My students need books that will help them see themselves as part of a diverse world and that will empower them to be change makers in their community.
$849 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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 arrive on a bus every morning, leaving their homes early to make the trek out of their neighborhood, to a safe place to learn, grow and explore the world. At home, life can be chaotic. Families adjust to the high cost of living in our area by sharing small apartments with many people. There is little room to accumulate books or sit quietly and think. At school, I make a space for brains to stretch and grow, a safe haven where there is ample food, high expectations and whatever support is needed to help kids grow into the people they know they can be.
My students have faced challenges in their 10 years that stagger me, but they show up every day mindful of the opportunity they've been given to reach for a better life.
Because they are all learning English, they need some extra time and support to catch up with their peers. However, they are resilient, inquisitive, and resourceful. I am deeply grateful to be able to support them in growing and learning as a community.
My Project
My students live in a remarkably segregated community. Our school is made up almost entirely of students from the same background and socio-economic status. Because their families live in poverty, many do not have significant exposure outside their own community.
The good news, however, is that great stories have the power to take us outside our life experience and see a bigger possibility for the world.
I am working to fill my classroom with books that will inspire and challenge my students to understand difference and to treat all people with kindness and dignity. By providing exposure to stories in which characters meet challenges with creativity and resourcefulness, students will be empowered to face their own challenges and imagine positive ways of living into those challenges.
This project also includes materials to organize my classroom for a Readers Workshop model of building literacy. This model offers students the opportunity to choose their reading materials and follow their passion, while offering broad exposure to a variety of books. Because the majority of my students are reading below their grade, it is especially important that they have access to high interest and accessible books so that they will be able to read the number of hours a day that they need to read to gain the skills that will allow them to succeed academically.
I am personally grateful for all the amazing books that shaped me into a reader as a child, for the stacks of reading that helped me see myself as strong, capable and brave. I hope for each of my students to make that same connection with the written word, and I am grateful for your help in making that connection a reality.
Safco Products 9424MO Wood Adjustable Literature Organizer, 36 Compartment, Oak
• Amazon Business
$97.37
1
$97.37
Storex Book Bins, 11-Inch, Assorted Colors, 30 Bins (STX70105U06C)
• Amazon Business
$58.90
1
$58.90
My Weird School 21-Book Box Set
• Amazon Business
$53.99
1
$53.99
Seville Classics 10-Drawer Organizer Cart, Multi Color
• Amazon Business
$37.07
1
$37.07
The Judy Moody Uber-Awesome Collection: Books 1-9
• Amazon Business
$26.04
1
$26.04
The Dan Gutman Collection: The Homework Machine; Return of the Homework Machine; Nightmare at the Book Fair; The Talent Show
• Amazon Business
$12.68
1
$12.68
The Day the Crayons Quit
• Amazon Business
$11.03
1
$11.03
Stink: The Absolutely Astronomical Collection: Books 4-6
• Amazon Business
$9.34
1
$9.34
A Box of Clementines (3-Book Paperback Boxed Set) (A Clementine Book)
• Amazon Business
$9.14
1
$9.14
The Silver Balloon
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Stink: The Super-Incredible Collection: Books 1-3
• Amazon Business
$8.91
1
$8.91
Iggie's House
• Amazon Business
$7.86
1
$7.86
The Magic Finger
• Amazon Business
$7.74
1
$7.74
The Year of the Dog (A Pacy Lin Novel)
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Fig Pudding
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Sahara Special
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Not-So-Weird Emma
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Spork
• Amazon Business
$6.71
1
$6.71
The Report Card
• Amazon Business
$6.51
1
$6.51
How Tia Lola Saved the Summer (The Tia Lola Stories)
• Amazon Business
$6.49
1
$6.49
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories)
• Amazon Business
$6.29
1
$6.29
