Do you remember that moment when you connected to a character in a book and how important that connection was? For my students, just like myself, that connection is everything. My students are diverse in culture, language, ability, and home environment.
Their experiences and their background add to our classroom as they bring unique perspectives, new ideas, and their own truths to our discussions.
Many of my students lack the resources in their homes to foster inquiry, make connections, and acquire vital language skills. Despite these difficulties, these students and the school community are a family. It is evident the minute you walk into the school. It feels like home. These amazing students I have the great pleasure to teach make this school and our classroom feel welcome, safe, and positive.
My Project
Reading is a daily practice in our Language Arts classroom. My students and I read every day to help develop the language skills necessary for not only education, but a future after graduation. It is so important that my students find authors, characters, and new voices which resonate with their own, as well as discover new cultures and experiences to engage with.
Access to books is a great predictor of language acquisition and development.
It is important to have immediate access to engaging literature for our classroom so that my students will develop the skills they need for school and in their future careers. I also feel that it is important for them to find literature that they enjoy reading because if they enjoy it, they will continue to read on their own away from the classroom.
As a first year teacher, I am building our classroom library and discovering literature my students will make connections with. It is these connections which help them find their own voices and their own power. They also learn to empathize with characters and situations. Each of these skills that come from engaging with literature translate directly to their lives in the classroom, at home, and in their communities.
More than a third 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
The To All the Boys I've Loved Before Paperback Collection: To All the Boys I've Loved Before; P.S. I Still Love You; Always and Forever, Lara Jean
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My Riot
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Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle)
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One of the Good Ones
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They Called Us Enemy
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Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
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Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
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Skyhunter (Skyhunter Duology, 1)
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In The Time Of The Butterflies
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Let Me Hear a Rhyme
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When Dimple Met Rishi
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Behold the Dreamers: A Novel
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When the Moon Was Ours: A Novel
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The Poet X
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Down These Mean Streets
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With the Fire on High
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Yo no soy tu perfecta hija mexicana / I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Spanish Edition)
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American Panda
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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The Book Thief
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The House on Mango Street
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All American Boys
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Materials cost
$229.78
Vendor shipping charges
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Sales tax
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3rd party payment processing fee
$3.45
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$263.23
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$46.45
Total project goal
$309.68
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$309.68
1 Donor
-$175.49
Donations toward project cost
-$175.49
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$0.00
match offer
-$103.22
Match offer toward project cost
-$87.74
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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