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

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Classroom Library Refresh!

Help me give my students books that reflect who they are as people!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Valhuerdi's classroom raised $910

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

This year, I’m in a new position teaching 3rd/4th grade literacy. I want to provide a rich reading environment within our classroom. Our school does not have a library, so in order to provide students with opportunities to access new literature we need books!

Additionally, I want to provide literature that reflects the diversity of my classroom and our world.

Each book aims to help students access stories that speaks to who they are as people. I want them to see themselves in the stories they read.

My students are avid readers, and have a true love for learning. I look forward to them finding themselves in a good book!

My Project

These books will continue to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy-I read on the carpet to them, they complete work there, and they read independently! Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunities to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind-I have selected books that reflect their diverse backgrounds and experiences. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time.

With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read and explore characters who represent them.

They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Mrs. Valhuerdi J Ward Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Survived #11: I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 • AKJ Education $5.39 35 $188.65
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People • AKJ Education $13.83 4 $55.32
March: Book One • AKJ Education $10.91 3 $32.73
When Stars Are Scattered • AKJ Education $15.32 2 $30.64
Wonder • AKJ Education $9.73 3 $29.19
New Kid • AKJ Education $9.48 3 $28.44
March 3 • AKJ Education $17.99 1 $17.99
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay • AKJ Education $5.83 3 $17.49
Rules • AKJ Education $5.83 3 $17.49
Becoming Naomi Leon • AKJ Education $5.59 3 $16.77
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Drama • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) • AKJ Education $5.10 3 $15.30
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things • AKJ Education $5.10 3 $15.30
Black Heroes of the Wild West • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Sit-In • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
I Dissent • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Malala's Magic Pencil • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Lillian's Right to Vote • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Home of the Brave • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Who Was Nelson Mandela? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Rosa Parks? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
What Was the March on Washington? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Is Sonia Sotomayor? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Who Was Roberto Clemente? • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Crazy Horse's Vision • AKJ Education $8.72 1 $8.72
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Day of the Dead / El Dia de los Muertos • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Ruby's Wish • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
I Survived #4: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #8: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #5: I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #10: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #3: I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #9: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #6: I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #2: I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
I Survived #1: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived #15) • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$726.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$772.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.40

Total project goal

$909.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $909.32

1 Donor

-$454.66

Donations toward project cost

-$396.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.20

match offer

-$442.90

Match offer toward project cost

-$376.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.76

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