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

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The Beauty in Our Differences

Help me give my students access to this fun read aloud where they can learn to embrace all the wonderful things that make them different.

  • $507 goal

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Hooray! 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 Project

These books will continue to enhance our Book of the Month initiative to help our students realize the beauty in their differences. As stated in the book description on Amazon.com, "Try as she might, in a world where everyone tries to put this biracial, Peruvian-Scottish-American girl into a box, Marisol McDonald doesn’t match. And that’s just fine with her." By having one book title across the school each month, we can have shared conversations about what it means to embrace what makes us all unique. We hope this book opens a door in students sharing about their various cultures and backgrounds. Every book that is part of our Book of the Month initiative is read aloud on our school website by a staff reader, in both English and Spanish, for our families to read at home. All of these books are also available for our students in the classroom to read over and over again. The activities that the teachers do with the students related to the book have ranged from text-to-self connections to supporting their reading comprehension skills through writing. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help our students grow stronger in reading.

Ms. Cabrera PS 86 Irvington Grades PreK-2

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

375 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina • Amazon Business $17.95 22 $394.90

Materials cost

$394.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$430.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.03

Total project goal

$506.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $506.85

4 Donors

-$506.85

Donations toward project cost

-$430.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.03

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 $0.00

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