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Ms. Ullman from Oakland, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Bigger Library

Help me give my students new shelves for our expanded library of diverse books!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ullman's classroom raised $296

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

Do you remember your history classes? For many, the thought of history evokes dry lectures and textbook readings about chronology and irrelevant events. ("Bueller?") For my sixth graders, however, studying history means interviewing peers to create oral histories, conducting historical research to create museum exhibits, and crafting documentaries and TED Talks.

In my sixth grade history classroom, I try to bring ancient history to life through project-based learning, collaboration, and technology.

I teach one hundred and twenty, brilliant, resilient, and thoughtful students of color, many of whom are impacted by trauma. By teaching them to develop their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, I hope to help them better understand historical inequities in order to fight for social justice.

My Project

If you’ve been following my project page, you may have noticed that I’ve spent the past several years expanding and diversifying in the selection of books in my classroom library. This library renewal project has been an incredible success, with nearly 10 new books checked out and returned daily and students from other classes and grades coming by to pick up books. As a result, the shelves that I personally sourced and purchased on craigslist several years ago are no longer large enough to fully contain our amazing library.

By purchasing these larger versions of our current classroom shelves, I will be able to spread out our books and display more front facing titles, similar to a bookstore.

I create a weekly display of titles around a given theme, and I have noticed that students typically gravitate towards these books. With larger shelves, I can create multiple front facing displays that will entice students to check out books throughout the day. I will also be able to expose students to less traffic areas of the library which are currently harder to physically reach (ie crammed and close to the floor).

Ms. Ullman Elmhurst United Middle 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.

Oakland, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BILLY Bookcase, white31 1/2x11x79 1/2 " • Ikea $49.99 4 $199.96

Materials cost

$199.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.34

Total project goal

$295.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $295.60

1 Donor

-$59.12

Donations toward project cost

-$50.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.87

match offer

-$236.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$201.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.47

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 $0.00

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