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Ms. Karas from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Multicultural Classroom Library 4 English Language Learners

My students need new high interest books for our classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Karas's classroom raised $516

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are hesitant readers. They are English Language Learners and they struggle to read in their new second language. They need to be inspired to read!

My students home languages are Russian, Hebrew, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Arabic and Haitian Creole.

They not only need to learn language skills but they must also gain background knowledge in my subject areas in order to keep up with their English speaking classmates.

My Project

These books are both fiction and non-fiction high interest readers. Some of the titles will serve as independent reading books and others will be read aloud and shared with the class. Students will learn about a variety of authors and subject matter.

I have chosen a wide variety of titles and included authors from other cultures as well as biographies from minority populations.

My students will gain the language and reading skills they need while learning about different cultures from around the world.

Ms. Karas PS 312 Bergen Beach Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gigantic Turnip W/CD Aleksei Tolstoy, Niamh Sharkey (Illustr • AKJ Books $15.29 1 $15.29
Lilly''s Purple Plastic Purse • AKJ Books $22.16 1 $22.16
The Rain Came Down David Shannon • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
Tomie dePaola • AKJ Books $36.95 1 $36.95
Robert Munsch • AKJ Books $16.19 1 $16.19
Jack Prelutsky • AKJ Books $23.64 1 $23.64
Different Like Coco Elizabeth Matthews, Elizabeth Matthews ( • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Emma&apos • AKJ Books $12.58 1 $12.58
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai Cl • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
High Interest - Grade Level 2 • AKJ Books $40.66 1 $40.66
High Interest - Grade Level 3 • AKJ Books $40.09 1 $40.09
Calendar Mysteries • AKJ Books $14.77 1 $14.77
Judy Moody • AKJ Books $35.46 1 $35.46
DK Readers - Nonfiction • AKJ Books $94.48 1 $94.48

Materials cost

$397.34

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$438.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.35

Total project goal

$515.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$515.65

2 Donors

-$515.65

Donations toward project cost

-$438.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.35

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$0.00

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