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Ms. Thornquist from Boston, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Buddy Reading en AccióN Part II!

Help me give my students the opportunity to build community through buddy reading time!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thornquist's classroom raised $672

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

My students are amazing! Most of them have been at the school since kindergarten, and our school is special because we can really develop a close relationship with each individual student as they grow up.

As a school with a bilingual program, students are immersed in rigorous instruction in both English and Spanish!

There are numerous benefits to being bilingual and students work very hard to access the curriculum despite it being a challenge. We have both Spanish-dominant and English-dominant speakers, which means that 100% of our students are second language learners!

My Project

This year, I will be working with middle schoolers grade 6-8 to build their fluency and vocabulary skills in Spanish. We are engaging in a variety of different activities to make this happen. One of which is partnering with the kindergarten classroom to participate in buddy reading.

We need authentic books in Spanish in order for our middle school students to get the kindergartners engaged!

Through buddy reading, the middle schoolers will continue to develop their Spanish Language skills as well as work with kindergartners to develop theirs. All of these students are bilingual learners and after doing buddy reading with kindergartners for a few years now, it is truly rewarding seeing them build community in the school through literacy.

Ms. Thornquist Joseph Hurley K-8 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.

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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

40 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wipe Clean: First 100 Words Bilingual (Spanish/English) (Wipe Clean Activity Books) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.44 5 $47.20
First 100 Lift-the-Flap Bilingual First Words • Amazon Business $8.49 5 $42.45
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $20.31 2 $40.62
Wipe Clean: Bilingual Workbook for First Grade (Wipe Clean Activity Books) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Wipe Clean: Bilingual Workbook Ready for School (Wipe Clean Activity Books) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
La oruga muy hambrienta: Spanish board book (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.89 2 $19.78
Dragones y Tacos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.89 2 $17.78
Última parada de la calle Market (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $17.30 1 $17.30
El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
¡Solo pregunta!: Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
¡Qué divertido es comer fruta! (Fun & Fruit) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
El día en que descubres quién eres (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37
La luz de Lucía (Lucy's Light) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.15 1 $13.15
¿Dónde está Spot? • Amazon Business $6.52 2 $13.04
Secretos en la nieve (Snowbound Secrets) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.92 1 $12.92
Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.18 1 $12.18
Me encantan los Saturdays y los domingos (0) (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $12.02 1 $12.02
Oso quiere volar (Bear Wants to Fly) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Señor Sí (Mister Yes) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.70 1 $11.70
Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas (Tales Our Abuelitas Told): Cuentos populares Hispánicos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
¿Puede pasarle a cualquiera? (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
La hamaca de la vaca / In the Cow's Backyard (Spanish Edition) (Cuentos Para Todo El Año/ Stories the Year 'round) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
El papalote / The Kite (Spanish Edition) (Cuentos Para Todo el Ano / Stories The Year Round) • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
¿Puedo jugar yo también? (An Elephant & Piggie Book, Spanish Edition) (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
La llama llama rojo pijama (Spanish language edition) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
¿Debo compartir mi helado? (Spanish Edition) (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
Huevos verdes con jamón (Green Eggs and Ham Spanish Edition) (Beginner Books(R)) • Amazon Business $8.73 1 $8.73
¡Diez manzanas en la cabeza! (Beginner Books(R)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
¡Qué montón de Tamales! (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.57 1 $7.57
La Isla (Spanish Edition) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
¡Esperar no es fácil! (Spanish Edition) (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobus! (Pigeon Series) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Qué cosas dice mi abuela (The Things My Grandmother Says): (Spanish language edition of The Things My Grandmother Says) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$532.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$570.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.74

Total project goal

$671.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $671.62

1 Donor

-$671.62

Donations toward project cost

-$570.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.74

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