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

Cultural Awareness for the Next Generation of Learners!

Help me give my students cultural awareness to prepare them for the world!

  • $286 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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

Teaching on the South side of Chicago has been an eye opener to the need for cultural exposure beyond our own school community. Culturally rich literature is one form in which students can become aware, build curiosity and plant seeds of wanting to know more about a certain culture or topic in relation to it. This is my first year teaching Spanish as a world language on the South Side of Chicago. My students have been exposed to music, Latin American countries and dance. I'm excited to create awareness to not only the language, but the whole culture experience. I believe that having immersion in culturally rich literature will aid in their learning, curiosity and how they respond to the world beyond their elementary years.

Mrs. Hernandez
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Kids Book About Immigration • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Courageous Camila • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Be Bold Be Brave 11 Latinas Who Made US History • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
Where Are You From? • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Dreamers • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Mi Familia: A Mexican American Family (Spanish Edition) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Vamanos Series Tegucigalpa • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Antigua • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
The Story of Selena Quintanilla • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Oaxaca • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Havana • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series San Juan • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Bogota • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Like Me SPANISH Edition • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00

Materials cost

$205.00

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.90

Total project goal

$285.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$285.98

1 Donor

-$142.99

Donations toward project cost

-$121.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.45

match offer

-$142.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.45

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$0.00

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