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Mrs. Fincke from Baltimore MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bilingual Fridays for Pre-K!

My students need bilingual books such as Mouse Paint, A sembrar sopa de verduras, and La Oruga Muy Hambrienta, so that we can have bilingual (English and Spanish) read alouds in Pre-K.

  • $179 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Imagine listening to a story as a young child, but it is in a different language! We need bilingual read aloud books to engage all students and families in the wonder of stories.

My 23 students attend a small, urban school in Maryland.

They are between 4 and 5 years of age, but are as enthusiastic and engaged as any kid twice their age! My diverse group of young learners represent several home languages and dialects and even more countries of origin. They love to learn and show their growing brains and knowledge bases everyday!

My Project

My students need bilingual books such as Mouse Paint, A sembrar sopa de verduras, and La Oruga Muy Hambrienta. My students are an enthusiastic, diverse group of young students. They absolutely love learning, and cannot get enough of school. One of their favorite times of the day is story time. We are so fortunate to have a very diverse class, however I know that I can engage all students by incorporating more Spanish language in my every day instruction. Therefore, I have created "Bilingual Read Aloud Fridays", and my students, no matter what language they speak, love it! They love to discuss what it means to be bilingual, and all students are now getting exposed to two languages. However, my library is very limited. We need bilingual books that are developmentally appropriate and thematically aligned, and workbooks that will serve as bilingual homework to help the Spanish-speaking parents participate in their student's learning as well.

My diverse group of young learners looks forward to our new "Bilingual Read Aloud Fridays" every week, but we are very limited in books in English and Spanish.

Help us read and learn two languages! By receiving new books that are in English and Spanish, I can read to all of my students a book that is engaging and fun. Students of all backgrounds get exposure to two languages, and their parents will have more materials in both languages as well. Help us become bilingual!

Mrs. Fincke
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BOARD BOOKS BEST BEHAVIOR SERIES ENG/SPAN AGE 0-4 SET OF 3 • School Specialty $22.71 1 $22.71
My First Bilingual Little Readers: Level C (Enhanced eBook) (eBook) • AKJ Books $16.99 1 $16.99
Vocabulary-Building Bilingual Mini-Books (Enhanced eBook) (eBook) • AKJ Books $16.99 1 $16.99
My First Bilingual Little Readers: Level B (Enhanced eBook) (eBook) • AKJ Books $16.99 1 $16.99
25 Easy Bilingual Nonfiction Mini-Books: Easy-to-Read Reproducible Mini-Books in English and Spanish That Build Vocabulary and Fluency-and Support the ... Science Topics You Teach (Teaching Resources) • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
The Very Hungry Caterpillar / La Oruga Muy Hambrienta • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
We Both Read Bilingual Edition-Sharks!/Tiburones • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Bilingual Edition-About Pets/Acerca de Las Mascotas • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Figuras y ratones / Mouse Shapes bilingual board book • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Mouse Paint / Pintura de Raton • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
A sembrar sopa de verduras / Growing Vegetable Soup • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$110.87

Vendor shipping charges

$2.27

Sales tax

$6.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.73

Total project goal

$178.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$178.18

2 Donors

-$154.15

Donations toward project cost

-$134.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.70

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.03

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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