My students need 14 books with CDs, with titles like "The Man Who Walked between Towers", "Mice and Beans", and "The Cow that went OINK".
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. M.'s classroom raised $227
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I currently teach first grade on the Southside of Chicago. I have 28 students enrolled in my classroom. The students mostly come from low-income homes and according to the Illinois State Board of Education 98% of the students at my school were low-income students in 2007-2008.
All my students are English Language Learners (ELLS), which means that they speak a second language at home that is not English. They do not have the luxury of having someone at home to read a picture book to them in English. Their reading comprehension and fluency would be improved in English if they were read to everyday at home. Unfortunately, my students' parents do not have the funds to purchase their picture books and let alone buy them CDs.
I am trying to incorporate more picture books that come with CDs into my classroom library. I would like to have the students check them out and be able to take them home for their enjoyment and of course to practice! I currently only have 5 books that come with CDs and these are my students’ favorites to check out and take home. The books with CDs would also be used for our listening center in our classroom; they would be able to listen to CDs throughout the school day.
I really feel that having more books on CDs will help my students reading comprehension and fluency. Most importantly, it will help them learn English and gain new vocabulary. I was an ELL student myself and did not have anyone at home to read to me in English, but I did have many books on records that I would listen to for hours. I feel that the books with records that I listened to were partly responsible for my success in learning English and in fostering the love that I have for reading till this day!
With your generosity, we can get some new books with CDs for our classroom! Reading can unlock many doors for them and give them opportunities for a bright future. Please help foster a love for reading for my first graders; it is the best gift they can receive!
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
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Read by Mordicai Gerstein
• Barnes and Noble
$23.35
1
$23.35
Jake and the Migration of the Monarch (with musical CD) Crystal Ball O'Connor, Valerie B. Hollinger, Valerie Bunch Hollinger (Illustrator), Sharon Kazee
• Barnes and Noble
$17.05
1
$17.05
Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa (Book and Tape) William Steig (Illustrator), Read by Bebe Neuwirth, Jeremy Steig
• Barnes and Noble
$8.05
1
$8.05
Grandma's Records Eric Velasquez, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.15
1
$7.15
Manana, Iguana Ann Whitford Paul, Ethan Long (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
1
$6.25
Fortunately Remy Charlip, Remy Charlip (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick Remy Charlip, Burton Supree
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
The Cow That Went OINK Bernard Most
• Barnes and Noble
$5.40
1
$5.40
Oh No, Gotta Go! Susan Middleton Elya, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Mice and Beans (Scholastic Bookshelf Series) Pam Munoz Ryan, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Eight Animals Bake a Cake Susan Middleton Elya, Susan Middleton Middleton Elya, Susan Middleton Elya (Illustrator), Lee Chapman (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.39
1
$14.39
My Name Is Celia:The Life of Celia Cruz/ Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz Monica Brown, Rafael Lopez (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.35
1
$14.35
Frida Jonah Winter, Frida Kahlo, Ana Juan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.25
1
$15.25
Diego Jeanette Winter, Jonah Winter, Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.29
1
$6.29
Materials cost
$149.85
Vendor shipping charges
$14.99
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.75
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$186.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$40.83
Total project goal
$226.83
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$226.83
4 Donors
-$218.82
Donations toward project cost
-$186.00
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