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Ms. Salazar from Culver City CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Journey to Biliteracy

My students need a Scholastic News subscription, books, and an Apple TV to allow them to feel successful, motivated, and excited during reading instruction.

  • $1,338 goal

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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.

My Students

"Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand." My students deserve the opportunity to learn about the world way and fall in love with learning regardless of their circumstances.

Every morning I am greeted by 24 second-graders, anxious to start their day.

I teach in a dual immersion classroom, and my students are on their journey of becoming bi-literate in English and Spanish. Many of my students come from homes that, unfortunately, don't have the resources to provide them with opportunities to experience the joys of learning outside of school. They are active, creative, curious and excited to learn.

My Project

The books and subscription to Scholastic News that I have chosen will be put to great use, in our classroom library. I have carefully selected books that correlate with their guided reading levels. These books will assist students in further developing their English and Spanish language skills. They will allow all students to find books that are "just right" for them, and be able to feel successful while learning. The Scholastic News subscription will inspire students to dive into the world of Nonfiction and current events of the world. The AppleTv and speaker will tie in to our reading instruction as I will be able to mirror our e-books and be able to provide visuals of how to interact with text and dive deeper into the technology that the district has provided us with.

This project will improve our classroom, and create an environment in which students are excited to read.

Even my struggling readers will be able to find something that meets their needs and motivates them, instead of becoming frustrated with reading. Your donation will help my students grow as readers, not only this year but in many years to come. Thank you for considering this project!

Ms. Salazar
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - Apple TV - 32GB - Black • Best Buy Education $149.99 1 $149.99
Scholastic News, Grade 2 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 32 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grade 2 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $5.25 24 $126.00
JBL - Flip 3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Teal • Best Buy Education $78.54 1 $78.54
Junie B. Jones Complete First Grade Collection: Books 18-28 with paper dolls in boxed set • Amazon Business $32.67 1 $32.67
Magic Tree House (5 Bk Set) Spanish • AKJ Education $22.41 1 $22.41
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve? • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Belkin HDMI cable - 12 ft • Best Buy Education $16.23 1 $16.23
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.65 1 $13.65
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
How to Catch Santa • Amazon Business $13.28 1 $13.28
Los Cien Vestidos • AKJ Education $6.56 2 $13.12
Me . . . Jane • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
The Boxcar Children Mysteries Books 5-8 (Boxcar Children)) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
I Need My Monster • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
The Boxcar Children Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $12.34 1 $12.34
Un Leon en la biblioteca/ Library Lion • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Yoruga la Tortuga y otros cuentos/ Yertle the Turtle and other Stories • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $11.36 1 $11.36
I am Lucille Ball (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $11.31 1 $11.31
What Do You Do With an Idea? • Amazon Business $11.03 1 $11.03
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
I am George Washington (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
The Three Little Javelinas (Reading Rainbow Book) • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $10.12 1 $10.12
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Cuatro Ratones En La Selva Negra / Four Mice in the Deep Jungle • AKJ Education $9.89 1 $9.89
Buenas noches, Gorila / Goodnight Gorilla • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Grace for President • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Two • Amazon Business $9.28 1 $9.28
Owen Kevin Henkes • AKJ Education $8.99 1 $8.99
I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Three • Amazon Business $8.51 1 $8.51
Stela Luna / Stellaluna (Spanish) • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Miss Rumphius • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Salamander Room (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
That's What Leprechauns Do • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Barack Obama: Presidente De Estados Unidos/ President of the United States • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Huevos Verdes Con Jamon / Green Eggs And Ham • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Snow Day! • Amazon Business $7.16 1 $7.16
Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Adelita • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Edward the Emu • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Koala Lou • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $6.83 1 $6.83
The Legend of the Poinsettia • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
El Gato Con Sombrero Viene De Nuevo / The Cat in the Hat Comes Back • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Hay Un Molillo En Mi Bolsillo! / There's a Wocket in My Pocket! • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Un Pez, Dos Peces, Pez Rojo, Pez Azul/One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Spiders • Amazon Business $6.55 1 $6.55
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Fireflies • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Library Lion • Amazon Business $5.91 1 $5.91
Amelia Bedelia • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (paperback) • Amazon Business $5.43 1 $5.43
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $4.84 1 $4.84
High Tide in Hawaii (Magic Tree House 28) • Amazon Business $4.77 1 $4.77
Night Tree • Amazon Business $4.51 1 $4.51
Guerra civil en domingo / Civil War on Sunday • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Tornado en martes / Twister on Tuesday • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Piratas Al Medio Dia / Pirates Past Noon • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Terremoto al amanecer / Earthquake in the Early Morning • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Medianoche En La Luna/ Midnight On The Moon • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Guerra revolucionaria en miercoles / Revolutionary War on Wednesday • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Esta noche en el Titanic • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Monday with a Mad Genius (Magic Tree House, No. 38) • Amazon Business $3.90 1 $3.90
Junie B. en primer grado / Junie B. first grader • AKJ Education $3.59 1 $3.59
Carnival at Candlelight (Magic Tree House #33) • Amazon Business $3.48 1 $3.48
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House, No. 30) • Amazon Business $2.97 1 $2.97
Stage Fright on a Summer Night (Magic Tree House #25) • Amazon Business $2.97 1 $2.97
Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) • Amazon Business $2.97 1 $2.97
Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 36) • Amazon Business $2.97 1 $2.97

Materials cost

$988.64

Vendor shipping charges

$12.60

Sales tax

$90.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,136.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.56

Total project goal

$1,337.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,337.09

2 Donors

-$1,337.09

Donations toward project cost

-$1,136.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$200.56

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