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Mr. Ward from Sunnyvale, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating an Inspirational Classroom Library

Help me give my students a culturally diverse and enriching classroom library that reflects their identities and the lived experiences of others.

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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

I am a first year 3rd grade teacher who will be working at a Title I school. This project will assist me in stocking my very first classroom library with exciting and interesting books for my students. The students in my class will come from multicultural and multilingual backgrounds -- the majority from Latinx or AAPI communities. Almost half of students speak a language other than English at home and three fourths receive free or reduced-price lunch. I share these statistics to illustrate the amazing diversity of lived experiences that will be present in my classroom and highlight the importance of providing a wealth of multicultural texts.

All students deserve a literary environment where they see themselves reflected positively in the narrative.

However, providing such an environment is difficult. In 2018, there were more books published with animal protagonists than there were books published with Black, AAPI, Latinx and Native American protagonists combined. I am determined to cultivate a classroom library that celebrates the excellence and joy of all communities and have selected these books to be reflective of my students' lives and histories. The books are aligned with third grade content -- including poetry, biographies, US history, folktales, and SEL -- and some are bilingual in Spanish or Mandarin. Students will be able to select these books as independent reading texts. I will also use them during literacy instruction and during critical read alouds.

Thank you so much for any help you can give in creating an inspirational classroom library for my future students!

Mr. Ward Bishop Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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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Sunnyvale, CA View local requests

More than a third 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Thunder and the Noise Storms • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Little Roja Riding Hood (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Poems in the Attic • Amazon Business $17.62 1 $17.62
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know: Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning / A Book about the Seasons • Amazon Business $17.21 1 $17.21
Ramón Preocupón (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $17.00 1 $17.00
Breathe • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Drawn Together • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua • Amazon Business $15.61 1 $15.61
The Three Billy Goats Buenos • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Eyes That Speak to the Stars • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Frida (English Language Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Hot Pot Night! • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Riley the Rare Red Panda: Mental Health Strengthening For Young Children • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
I Love BOBA!: (the first children's book about bubble tea) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! • Amazon Business $13.88 1 $13.88
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln • Amazon Business $13.78 1 $13.78
The Hair Book • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Let's go on a hike! Written in Traditional Chinese, Pinyin and English: A bilingual children's book (Chinese and English Edition) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Just Help!: How to Build a Better World • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $12.46 1 $12.46
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
Milo's Museum • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Hot Hot Roti for Dada-Ji • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Who Is a Scientist?-Meet Fourteen Incredible Scientists who Study Everything from Astronomy and Engineering to Entomology and Paleontology • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.19 1 $9.19
Words, Wit, and Wonder: Writing Your Own Poem (Writer's Toolbox) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Brick by Brick • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems (Poetry Adventures) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El Rey del Futbol: Bilingual Spanish-English • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$467.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $42.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$551.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.25

Total project goal

$648.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $648.31

6 Donors

-$391.00

Donations toward project cost

-$353.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$232.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$197.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.88

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