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

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Classroom Library

My students need books including Dragonwings, Wrinkle in Time and To Kill a Mockingbird for a brand new library.

  • $1,052 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

I teach ELA (reading component) to self-contained boys in grades 7 and 8th. My main struggle with my students is building interest and stamina when reading. My students struggle moving up reading levels due to not having interesting books and dealing with a very limited variety of books.

My students are mostly 7th and 8th-grade boys who love to only talk about movies, games, sports, girls and music.

There are usually about 11-13 students in the classroom so we become very close. They struggle with obtaining in interest in reading due to low reading levels and not having interesting books to work with. They say these books are for babies or boring. They do read articles about sports, celebrities, etc. better via computer or if they are allowed to read while listening to their personal music using headphones.

My Project

If my students had access to a brand new library with a variety of books, it would open many opportunities. For example, book clubs could be created because they would have access to series. Creating book clubs would help build stamina for each student and push their thinking when discussing. Also, my students would be able to have a variety of books to choose from for independent reading, including my low-level students. If I had high-interest, low-level books my low-level students would not be left out. Last but not least, my students would not feel left out from the rest of the grade due to each classroom having they're very own library. I would be able to create book partnerships as well and that would provide more support for students to move up their reading levels and hold them accountable.

Besides making book partnerships, book clubs, independent reading, my students will have interest and a love for reading.

Once, my students have a love for reading because they have access to high-interest low-level books, there is room for building stamina. Building stamina when reading is very important, especially when my students need to sit for a 3-hour state exam where they have to read 4-5 passages at a time.

Ms. Santos East Bronx Academy for Future Grades 6-8

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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Bronx, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 8 High Interest, Low Readability (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $61.98 1 $61.98
Grade 7 High Interest, Low Readability (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $60.49 1 $60.49
6-8 Exemplar Stories (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $59.01 1 $59.01
Best for Boys - 6 - 8 (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $57.60 1 $57.60
6-8 Exemplar Poetry (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $47.39 1 $47.39
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew (8 bk set) • AKJ Books $46.43 1 $46.43
Matt de la Pena • AKJ Books $40.84 1 $40.84
Graphic Universe (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $39.20 1 $39.20
Hunger Games (3 bk set) • AKJ Books $35.75 1 $35.75
6-8 Exemplar Informational Texts: Language Arts (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $31.38 1 $31.38
Graphic Classics (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $26.22 1 $26.22
Nancy Drew (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $21.86 1 $21.86
Harper Lee (2 titles plus Teacher Guide) • AKJ Books $21.45 1 $21.45
Gary Soto (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $20.38 1 $20.38
Bargain Books Variety Assortment 7+ ( 10 bk set) • AKJ Books $20.00 1 $20.00
The Elsewhere Chronicles (3 bk set) • AKJ Books $15.22 1 $15.22
Why We Broke Up • AKJ Books $14.60 1 $14.60
Game • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
The Absolutely True Diary Of A Parttime Indian • AKJ Books $9.50 1 $9.50
The Great Fire • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
Book Thief - pb • AKJ Books $7.50 1 $7.50
Game • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
145th Street • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Love, Stargirl • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Flipped • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Waiting for You • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Trouble Follows (Kimani Tru: Indigo Summer Series #2) Monica • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Along for the Ride • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can''t Have • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Away Laughing On A Fast Camel • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Speak • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Titan Clash Sigmund Brouwer • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
Hoop City - TD: Touchdown Edition • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
Crossover Jeff Rud • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
On the Devil''s Court • AKJ Books $6.57 1 $6.57
Night Hoops • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Girl 15, Charming But Insane • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Ready or Not • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Slam! • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Night • AKJ Books $6.00 1 $6.00
If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Boost • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Dragonwings • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Coach Carter • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Accidental Love • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
To Kill a Mockingbird (Mass) • AKJ Books $4.85 1 $4.85
Brothers in Arms - Bluford Series #9 (Townsend) • AKJ Books $3.65 1 $3.65
Easy Way • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61

Materials cost

$850.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$893.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.70

Total project goal

$1,051.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,051.35

3 Donors

-$890.18

Donations toward project cost

-$876.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.53

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$141.17

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