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Mrs. Connolly from Memphis, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fueling Learning with Engaging Books - The sequel!

Help me give my students a classroom library of fun and engaging books to motivate their Spanish language learning!

  • $488 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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach Spanish to bright, motivated and talented students with very diverse social-economic backgrounds ranging from impoverished to a few prosperous. They have been learning about Hispanic culture through language, reading, cooking, singing, and dance lessons.

But given the demographics of our school, they have not had big exposure to diversity.

I'm working to introduce them to Hispanic culture through field trips and through my own experiences. I grew up in the Dominican Republic, and I frequently tell them about my life. I aim to greatly broaden their horizons.

My Project

As part of our Spanish Language Program, our students are invited to borrow a book from our classroom library and read for 10 minutes during each of their 3 weekly Spanish classes. In just this quarter, our students have turned pages faster than what I can supply. This success is thanks to the first part of this project. Now we are presenting "The sequel" to bring more books into the library that serves nearly 156 students.

My students are talented and motivated and want to read, but need additional fun and engaging reading materials.

Another reason for keeping a classroom library is the fact that independent reading has been proven to be the best vehicle for language learning that's geared toward the student's individual abilities.

Please help me fund and develop the students' reading habits with fun and engaging Spanish books.

Mrs. Connolly
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
La Casa de La Dentista – Novel • Fluency matters $14.00 4 $56.00
Me llamo Víctor- Novel • Fluency matters $14.00 4 $56.00
Vida y muerte en la Mara Salvatrucha – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 5 $35.00
Selena – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 5 $35.00
Brandon Brown hace trampa – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 3 $21.00
La Vampirata – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 3 $21.00
Peter va a Colombia – Reader • Fluency matters $8.00 2 $16.00
El nuevo Houdini – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
La Llorona de Mazatlán – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
Una heroína improbable – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
Brandon Brown quiere un perro – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
Bananas- Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
Rival – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
Las Apariencias Engañan – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 2 $14.00
La Guerra Sucia – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 1 $7.00
Mata la piñata – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 1 $7.00
La Calaca Alegre – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 1 $7.00
Laritza – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 1 $7.00
El chico global – Reader • Fluency matters $7.00 1 $7.00

Materials cost

$373.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.16

Total project goal

$487.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.76

5 Donors

-$243.88

Donations toward project cost

-$207.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.58

match offer

-$243.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$207.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.58

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