Building Community Through Books: A Bilingual Book Club!
Help me give my students snacks, fidget toys, and books in Spanish and English to start up a Multi-lingual book club!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Amanda's classroom raised $902
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 Project
I would like to start a Bilingual Book Club to bring together Newcomer students and non-Newcomer students. All students will be able to have their own copies of the books (in English or Spanish) to take home and read. We will select books such as, "Voces Sin Fronteras: Our Stories, Our Truth" and, "Fantasmas (Ghosts)" that deal with universal middle school themes. We will use the books as entry points into facilitated conversations about deeper topics, such as friendship, dating, race and discrimination, immigration and acculturation stories, gender identity, social justice, and more.
I'm excited to bring this to my students as another way to engage across differences in language and culture and explore themes and topics that connect us all.
We will create a community by reading and discussing universal themes facing middle schoolers.
At the end of the semester, students will have built relationships with other students who are not from the same background as them and will have improved their literacy and language skills in English and/or Spanish. We will have created a space on campus to have deeper conversations about topics and themes that students are curious about and experiencing. Reluctant readers will be sparked by the graphic novel format to be more excited about literacy.
Snacks will be provided to students who participate (and used as an incentive for attendance!).
I am very excited to bring my own love of graphic novels to this space!
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
Voces Sin Fronteras: Our Stories, Our Truth (Bilingual) (Shout Mouse Press Young Adult Books) (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
10
$139.90
Break Box Big Party Snack Mix, Assorted, 75/Pack (700-S0026)
• Staples
$98.39
1
$98.39
When Stars Are Scattered
• Amazon Business
$10.96
8
$87.68
Fantasmas (Ghosts) (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
8
$79.92
El crossover: Crossover (Spanish Edition), A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
8
$63.92
The Crossover Graphic Novel (The Crossover Series)
• Amazon Business
$6.99
8
$55.92
New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner
• Amazon Business
$8.64
5
$43.20
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel
• Amazon Business
$9.30
4
$37.20
(4 Pack) Pop It Fidget Toys, Pop Its Fidgets Stocking Stuffers for Kids, Fidget Toy Pack Figit Sensory Toys Popit Popits Christmas Kids Stocking Stuffers Ideas Teens Adults Gifts Girls Boys Toddler
• Amazon Business
$4.99
5
$24.95
12PCS Push Pop Fidget Toy Fidget Ball, Multicolor Stress Relief Finger Press Ball for Kids and Adults ADHD ADD
• Amazon Business
$20.99
1
$20.99
Yeetec 18 Pack 24 Links Wacky Tracks Snap and Click Fidget Toys, Finger Sensory Toys, Snake Puzzles for Stress Relief, Party Bag Fillers, Party Favours, Random Color
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Materials cost
$665.06
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$60.85
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.98
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$765.89
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$135.16
Total project goal
$901.05
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$901.05
4 Donors
-$178.20
Donations toward project cost
-$160.03
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$18.17
match offer
-$712.78
Match offer toward project cost
-$605.86
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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