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Ms. Alvear from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Classroom Library Part 2!

Help me give my students a classroom library full of books they would enjoy reading.

  • $168 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Project

As a first-year teacher, I am trying to build a classroom library with books that reflect student interests. The more options, the more excited and engaged they are with reading!

A love for reading can cultivate when students are exposed to a variety of books to choose from in hopes they find a book that will help them fall in love with reading.

Students should be able to explore and decide for themselves about content and whether they want to read graphic novels, comics, magazines, or books.

The key is providing exposure to reading materials that engage their individual identities.

Ms. Alvear Ruben Salazar Bilingual Center Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

15 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $40.19 1 $40.19
Minecraft Boxed Set (Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $29.07 1 $29.07
El Club de Comics de Supergatito (Cat Kid Comic Club) (Captain Underpants) [Spanish] • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Fantasmas (Ghosts) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Pangato: Soy yo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$111.12

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$142.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.20

Total project goal

$167.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$167.99

3 Donors

-$167.99

Donations toward project cost

-$142.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.20

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$0.00

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