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Past projects 40

• Winter Reading Challenge

  Funded Dec 1, 2021

  Thank you for donating wonderful, high quality books for the Reading Challenge I held at my school library. My students were highly motivated to read to earn the books as prizes. I wish you could have seen their faces as picked out their new books. Many of my students have very few books of their own so they felt special. I promise you these books have been read and well loved.

  The books you donated have instilled a love of reading in my students. Thank you again for making a difference in the life of a child.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.

• Diverse and Inclusive Books

  Funded Nov 10, 2021

  Thank you for bringing diverse and inclusive books to my library for students to read in English and in Spanish like "My Name is Isabel". The students have loved every one of these books! Representation in children's books is so important. When students see characters that look like themselves in these books that you donated, they feel validated. I see their eyes light up when they are reading them. They relate to these characters and their culture.

  Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by #TeachHealthy with Nature Made.

• Students Study in Spanish

  Funded Nov 10, 2021

  Thank for these high quality, authentic Spanish books for my students such as "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan. My students have not only enjoyed reading these books, they are learning about themes of hope and determination. The books are well loved and the students have been able to relate the characters and their problems to their own lives.

  We are a dual language Spanish school and it is difficult to find good, quality Spanish books that are written in authentic Spanish. Thank you for providing them for my students.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by #TeachHealthy with Nature Made.

• Storytelling Math

  Funded Nov 10, 2021

  Thank you for giving my students high interest books that teach math concepts. I was able to use these books to teach measurement, shapes, less than and more than, counting, beginning division (sharing), and addition. It helps so much to have the first grade students read about real world math problems within a context of a story. It really engages them in the math activities. These books also gave my students new vocabulary words.

  I wish you could have seen the students smiles when we were reading the books. Thank you for making learning joyful for my students.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by #TeachHealthy with Nature Made.

• Historical Novels

  Funded Aug 19, 2021

  Thank you for donating these historical novels to my students. As one of the generous donors said, "we must never forget". Yes, the subject matter of the books is heavy but the students were mature enough to handle the subject matter.

  The books were used in an eighth grade history class unit of study called, "A Time of War". During the unit, the novels were taught within small groups called "Literature Circles". Within these small intimate groups, the students were able to freely talk about their thoughts and feelings reading these stories that took place during World War 2 and the Holocaust.

  Thank you again for making this possible.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

• Books From African American Authors

  Funded Nov 10, 2021

  Thank you for the wonderful books from African American authors and featuring African American characters. Stories like "Ada Twist, Scientist" about a second grade girl who is crazy about science are a huge hit with my students. These beloved books get read over and over. It is so important for the students to have books that represent people of color.

  Thank you for putting books in the hands of my students. They have also learned much about Civil Rights and powerful, strong African American women who have made a difference.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.

• Beloved Books

  Funded Aug 11, 2021

  Thank you for donating these beloved books like the classic story "Charlotte's Web" to our third grade students. I wish you could have seen their faces when they saw the books that they requested in their classroom . They could not wait to get their hands on these special books. Some students checked them out and read them all in one night!

  I especially enjoyed seeing some of my reluctant readers reading the new books. I have seen a difference in their attitude towards reading with these new titles.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

• Spanish Literature, Por Favor

  Funded Jul 14, 2021

  Thank you kindly for donating to my project "Spanish Literature, Por Favor." Your generous donation was able to provide a class set of "Senderos fronterizos:Breaking Through" by Francisco Jimenez for a fifth grade class. We are a Spanish/English dual language school and have a difficult time finding quality Spanish literature for our classrooms, your donation was very much appreciated.

  The teacher was able to teach figurative language and inferencing though this book. Each students was given their own copy to tread, take notes in the margins, and underline important passages.

  Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by Ford Drive 4 UR School and 13 other donors.

• Steinbeck Scholars

  Funded Mar 17, 2021

  Thank you for for donating these classic novels by John Steinbeck to our students. In eighth grade United Staes History, students do a unit on "The American Dream". so the students were able to read these book in English class. The books, "Of Mice and Men" and "The Pearl" fit with the unit perfectly.

  Each student had their own copies of the books, they were able to take home. This allowed them to take notes and highlight in the margins of both text which helped with their comprehension. History came alive for our students.

  Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by Kathleen and Chip Rosenbloom and 6 other donors.

• Essential Book for Middle Schoolers

  Funded Sep 4, 2020

  Thank you for donating "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck to my students. It really was an early Christmas present. Each student received a novel of their own to underline and take notes in which is so important when studying a novel. Being able to take notes in the text aided their comprehension as many of the students are second language learners. Students also drew pictures of the animal imagery described within the text. The students are studying the Great Depression in U. S. History so the novel made the history come alive for them.

  Thank you for making a difference in the life of child!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Manzo

  This classroom project was brought to life by Equal Justice Initiative and 2 other donors.