Help me give my students a classroom library with diverse books that my students can relate to!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ginoza's classroom raised $818
This project is fully funded
My Students
I am a new fourth grade teacher with many students bright and curious students. We are part of a school with a strong leadership program, where students are involved with activities and decisions in the classroom and around the school community.
In this class, we build a community that celebrates our diversity, as well as shared experiences.
This knowledge will help my students to become stronger leaders and students as they navigate fourth grade. I challenge my students to think critically, making connections between their lives in their communities and across subjects.
My Project
Having diverse books in our classroom library is important to my student's reading experiences. Many books in schools are not representative of the diverse school communities. Students are not able to see themselves in books, which can make it hard for students to make connections to the materials he or she is reading for fun. When a student can "see" themselves in a book, they realize that their personal stories can be represented in literature. I've noticed that many classroom libraries are not updated with recent books, which may not be exciting or relatable for students.
As a teacher who is passionate about literacy, I want my students to be able to have access to a variety of books, in which they can delve into worlds similar to their own, while also making connections to characters and worlds of another community.
These new books will be the beginning of this diverse classroom library as I start a new grade level with my new students. I want my students' reading experiences to be positive (and comfortable) in the classroom and to have a classroom library that is continuously growing! My students will have access to our library, can complete work there, or to recommend books to their classmates.
More than half of students from low‑income households
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Laptop Desk Table for Bed, TaoTronics Lap Desks Bed Trays for Eating and Laptops Stand Lap Table, Adjustable Computer Tray for Bed, Foldable Bed Desk for Laptop and Writing in Sofa Couch
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$32.99
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (A Sal and Gabi Novel, Book 1)
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$11.99
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$23.98
Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits
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$13.80
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$13.80
Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
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$13.26
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Stargazing
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$12.99
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
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$12.95
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
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$12.75
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$12.75
Hurricane Child
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$12.59
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$12.59
Amal Unbound
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$12.59
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$12.59
Other Words for Home
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$12.15
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
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$11.72
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$11.72
Dragon Pearl (Rick Riordan Presents)
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$11.72
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$11.72
Freedom Fire (Dactyl Hill Squad #2)
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$11.72
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Lety Out Loud
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$11.72
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They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
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$11.20
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$11.20
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring
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$11.00
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$11.00
Wonder
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$10.74
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$10.74
The Day You Begin
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$10.63
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$10.63
The Storm Runner (A Storm Runner Novel, Book 1)
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$10.52
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Blended
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$9.48
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Pie in the Sky
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$9.20
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Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life
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$8.99
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$8.99
El Deafo
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$8.99
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$8.99
American Born Chinese
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$8.98
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The First Rule of Punk
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$8.54
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$8.54
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
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$8.54
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$8.54
Brown Girl Dreaming
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$8.00
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$8.00
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja
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$7.99
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$7.99
Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows (Charlie Hernandez)
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$7.61
1
$7.61
Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble
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$6.99
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$6.99
Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions
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$6.99
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$6.99
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes
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$6.99
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$6.99
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night
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$6.99
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$6.99
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
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$6.64
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$6.64
Stef Soto, Taco Queen
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$6.48
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Ghost (Track)
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$6.48
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Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
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$6.47
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The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)
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$6.47
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The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1)
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$6.47
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Front Desk (Scholastic Gold)
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$6.47
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Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights
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$6.42
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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
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$6.21
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Dactyl Hill Squad (Dactyl Hill Squad #1)
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$5.95
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Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
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$5.61
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$5.61
Drum Roll, Please
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$5.61
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$5.61
Trapped in a Video Game (Book 1)
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$4.46
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$4.46
Inside Out and Back Again
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$4.39
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$4.39
Aru Shah and the End of Time (A Pandava Novel Book 1) (Pandava Series)
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$3.44
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$3.44
Materials cost
$600.83
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$54.98
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.01
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$694.82
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$122.62
Total project goal
$817.44
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$817.44
6 Donors
-$407.00
Donations toward project cost
-$348.95
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$58.05
match offer
-$406.91
Match offer toward project cost
-$345.87
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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