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Ms. Shelman from Saint Ignatius MT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Libros for Language Learners!

My students need authentic and accessible Spanish literature to increase their Spanish skills.

  • $895 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are a diverse group from rural Montana who are eager to learn more about the world around them through art and language. They are creative, thoughtful and hard working.

Both in art and Spanish class, my students demonstrate the qualities that will make them successful in college, careers and most importantly, our communities.

Our Schools are located in St. Ignatius, a small town on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. Many of our students are enrolled members or descendants of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, as well as numerous other tribes from around Montana and the United States. The surrounding area supports a strong farming and ranching community with a heavy reliance on seasonal tourism.

Our district slogan is "The gift of roots and wings" and our dedicated staff and students truly make our schools a special place to learn.

My Project

I am starting my second year teaching high school Spanish. Virtually the only materials in my classroom are a set of outdated textbooks. In order to be successful language learners, students need the opportunity to interact with the Spanish language in authentic ways.

This project will allow me to begin creating a classroom library of high quality children's books that are interesting and accessible to the beginning and intermediate Spanish speakers in my classroom.

These books will be used to support language development through thematic units around geography, art, family, celebrations and more. They will also provide students the opportunity to choose books for independent reading activities.

Ms. Shelman
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Authentic Spanish Language Collection- Grade 3 (28 Books) • AKJ Education $278.14 1 $278.14
Authentic Spanish Language Collection- Grade 2 (25 Books) • AKJ Education $241.64 1 $241.64
Authentic Spanish Language Collection- Grade 4 (23 Books) • AKJ Education $200.06 1 $200.06

Materials cost

$719.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$760.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.23

Total project goal

$894.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$894.87

12 Donors

-$546.40

Donations toward project cost

-$483.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.21

Matching donations from our partners

-$326.41

Match offers toward project cost

-$277.45

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

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$0.00

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