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Mrs. Torres from Elizabeth, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Home School Literacy Connection Through a Lending Library Adventure!

My students need a lending library to facilitate their learning experiences at home too.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Torres's classroom raised $596

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

"I wish I can take this book home so Mami can read it to me" was the expression of one of the students in our classroom after reading the story "No, David, No!" by David Shannon during reading time. This is us! A group of students thirsty to learn and to listen to stories lead by a group of professionals exposing them to the best experiences to spark their imagination and promote a solid foundation during this early years.

Our students are like caterpillars; hungry for learning experiences sheltered into a cocoon called school and liberated by the stories we read to spark their imagination.

They are very unique because they come from different social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds including Haití, Bangladesh, Brazil, African Americans, Hispanics. Our students are also at different academic levels ranging from early learners to late learners.

Our family includes two students with special needs also.

With the reading of good quality books to develop moral values, tolerance and character development, we have been able to create a very positive environment in which our students practice what they learn and reflect on their actions. Together we will make a better world.

My Project

It is alarming to see how many preschool students come to school with limited expressive language. I can attribute this reality to the fact that we are living on a technology era in which children are exposed to very abstract experiences through electronic devices instead of hands on activities and book reading adventures.

Books are definitely the bridge to narrow the gap between school and home early connections and develop a stronger literacy foundation.

Once the love for books is nourished in the classroom is easy to spread it home too with a classroom based lending library.

The more books are read to our students and meaningful interactions are promoted, the more children learn expressive language, social skills, math skills and new vocabulary words. The more we read to them, the more places they will go.

Mrs. Torres Donald Stewart ECC 51 Grades PreK-2

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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.

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More than three‑quarters 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
Sopla Y Silba / Blow and Whistle • AKJ Education $18.97 2 $37.94
El Aire / Air • AKJ Education $18.48 2 $36.96
Aaaah! el dentista no! / Noooo! Not the Dentist! • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? • AKJ Education $6.56 4 $26.24
El Árbol Generoso (The Giving Tree) • AKJ Education $11.67 2 $23.34
Un Leon en la biblioteca/ Library Lion • AKJ Education $11.67 2 $23.34
Buenas noches, Gorila (Goodnight Gorilla) • AKJ Education $10.21 2 $20.42
Tactile Alphabet Sandpaper Letters - Complete Set! • AKJ Education $20.40 1 $20.40
Cliffords Bathtime / Clifford y la hora del baño • AKJ Education $4.49 4 $17.96
La oruga muy hambrienta/ The Very Hungry Caterpillar • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
El Gato Ensombrerado (The Cat In The Hat) • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Oso panda, oso panda, ¿qué ves ahí? • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
El Beso De La Princesa / The Kiss of the Princess • AKJ Education $7.16 2 $14.32
Frederick • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
La mariquita malhumorada/ The Grouchy Ladybug • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Oso polar, oso polar, ¿qué es ese ruido? • AKJ Education $6.53 2 $13.06
On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets • AKJ Education $6.53 2 $13.06
Mouse Count • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Como crece una semilla/ How a Seed Grows • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Each Orange Had 8 Slices A Counting Book • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Nadarín (Swimmy) • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Clifford's Bedtime / Clifford y la hora de dormir • AKJ Education $4.49 2 $8.98
Clifford's Animal Sounds / Clifford y los sonidos de los animales • AKJ Education $4.49 2 $8.98
Mis cinco sentidos (My Five Senses) • AKJ Education $4.37 2 $8.74
Mi cartilla fonetica/ My Phonetic Book • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Clifford y los Dinosaurios / Clifford and the Dinosaurs • AKJ Education $3.99 2 $7.98
Grouping • AKJ Education $3.64 2 $7.28
Bugs! • AKJ Education $3.61 2 $7.22
Oscar quiere cazar un oso (Oscar's Big Bear Hunt) • AKJ Education $3.59 2 $7.18
Clifford's ABC • AKJ Education $3.59 2 $7.18
Patterns All Around Me • AKJ Education $2.55 2 $5.10
Clifford Y Los Opuestos / Clifford's Opposites • AKJ Education $1.87 2 $3.74

Materials cost

$468.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$505.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.27

Total project goal

$595.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.13

3 Donors

-$297.56

Donations toward project cost

-$252.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.63

match offer

-$297.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$252.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.63

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