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

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Kindergarten's Extraordinary Deed: Read to Feed!

My students need books to help them learn about tolerance, and bins to store them. We also need various non-perishable food items to begin a Read to Feed program in our classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Diaz's classroom raised $849

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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

My students hail from a small community tucked away between factories and wilderness, on Chicago's southeast side. They come from different backgrounds, but one thing they have in common is the fact that they want to do their best in school. They are excited to learn about the world around them and I aim to make their learning experience engaging and meaningful.

I want to guide my students to become socially conscious individuals dedicated to empowering others, as well as themselves.

Despite their age, it is important for them to begin learning about injustice and empathy so they can be tolerant, helpful individuals in the future.

My Project

My students need over a dozen books, including stories about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, and Cesar Chavez, as well as books about individuals with differences in appearance, children with disabilities, and families living in poverty to help them learn about tolerance. Through different stories, my students will learn about how to treat those that have been discriminated against with empathy. Besides a dozen bins to store our books, we also need various non-perishable food items, such as canned soup, granola bars, juice, peanut butter, fruit bowls, etc., to begin a Read to Feed program in our classroom.

Once students learn about the inequity around the world, they will want to do something to make it a better place.

After listening to the books we will receive, students will discuss how one character's extraordinary deed resulted in change. Since we will end our unit discussing poverty, we will discuss ways we can help the less fortunate in our community.

Using the non-perishable food items we will receive, we will begin a Read to Feed program. After reading a determined amount of books for the week, each student will then choose a food item to donate to our local food pantry and will receive a note of recognition for his/her contribution. Students will then share what they have learned about exemplifying tolerance with their families and those that wish to donate additional items will be welcome to. This will not only encourage them to read, but it will also teach them about helping others in times of need.

Ms. Diaz Henry Clay Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BX700X - Heavy-Duty Classroom Bins - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
AA758X - Connect & Store Book Bins - 6-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 1 $28.99
Progresso Soup, Traditional, Chicken and Orzo with Lemon Soup, 18.5 oz Cans (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $11.94 2 $23.88
Chicken of the Sea White Albacore Tuna in Water, Solid, 5 Ounce Cans (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $5.48 4 $21.92
Campbell's Chunky Chili, Beef and Bean Roadhouse, 15.25 Ounce • Amazon Business $1.68 12 $20.16
Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water, Green Apple, 16.9 Ounce (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $20.09 1 $20.09
Planters Raw Mixed Nuts, 5.5 Ounce • Amazon Business $3.99 5 $19.95
Health Warrior Chia Bars, Banana Nut, 15 Count (13.2 Ounce) • Amazon Business $17.85 1 $17.85
Larabar Gluten Free Bar, Carrot Cake, 1.6 oz Bars (16 Count) • Amazon Business $16.91 1 $16.91
Progresso Soup, Traditional, Roasted Chicken Primavera Soup, 18.5 oz Cans (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $16.74 1 $16.74
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, 40 Oz • Amazon Business $5.49 3 $16.47
The Lunch Thief • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Jif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter, 40 Oz • Amazon Business $5.00 3 $15.00
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Variety Value Pack, 18 Bars • Amazon Business $3.74 4 $14.96
My Friend Isabelle • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough (CitizenKid) • Amazon Business $14.42 1 $14.42
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Dole Pineapple Orange Juice Blend, 6 Ounce (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $4.59 3 $13.77
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $13.44 1 $13.44
Maddi's Fridge • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
You Belong Here • Amazon Business $13.13 1 $13.13
Leah's Voice • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Zero • Amazon Business $12.73 1 $12.73
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $12.33 1 $12.33
Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal Cup, Gluten Free Cereal, 1.8 oz (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
Progresso Soup, Vegetable Classics, Vegetable Soup, 19 oz Cans (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy] • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $11.38 1 $11.38
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $10.62 1 $10.62
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
I am Rosa Parks (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $9.63 1 $9.63
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $8.96 1 $8.96
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $8.91 1 $8.91
Ritz Cracker Sandwiches, Peanut Butter, 8-1.38 Ounce • Amazon Business $2.78 3 $8.34
One Potato, Two Potato • Amazon Business $8.07 1 $8.07
SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes Healthy Kids Entree Meatballs, 15.6 Ounce • Amazon Business $1.61 5 $8.05
SpaghettiOs Meatballs Healthy Kids Entree A To Z's Shaped Pasta, 15.6 Ounce • Amazon Business $1.49 5 $7.45
Mr. Lincoln's Way • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
The Hundred Dresses • Amazon Business $6.77 1 $6.77
NESTLE SPLASH Water Beverages with Natural Fruit Flavors, Wild Berry 16.9-ounce plastic bottles, 6 ct • Amazon Business $2.10 3 $6.30
Edward the Emu • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
SpaghettiOs Cool Shapes Pasta, 15.8 Ounce • Amazon Business $1.12 5 $5.60
Dole Fruit Bowls, Diced Peaches in 100% Fruit Juice, 4 oz, 4 cups • Amazon Business $2.57 2 $5.14
Dole Fruit Bowls, Pineapple Tidbits in Juice, 4 Cups • Amazon Business $2.42 2 $4.84
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $3.03 1 $3.03

Materials cost

$681.18

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$721.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.31

Total project goal

$848.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $848.71

8 Donors

-$423.38

Donations toward project cost

-$361.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.86

match offer

-$423.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$359.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.94

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