Help me give my students stories about heroes they can relate to and heroes they can see as role models.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Avila's classroom raised $595
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
The Roman orator Cicero once said, "A room without books is like a body without a soul." Recently, I posted a project on Donors Choose requesting books to start a classroom library. The response was miraculous and had an inspiring effect on my students. The excitement of tearing open packages and seeing books on topics they had expressed an interest in or stories they wanted to read built a desire to explore the written word.
Books provide English language learners a chance to discovery the world guided by their own curiosity and imagination.
Books have fired up the their enthusiasm to read and learn new things. Students have been asking me questions like "Miss, can we learn about rocks?", "Miss, can I read a manga book?", "Miss, can I take a picture of this recipe? I want to try making it when I get home?"
My students are sixth, seventh, and eighth grade English language learners. Most of my students come from Spanish speaking households but our class also includes students whose home languages are Arabic and Punjabi. They have primarily grown up in the United States which means the majority of their educational experience has been in English.
My Project
Books are both a window into our world and a portal to other worlds. I learned as a child that in the pages of a book I could do anything or be anyone. I want my students to be able to experience the same freedom that I did when they read. When I first told my students that we would have library time in our class they were skeptical. In the last few weeks, I have watched as my students have grown in confidence and are taking the lead in finding their own reading material.
When they learn something new or connect with a character, the excitement radiates off their faces and shines in their eyes.
Many of the books included in this project are the direct result of students asking to learn about a subject or if they could read a particular genre. Being able to provide their input on what books are included in our class library gives the students ownership and helps them have a voice. The biographies of individuals like Maria Tallchief, Roberto Clemente, and Louis Braille provide the stories of heroes from our past while books like the Marvel and DC Encyclopedias show how we can create our own heroes.
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
Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
• Amazon Business
$27.04
1
$27.04
The DC Comics Encyclopedia New Edition
• Amazon Business
$26.88
1
$26.88
The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, 1
• Amazon Business
$24.95
1
$24.95
Manga Classics Count Of Monte Cristo
• Amazon Business
$21.57
1
$21.57
Manga Classics Anne of Green Gables
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Manga Classics Pride and Prejudice new edition
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
• Amazon Business
$17.83
1
$17.83
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Manga Classics Jane Eyre
• Amazon Business
$16.06
1
$16.06
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
• Amazon Business
$15.19
1
$15.19
Children's Encyclopedia of Rocks and Fossils (Arcturus Children's Reference Library, 7)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Where the Red Fern Grows
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba (Our Ancestories)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
The Fox & Little Tanuki, Volume 1 (1)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
125 Animals That Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
• Amazon Business
$11.92
1
$11.92
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
• Amazon Business
$11.75
1
$11.75
The Girl With a Mind For Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists)
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography)
• Amazon Business
$8.50
1
$8.50
Human Computer: Mary Jackson, Engineer (Picture Book Biography)
• Amazon Business
$8.50
1
$8.50
Locomotion
• Amazon Business
$8.39
1
$8.39
Rifles for Watie
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Streams to the River, River to the Sea
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Hundred Dresses
• Amazon Business
$7.89
1
$7.89
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day - Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
• Amazon Business
$7.50
1
$7.50
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy for Kids: A Fun Step by Step Guide and Practice Workbook for Beginners and Children Ages 8 and up
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
What Was the Plague?
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Who Is Pele? (Who Was?)
• Amazon Business
$5.28
1
$5.28
Who Was Roberto Clemente?
• Amazon Business
$5.28
1
$5.28
National Geographic Readers: Saving Animal Babies
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Who Was Jesse Owens?
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Who Was Nikola Tesla?
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Who Was Maria Tallchief?
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Materials cost
$429.96
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$39.34
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.45
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$505.75
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.25
Total project goal
$595.00
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$595.00
3 Donors
-$297.50
Donations toward project cost
-$252.88
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$44.62
match offer
-$297.49
Match offer toward project cost
-$252.87
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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