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Mrs. Arratia-Walters from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Favorite Quality: Bilingual-ity!

My students need to see themselves in the characters of books that highlight latino heritage, daily life, and their bilingual pride.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Arratia-Walters's classroom raised $537

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

Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich. ~Sonia Sotomayor All students should take pride in their heritage and home language, strengthen bonds with family, improve literacy in Spanish, and reading about characters just like them.

My students are learning in their second language; their first is Spanish, the language of their homes and relationships with family and friends.

They are dedicated to fulfilling their parents' dreams for their academic success. With support, they are able to achieve our rigorous expectations, by building stamina and grit. But through this learning, they should also see themselves in the literature they read and realize that their dreams are within their reach.

My Project

These bilingual texts share the tales of children just like them, celebrating their latino heritage and culture. The books would be used to supplement how our reading curriculum addresses reading comprehension strategies and give students the chance to fully connect with the characters! This will lead to greater engagement and boost pride in the home language and culture of our students.

Have you read a story about a character just like you?

These books will give our students the same opportunity, which they truly deserve and will be so grateful for. Imagine their eyes wide and entranced by reading about children just like them, their enthusiasm for literacy boosted by familiar words in Spanish and the opportunity to demonstrate their bilingual-ity!

Mrs. Arratia-Walters East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LATINO CULTURE AND HERITAGE COLLECTION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • FirstBook $200.00 2 $400.00

Materials cost

$400.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.47

Total project goal

$536.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.47

5 Donors

-$462.00

Donations toward project cost

-$400.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.80

match offer

-$65.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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