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

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Culturally Diverse Class Desires Culturally Relevant Books

My students need books to help increase comprehension skills and make learning culturally relevant, which can be achieved by reading Drita, My Homegirl and Dancing Home.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tully's classroom raised $614

This project is fully funded

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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

Have you ever read a book where you connected so much to the characters, and felt that you saw yourself in the book? What if you had never read a book where you saw yourself reflected in the characters and the story?

My 4th grade students are a very diverse group who love learning and reading out loud.

More than 60% of my students are English Language Learners, with Spanish being the primary language; however, there are more than 7 languages spoken in my classroom alone. All of my students have a thirst for knowledge and they love fiction stories-although the rarely see themselves reflected in the books.

My Project

With these books, Drita, My Homegirl and Dancing Home, my students will be able to accomplish the regular reading activities: comparing and contrasting characters, finding details in the text, making inferences, identifying point of view and summarizing. However, with these specific books, my students will be able to really connect to the text because the books hold characters that are from the same culture and background as themselves. Students will then be able to make the meaning of the novels relevant to themselves and the lives of their peers around them, forming deeper connections to others in the classroom.

This project will improve my classroom in that students will be able to see themselves in the books.

This allows students to make a deeper connection to the text and possibly help inspire in them a deeper love of reading. When students are able to see themselves in the classroom through their academic materials, they can feel more valued as a student and as a person. Not only will students be able to excel academically, they will learn to embrace their culture and others in a meaningful way.

Ms. Tully Eugene Field Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

75 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Drita, My Homegirl • AKJ Books $4.37 45 $196.65
Dancing Home • AKJ Books $5.83 45 $262.35
Nacer Bailando / Dancing Home • AKJ Books $5.10 5 $25.50

Materials cost

$484.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$521.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.08

Total project goal

$613.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $613.85

14 Donors

-$595.32

Donations toward project cost

-$521.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.53

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