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach (The Tia Lola Stories)
• Amazon Business
$6.10
1
$6.10
The Hundred Dresses
• Amazon Business
$6.02
1
$6.02
Firegirl
• Amazon Business
$6.00
1
$6.00
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (Gooney Bird Greene)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Donuthead
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Clementine and the Spring Trip (A Clementine Book)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
My Name Is Maria Isabel
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Fish Face (The Kids of the Polk Street School)
• Amazon Business
$5.97
1
$5.97
How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over (The Tia Lola Stories)
• Amazon Business
$5.95
1
$5.95
Keeping Score
• Amazon Business
$5.83
1
$5.83
Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
• Amazon Business
$5.70
1
$5.70
Because of Winn-Dixie
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
Fourth Grade Rats
• Amazon Business
$5.39
1
$5.39
A Mouse Called Wolf
• Amazon Business
$5.39
1
$5.39
Polar Bears and the Arctic: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House
• Amazon Business
$5.17
1
$5.17
Completely Clementine (A Clementine Book)
• Amazon Business
$5.06
1
$5.06
Class President (Marvin Redpost, No. 5)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Magic Crystal? (Marvin Redpost 8, paper)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Super Fast, Out of Control! (Marvin Redpost, No. 7)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
The Stories Julian Tells (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Shadow Of The Wolf (Stepping Stone, paper)
• Amazon Business
$4.97
1
$4.97
Sharks and Other Predators: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #25: Shadow of the Shark (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
• Amazon Business
$4.86
1
$4.86
Gooney Bird and All Her Charms (Gooney Bird Greene)
• Amazon Business
$4.80
1
$4.80
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother (Aladdin Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$4.51
1
$4.51
Gooney Bird on the Map (Gooney Bird Greene)
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
The Last Holiday Concert
• Amazon Business
$4.49
1
$4.49
Clementine, Friend of the Week (A Clementine Book)
• Amazon Business
$4.41
1
$4.41
The Jacket
• Amazon Business
$4.33
1
$4.33
Pirates (Magic Tree House Research Guide, paper)
• Amazon Business
$4.22
1
$4.22
Knights And Castles (Magic Tree House Research Guide, paper)
• Amazon Business
$4.22
1
$4.22
Rain Forests (Magic Tree House Research Guide)
• Amazon Business
$4.20
1
$4.20
Dragons and Mythical Creatures: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #27: Night of the Ninth Dragon (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
• Amazon Business
$4.15
1
$4.15
Gooney Bird Is So Absurd (Gooney Bird Greene)
• Amazon Business
$3.96
1
$3.96
All Alone in the Universe
• Amazon Business
$3.94
1
$3.94
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Abraham Lincoln: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!
• Amazon Business
$3.83
1
$3.83
Why Pick On Me? (Marvin Redpost 2, paper)
• Amazon Business
$3.73
1
$3.73
Hey World, Here I Am! (Harper Trophy Book)
• Amazon Business
$3.72
1
$3.72
Flying Birthday Cake? (Marvin Redpost 6, paper)
• Amazon Business
$3.71
1
$3.71
Kidnapped At Birth? (Marvin Redpost 1, paper)
• Amazon Business
$3.68
1
$3.68
Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
• Amazon Business
$3.65
1
$3.65
Paint Brush Kid (Stepping Stone, paper)
• Amazon Business
$3.60
1
$3.60
The Chalk Box Kid (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
• Amazon Business
$3.48
1
$3.48
Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark
• Amazon Business
$3.45
1
$3.45
Gooney Bird Greene
• Amazon Business
$3.45
1
$3.45
Song Lee and the I Hate You Notes
• Amazon Business
$3.32
1
$3.32
A Taste of Blackberries
• Amazon Business
$2.60
1
$2.60
Materials cost
$624.87
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$57.18
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.37
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$721.42
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$127.31
Total project goal
$848.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$848.73
5 Donors
-$423.48
Donations toward project cost
-$361.46
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$62.02
match offer
-$423.48
Match offer toward project cost
-$359.96
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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