I work with a wonderfully diverse group of students who bring a wide range of experiences and backgrounds into the classroom. These differences provide many opportunities for learning from each other, but also present challenges in the form of different learning styles and abilities.
At our Title I school in Colorado, 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch with many students receiving backpack food on the weekends.
Our school is located in a low socioeconomic area with a high crime rate.
Even with so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they understand the importance of getting a good education for their futures. Providing a safe and rich learning environment for my students is my number one priority.
My Project
My English language learners want to communicate in English so they can be successful here in America. As my students read bilingual books, they can learn new words and see the differences in grammatical patterns between Spanish and English helping them learn the language more quickly.
Bilingual books will help my ESL students feel accepted and comfortable while they take on the daunting challenge of becoming proficient in English.
Celebrate my students' native culture and language through books helps them feel valued and comfortable creating an optimal learning environment. Books like Sonia Sotomayor celebrate people from the Latin culture helping my students believe that they can do anything they put their minds to.
My Tata's Guitar/LA Guitarra De Mi Tata (English and Spanish Edition)
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$16.95
1
$16.95
Frida (English Language Edition)
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$15.45
1
$15.45
A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas
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$15.23
1
$15.23
The Empanadas That Abuela Made/Las Empanadas Que Hacia LA Abuela (English and Spanish Edition)
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$13.84
1
$13.84
Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas (Spanish Edition)
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$13.75
1
$13.75
My Name is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$12.85
1
$12.85
Gracias / Thanks (English and Spanish Edition)
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$11.39
1
$11.39
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$10.95
1
$10.95
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition)
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$10.90
1
$10.90
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor)
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$10.42
1
$10.42
Family Pictures, 15th Anniversary Edition / Cuadros de Familia, Edición Quinceañera
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$9.72
1
$9.72
Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup
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$8.95
1
$8.95
Diego
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$7.58
1
$7.58
Hairs/Pelitos
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$7.57
1
$7.57
In My Family/En mi familia
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$7.04
1
$7.04
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet In Spanish And English (Spanish Edition)
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Playing Loteria /El juego de la loteria (Bilingual) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
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$6.95
1
$6.95
Abuelo y los tres osos/ Abuelo and the three Bears (Spanish and English Edition)
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$4.74
1
$4.74
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El Rey del Futbol
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$3.85
1
$3.85
Materials cost
$195.12
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$12.49
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.93
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$240.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$42.45
Total project goal
$282.99
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$282.99
1 Donor
-$141.50
Donations toward project cost
-$120.28
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$21.22
match offer
-$141.48
Match offer toward project cost
-$120.26
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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