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Mr. Landazuri from Maywood, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Passion for Poetry: Arts and Science Converge!

My students need a Chromebook, a class printer, and a guide on creating their own poetry for our integrated unit on poetry, art, and Life Science.

  • $446 goal

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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 Students

Each morning, my students make a pledge to themselves about the kind of person they want to grown into. This helps focus them on what they want to do today to make that dream a reality. "Poetry is a language in which man explores his own amazement." – Christopher Fry

Ours is a Title I school serving a largely immigrant Latino population in a densely-populated urban city.

Statistically destined to drop out before they complete high school, my students aspire to go beyond the stereotypes and be the first college graduates in their family. From day one, we foster a safe community of learners in our room. If a student doesn't feel comfortable, they won't try anything new. We are all learners and support each other in taking risks and making mistakes because we know that that is where the real learning happens. Last year, I incorporated Ralph Fletcher and his ideas on enabling students to create their own poetry into a unit of study and was blown away with the results. We brainstormed ideas about the space around us, we looked at mentor texts and their different styles, and we wrote! Reluctant speakers shared out loud. Partners critiqued and praised each other. Room 44 poets kept on writing at recess and at home. A passion for writing. It was a hit!

My Project

This year, I plan to expand on this. We will dig deeper into different types of poetry and explore them as both readers and writers. By continuing our exploration of poems from Shel Silverstein to Robert Frost to Sharon Creech to the classic "Casey at the Bat", students will understand that poetry is a powerful art form for expressing emotion, ideas, and vivid imagery. We will be integrating the creative arts into our Life Science lessons. We focus on living systems and plant structures and poetry provides a vital new way for students to express their learning. Poetry challenges students to synthesize their ideas with powerful vocabulary and description. Students will be working in small groups to collaborate on their work and provide constructive criticism. In August, we will have 4 chromebooks from another Donors Choose project, and with one more and a printer, students will now be able to draft and publish their own poetry to display and bind in their own poetry portfolios.

The arts are so often overlooked in favor of testable skills.

These resources will open up new ways of demonstrating learning. Students will publish their poems in different forms to tap into and foster into their artistic abilities. They will type out acrostic poems on themselves. They will illustrate haiku poems on nature with oil pastels, watercolors, and pencils. By supporting this project, you will be bolstering their learning as well as their love and passion for science, art and poetry.

Mr. Landazuri Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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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Maywood, CA 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

30 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ASUS C201 11.6 Inch Chromebook (Rockchip 3288, 2GB, 16GB SSD, Navy Blue) • Amazon $159.99 1 $159.99
Epson Expression Premium XP-820 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax • Amazon $149.99 1 $149.99
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out • Amazon $5.25 1 $5.25

Materials cost

$315.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$378.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.85

Total project goal

$445.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $445.65

14 Donors

-$316.59

Donations toward project cost

-$272.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.04

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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