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

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Don't Let The Kids Skip These Books!

Help me give my students books by Mo Willems to keep them motivated and reading!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Chavez's classroom raised $227

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 Project

It all started with “Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus!” then another Pigeon book and another. We read them all, twice, or maybe more! One day, a student found out that Mo Willems wrote books about an Elephant and a Piggie and we are now fans. We check them out from the library, from other classroom libraries, and kids have even brought in a camera to take a photo so their parents can buy them to keep at home.

The Mo Willem collection and stuffies have really, I mean really, motivated my students to read, write, identify elements of literature (title, author, problem -solution, sequence, main idea and details, punctuation, dialogue ect.) and love it while they are learning and reading.

Having the collection in our own classroom library will give the opportunity to all students to read, reread, check out, and enjoy independently over and over again these wonderful books they already love.

My goal for this project is to have the Mo Willem collection available for students to enjoy and read many times over the course of the year. Children will often remember that one book or books that made a difference when learning to read, I believe that for my students this year, these books will be the ones.

We have a resource setting where students are supported on their individual academic needs. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds. We are a community of learners and “Bucket Fillers”, our school has adopted the Bucket Filling philosophy Book written by Carol McCloud.

Our students aim to be kind, caring and understanding little humans and they are very good at that, just like Elephant and Piggie are in all their books.

Ms. Chavez Goethe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Half 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

15 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Walker Books, The Wonderful World of Elephant & Piggie Series 10 Books Collection Box Set by Mo Willems • Amazon Business $44.31 1 $44.31
The Mo Willems' Pigeon Collection • Amazon Business $41.50 1 $41.50
YOTTOY Mo Willems Collection | Pair of Elephant & Piggie Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toys – 7” & 5” Sitting • Amazon Business $31.00 1 $31.00
YOTTOY Mo Willems Collection | Duckling Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toy - 8” • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Doodling 101: A Silly Symposium • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Cat the Cat, Who Is That? (Cat the Cat Series, 1) • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36

Materials cost

$160.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$192.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.98

Total project goal

$226.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $226.55

2 Donors

-$215.35

Donations toward project cost

-$192.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.19

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