozo? (¿Qué Puedes Hacer con un Rebozo?) • AKJ Education $10.94 7 $76.58
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • AKJ Education $13.13 4 $52.52
Maybe Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $13.13 4 $52.52
The Proudest Blue • AKJ Education $13.13 3 $39.39
Guacamole (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $6.53 6 $39.18

Materials cost

$341.88

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$383.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.59

Total project goal

$450.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$450.60

4 Donors

-$446.19

Donations toward project cost

-$383.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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