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Mrs. Cristina from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Spanish Books for Bilingual Students

Help me give my students the chance to become biliterate with fun and engaging books in Spanish!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cristina's classroom raised $474

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

Describing what makes my students special is a question hard to tackle as each individual student possess unique charm, intelligence, ability and overall personality. As their teacher, I take great delight in sharing learning and growth as I try to achieve my ultimate goal of creating enthusiastic life-long learners who work towards achieving to their maximum potential.

My students, in spite of the circumstances that come from growing up in a commonly neglected low socioeconomic community, have the same potential as any other group of children.

In their eyes I witness the brightest of sparks whenever they make a discovery or master a challenging skill. My students have a true and honest desire to not only learn, but also to accomplish and become a positive member of their community.

Unfortunately, this potential, spark and desire is often extinguished by the numerous odds against them as they repeatedly fall victim to their environment. I am saddened by the the massive loss that occurs in our community. I am angered by my inability to change this in the large scale of things. However, my sadness and anger will not stop me from changing this course for at least one little person.

My Project

This year I decided to help children become biliterate in English and Spanish. I moved to a school that offers a Dual Language Program and helps children, dominant in either Spanish or English, learn in two languages simultaneously. I am a product of bilingual education and because I am proficient in two languages many doors opened in my life that would otherwise be locked.

The students I serve are in a huge disadvantage, growing up in a in a low income neighborhood suffering the ailments of an urban city.

I want to help unlock doors in order to help them grow and in a more leveled playing field. The books in this project will help me create lessons that are engaging and fun, but also move them forward in their path towards biliteracy.

Mrs. Cristina Lewis Elkin Elementary School 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.

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RA770 - Spanish Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
GA329 - Learning to Get Along Bilingual Book Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $74.50 1 $74.50
RA258 - Spanish Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $64.50 1 $64.50
JJ931 - Spanish Nonfiction Emergent Readers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
RA314 - Best Behavior® Bilingual Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $47.50 1 $47.50
CT355 - Spanish Essentials Poster Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.19 1 $15.19

Materials cost

$366.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$402.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.97

Total project goal

$473.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $473.15

4 Donors

-$258.00

Donations toward project cost

-$219.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.70

match offer

-$215.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$182.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.27

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 $0.00

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