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Mrs. Marchena from Wisconsin Rapids, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unity in Diversity: Embrace our Differences, Enrich our Learning

Help me give my students culturally diverse reading material and authentic reading books.

  • $609 goal

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My Project

Our classroom has loads of books. Unfortunately, many are outdated (some I'm sure my parents had read to them!) and there are so many that are over my students' ability level. It is important for me and my students to have books that represent them and are at their reading levels.

As a teacher, I feel it is important that my students see themselves represented in authentic texts.

I'm revamping and updating our classroom library to include culturally diverse texts and create an easier system to locate books.

So many of our classroom books have not been used due to the overwhelming amount of books and the way that they are currently stored (inherited classroom!). Imagine being a student that requires a longer amount of time processing and making choices. Having a smaller shelving system will allow me to limit the number of books my students can choose so they can get to reading faster.

Mrs. Marchena Howe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Wisconsin Rapids, WI View local requests

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

14 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids 5-Compartment Mobile Storage Cabinet, 24in, Classroom Furniture, Natural • Amazon Business $179.99 1 $179.99
10 Book Bundle - Lee & Low Anti-Racism Collection (Grades PreK-2 Book Set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $100.00 1 $100.00
7 Picture Books: Inclusive Bundle for Ages 4-8 (hardcover/paperback book set) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $90.00 1 $90.00
Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas Who Made U.S. History (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 1 $18.00
The Day You Begin (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Skin Like Mine (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.16 1 $16.16
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
This is Your Time (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39

Materials cost

$467.12

Vendor shipping charges

$12.91

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.24

Total project goal

$608.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$608.28

1 Donor

-$258.52

Donations toward project cost

-$258.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$304.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$258.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.62

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$0.00

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