My students need a variety of text to support their thinking as they become writers.
$344 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 co-teacher and I are lucky enough to teach some of the brightest, funniest, most curious minds in the world! Unfortunately our students often lack opportunities to learn about the world outside of school. When presented with new learning, our kids soak it up and demand even more!
The majority of the students in our school are English language learners and struggle with much of the vocabulary that native speakers take for granted.
When doing guided reading, I have had kids struggle with reading the word "potato" even with a picture, because they don't have that word in their vocabularies!
My Project
The books I'm requesting for my classroom will be used to help my students make connections between their own lives and the topics they will be writing about. Most of my students have limited backgrounds and need exposure not only to a variety of text, but to a variety of life experiences.
By incorporating different texts into our lessons, students will have an even greater chance to build understanding of things they have not yet experienced.
Additionally, by including text on many topics using both fiction and nonfiction, my students will have a chance to hear and use vocabulary they do not use in their daily lives. Texts like Hiromi's Hands, Mr. Lincoln's Way, and Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream, will help to expose our students to experiences like working in a restaurant, as a principal, or towards being a great basketball player, all through a multicultural lens. More familiar texts like The Berenstain Bears texts will be used to help students make personal connections to experiences they've already had in order to help them choose relevant details to respond to writing prompts.
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Pizza at Sally's
• Amazon Business
$13.56
1
$13.56
Hiromi's Hands
• Amazon Business
$10.95
1
$10.95
Music Class Today!
• Amazon Business
$10.42
1
$10.42
The Invisible Boy
• Amazon Business
$10.19
1
$10.19
I Didn't Do My Homework Because.
• Amazon Business
$9.86
1
$9.86
Then and Now (Usborne Talkabout Books)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Mr. Lincoln's Way
• Amazon Business
$8.09
1
$8.09
Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
• Amazon Business
$7.53
1
$7.53
Coyotes (North American Animals)
• Amazon Business
$7.29
1
$7.29
School Then and Now (First Step Nonfiction Then and Now)
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
• Amazon Business
$6.98
1
$6.98
Field-Trip Fiasco (Mrs. Hartwells classroom adventures)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Tornadoes (Earth in Action)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Great Choice, Camille! (I See I Learn)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Let's Talk Swimming (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers)
• Amazon Business
$6.95
1
$6.95
Whose Tools Are These?: A Look at Tools Workers Use - Big, Sharp, and Smooth (Whose Is It?: Community Workers)
• Amazon Business
$6.87
1
$6.87
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
• Amazon Business
$6.65
1
$6.65
Helpers in My Community (Bobbie Kalman's Leveled Readers: My World: G)
• Amazon Business
$6.61
1
$6.61
Hurricanes!
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Tornadoes!
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Cactus Hotel (Rise and Shine)
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez (Picture Book Biographies)
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Amazon Business
$6.39
1
$6.39
The Invisible Dog
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
The American Flag (Rookie Read-About: American Symbols)
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Anley Fly Breeze 3x5 Feet Arizona State Polyester Flag - Vivid Color and UV Fade Resistant - Canvas Header and Double Stitched - Arizona AZ State Flags with Brass Grommets 3 X 5 Ft
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Cesar Chavez: Champion for Civil Rights (Rookie Biographies)
• Amazon Business
$5.65
1
$5.65
National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Readers Bios)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
The Principal from the Black Lagoon
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
The Berenstain Bears Go Out to Eat
• Amazon Business
$3.75
1
$3.75
Pinkalicious: School Lunch
• Amazon Business
$3.29
1
$3.29
The Berenstain Bears: Jobs Around Town (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights)
• Amazon Business
$3.19
1
$3.19
My First Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Amazon Business
$2.28
1
$2.28
Materials cost
$240.95
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$17.23
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.61
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$291.79
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$51.49
Total project goal
$343.28
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$343.28
1 Donor
-$343.28
Donations toward project cost
-$291.79
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