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Mrs. M. from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Feed Our Brains with Literature!

My students need 9 picture books such as "Perfect Day", "The Marvelous Toy", and "ABC in Chicago".

  • $149 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

Please help us get some wonderful picture books for our classroom library! I currently teach first grade on the Southside of Chicago. I have 29 students enrolled in my class. According to the Illinois State Board of Education 98% of the students were below poverty income in 2008-2009.

All my students are English Language Learners (ELLS), which means that they speak a second language at home that is not English, plus they mostly come from low-income homes where they do not have much money to purchase books.

In my students’ homes books are a luxury that their parents cannot afford. Their reading comprehension and fluency would be improved in English if they were able to practice reading at home everyday. Unfortunately, my students' parents do not have the funds to purchase their children picture books and the neighborhood library is too far away and not within walking distance.

My Project

Since my students do not have many books at home to read, I am trying to incorporate more picture books into my classroom library that they can borrow on a daily basis. I would like to have the students check them out and be able to take them home for their enjoyment and of course to practice! Also, these chosen books are special because many are multicultural books that reflect some of my students’ backgrounds and this will make the books extra special and endearing to them. In addition, I am requesting a few books for myself that will help me improve my teaching. These books are great literature because they promote social justice and equality in the classroom. These books include titles such as "Rethinking Our Classrooms: Teaching for Equity and Justice, Vol.1 & 2", "The Real Ebonics Debate", and "Rethinking Early Childhood Education".

With your generosity, we can get some new books for our classroom library!

Reading can unlock many doors for my first graders and give them opportunities for a bright future. Please help foster a love for reading for my first graders; it is the best gift they can receive!

Mrs. M. Sawyer Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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

29 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ABC in Chicago Robin Segal • Barnes and Noble $10.51 1 $10.51
Rethinking Early Childhood Education Ann Pelo • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
The Real Ebonics Debate Theresa Perry, Lisa Delpit • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
The Marvelous Toy (Imagine Edition) Tom Paxton, Steve Cox (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.27 1 $12.27
Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series) Taro Gomi, Amanda M. Stinchecum (Translator), Amanda Mayer Stinchecum (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts (My Body Science Series) Shinta Cho, Amanda M. Stinchecum (Translator), Amanda Mayer Stinchecum (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Perfect Day Remy Charlip, Remy Charlip (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Rethinking Our Classrooms: Teaching for Equity and Justice (Volume 2), Vol. 2 Manufactured by Rethinking Schools Publication, Bill (Ed.) Bigelow, Bill Bigelow (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $14.20 1 $14.20
Rethinking Our Classrooms: Teaching for Equity and Justice, Vol. 1 Wayne Au (Editor), Bill Bigelow (Editor), Stan Karp (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $14.20 1 $14.20

Materials cost

$110.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$121.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.68

Total project goal

$148.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $148.24

3 Donors

-$74.12

Donations toward project cost

-$60.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.34

match offer

-$74.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$60.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.34

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