Help me give my students access to new literature which represents their diverse cultural backgrounds.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ciresa's classroom raised $505
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 Project
Our classroom library is the heart of our ninth grade English classroom. If you bring the books, the readers will come. When you take the time to curate a classroom library that gives students immediate access to high-interest books and invest your energy in building a community of readers, your students won’t be able to resist the books in your classroom.
Our students should be able to see themselves in the novels we read in class!
It all starts with access to books. In other words, it begins with a strong classroom library that sends the message, “We read in this classroom” and shows students that books are right there, ready to be read. We know classroom libraries are pivotal, transformative, and necessary. We crave a class full of readers on their way to a lifelong journey but sometimes, we don’t have access to proper resources.
As an English teacher, it is my mission to instill a love of reading in our student population, and many of our students are still developing their English language fluency another skills. Having a diverse, engaging classroom library is essential for getting students invested in the reading process. Offering student choice based on individual interest is what breeds a genuine love for such an important part of English literacy. When students are encouraged to find books that relate directly to their interests, hobbies, and beliefs, their agency makes a world of difference in their identities as readers.
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
Karen M. McManus Boxset: TikTok made me buy it
• Amazon Business
$32.26
1
$32.26
The Arc of a Scythe Paperback Trilogy (Boxed Set): Scythe; Thunderhead; The Toll
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
These Violent Delights Duet (Boxed Set): These Violent Delights; Our Violent Ends
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die, 4)
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die, 3)
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die, 2)
• Amazon Business
$17.99
1
$17.99
Foul Lady Fortune
• Amazon Business
$15.80
1
$15.80
All Good People Here: A Novel
• Amazon Business
$15.44
1
$15.44
Legendborn (1) (The Legendborn Cycle)
• Amazon Business
$13.26
1
$13.26
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Boxed Set: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising
• Amazon Business
$12.53
1
$12.53
Ace of Spades
• Amazon Business
$12.14
1
$12.14
Bloodmarked (2) (The Legendborn Cycle)
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
White Smoke
• Amazon Business
$11.69
1
$11.69
Last Violent Call: A Foul Thing; This Foul Murder
• Amazon Business
$11.50
1
$11.50
The Gilded Ones
• Amazon Business
$11.28
1
$11.28
This Poison Heart
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Gilded Ones #2: The Merciless Ones
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Weight of Blood
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Taking of Jake Livingston
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Vanishing Half: A Novel
• Amazon Business
$10.95
1
$10.95
This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart)
• Amazon Business
$10.74
1
$10.74
Monday's Not Coming
• Amazon Business
$10.39
1
$10.39
The Honeys
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Cinderella Is Dead
• Amazon Business
$9.34
1
$9.34
All the Bright Places
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Holding Up the Universe
• Amazon Business
$7.68
1
$7.68
Transparent Sticky Notes 500 Pcs, MIUTME Clear Sticky Notes Waterproof Translucent Color Memo Pad 3 x 3 inch, See Through Sticky Notes for Office College School Supplies Pads (7 Colors)
• Amazon Business
$5.59
1
$5.59
6Pack Transparent Sticky Notes, Clear, 3’’ x 3’’ Translucent, Waterproof See Through, 300 Sheets
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
Materials cost
$393.35
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.90
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$429.25
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$75.75
Total project goal
$505.00
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$505.00
1 Donor
-$214.62
Donations toward project cost
-$214.62
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$0.00
match offer
-$252.51
Match offer toward project cost
-$214.63
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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