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

Look It Up!

My students need 35 dictionaries to enhance their writing and to help them understand proper English.

  • $512 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

Remember that teacher who used to tell you to, "look it up," when you just wanted to know how to spell a word? I am proud to say that I've become that teacher! Please help provide classroom dictionaries for my students.

My 4th grade students attend a public school in Illinois.

Most of my students are English Language Learners who have low socioeconomic backgrounds. Many of my students come from hard working families who cannot always provide language support at home. However, my students are sweet and hardworking children, who are enthusiastic about their futures.

My Project

My awesome students desperately need dictionaries to help them with their writing, vocabulary acquisition, and reading comprehension. With access to dictionaries, my students will be able to become more confident with their Language Arts skills. This will also increase their independent work skills and help them develop personal accountability for their learning.

While the use of technology has become increasingly prevalent in schools today, the importance of foundational skills has not been forgotten.

Please help young students have access to dictionaries that will help them develop strong word knowledge.

Ms. Serrano
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merriam-Webster's Illustrated Spanish-English Student Dictionary - Paperback • Encyclopedia Britannica $15.96 5 $79.80
Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary - Hardcover • Encyclopedia Britannica $14.36 10 $143.60
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Basic English - Paperback • Encyclopedia Britannica $8.76 20 $175.20

Materials cost

$398.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$434.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.69

Total project goal

$511.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$511.27

4 Donors

-$411.27

Donations toward project cost

-$349.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.69

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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$0.00

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