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Mrs. CERALDE from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Books!

My students need books that inspire and create belief in themselves and a sincere love for reading!

  • $579 goal

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My Students

My students are extraordinary, exceptional, and amazing! They make mistakes, but they actively learn from them! They set personal goals and strive to reach them! They hold themselves accountable for the choices they make! They rise above adversity to become strong, humble and kind adults! BUT... I haven't met any of them yet!

I know my students will be extraordinary, exceptional and amazing, because I will offer them the gift of believing in themselves through books and stories of extraordinary, exceptional and amazing people!

As a first year teacher in my very own classroom, I don't have any classroom supplies or even a classroom library built up. While supplies help make a classroom vibrant and help with classroom management, books can take students on an adventure! Books can help students escape, dream and believe! I am in desperate need to build up the classroom library! I believe that books are an essential part of not only learning, but life! I appreciate any and all support for the children!

My Project

Anyone of these books will be used to build sustain reading time, teach comprehension, as well as take a student on a journey through time and space to learn he or she can make a difference in the world!

Creating a classroom library that students can learn to love read and find a personal enlightenment can make a difference in struggling child's life!

Moreover, this library will be used to offer students free reading time of their choice when completing assignments. This will not only create a personal, sincere, passion for the love of reading, but also help with classroom management!

Mrs. CERALDE Discovery Charter School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. CERALDE

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

More than half 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

27 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $17.06 1 $17.06
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
The Children's Book of Heroes • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Through My Eyes • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $14.53 1 $14.53
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy • Amazon Business $14.23 1 $14.23
Pax • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Echo • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
I Got Bank!: What My Granddad Taught Me About Money • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Making a Difference: Teaching Kindness, Character and Purpose • Amazon Business $11.70 1 $11.70
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $10.78 1 $10.78
You're Perfect the Way You Are! • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
Wonder • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
Ghosts • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story about Benjamin Banneker (Creative Minds Biography) • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Rosa • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Walking the Road to Freedom (Creative Minds Biography) (Creative Minds Biography (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
The Dreamer • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00
Where the Red Fern Grows • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Because of Winn-Dixie • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94
El Deafo • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Smile • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Once (Once Series) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Wish • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Crispin: The Cross of Lead • Amazon Business $6.84 1 $6.84
Abe Lincoln Grows Up • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Esperanza Rising (McDougal Littell Library) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky • Amazon Business $6.07 1 $6.07
The Sign of the Beaver • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation (Landmark Books) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Number the Stars • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
The One and Only Ivan • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $5.52 1 $5.52
Hatchet • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Bridge to Terabithia • Amazon Business $5.46 1 $5.46
Island of the Blue Dolphins • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29
Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography) (Carolrhoda Creative Minds Book) • Amazon Business $5.25 1 $5.25

Materials cost

$454.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.70

Total project goal

$578.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $578.02

6 Donors

-$309.34

Donations toward project cost

-$262.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.40

match offer

-$268.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$228.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.30

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