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

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Diverse Books for Diverse Learners

Help me give my students new, enriching, diverse books for our classroom library!

  • $273 goal

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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 a group of amazing, curious, and hardworking general and special education students in first grade. About sixty percent of my students have a range of disabilities, some of which include learning disabilities, physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, speech and language impairments, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Like any other class, my students' abilities and interests range across a wide spectrum.

All of my students require individual or small group attention.

Each day, I incorporate all of their learning styles, interests, and special education accommodations into our lessons. Some of my students prefer visual or auditory cues for learning, while some require a more kinesthetic or tactile approach. My students come into our classroom each day with a love of school and a desire to grow as a learner.

My Project

My students absolutely love to read and are excited each week to go "book shopping" in our library for new books. As the weeks go by, my students are becoming better and better readers. Many of my students have already read most of the books in our library and are craving different books! Our class is a mixed bag of nationalities and race. Our students deserve to read books about characters just like them! These diverse books with diverse characters will make a huge difference in the reading experiences of my diverse learners!

The best thing about first grade is watching our students become better readers everyday; these new, diverse chapter books would be the PERFECT addition to our classroom library.

With so many of my students ready for chapter books, we are looking obtain some fun series for our students to enjoy! My students go crazy for June B. Jones and the Yasmin series. Additionally, I really think they would love to dive into the Pedro and King and Kayla books.

Ms. Kelly PS 81 Robert J Christen Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Junie B. Jones Complete Kindergarten Collection: Books 1-17 • Amazon Business $43.99 1 $43.99
Junie B. Jones Complete First Grade Collection Box set • Amazon Business $34.94 1 $34.94
Yasmin Boxed Set • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
The Smart Cookie (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $15.48 1 $15.48
King & Kayla and the Case of the Gold Ring (King & Kayla, 7) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Library Book (King & Kayla, 8) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats (King & Kayla, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
King & Kayla and the Case of the Unhappy Neighbor (King & Kayla, 6) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code (King & Kayla, 2) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
King & Kayla and the Case of the Mysterious Mouse (King & Kayla, 3) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth (King & Kayla, 4) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Pedro and the Shark • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Pedro's Big Goal • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Pedro, First-Class Friend • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Pedro, First-Grade Hero • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
On Top of the World (Pedro) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Pedro on the Go • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$199.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.94

Total project goal

$272.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $272.96

1 Donor

-$116.01

Donations toward project cost

-$116.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$136.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$116.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.47

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 $0.00

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