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

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Literacy Is Fun for Me!

Help me give my students books so that their voices can be heard!

  • $566 goal

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Ms. Gutierrez has another project! Donate to Calling All Future Designers/Tailors/Seamstresses! to help her classroom.

$470 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Project

Books are windows to a broader worldview. They allow a child to remove themselves from the outside world and fall into a world of beauty and imagination. As a teacher, one of my greatest joys is watching my students light up as we read a new book. I love to watch them smile and giggle at the funny parts, how they become quiet and nervous at the slightly eery details, and how loud they scream and clap when they hear the happy ending.

Did you know that a child that is read one book a day, has the opportunity to hear more than 219,000 words in a year?

Although not all of my students have access to books at home, I can do my part as a teacher to ensure they never hunger for the written word in my classroom. Books truly are the windows to a wider worldview. They allow students to open their imaginations, create grand adventures, and truly give the student an opportunity to see so many different parts of what makes our world an amazing, magical place.

These books will not only allow all of this to happen in my classroom but will also allow my students to see themselves in their adventures and I would do anything to allow them to see what I see in them every single day.

Ms. Gutierrez Learning Through Play Pre-Kindergarten Center 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.

More about Ms. Gutierrez

Bronx, NY 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

15 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Primary Concepts Letter Formation Sand Tray, 8 x 8 inches • School Specialty $31.72 2 $63.44
Lakeshore English Alphabet Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Center Enterprises Plastic Jumbo-Grip Stamp Set, Lowercase Alphabet • School Specialty $49.87 1 $49.87
Center Enterprises Plastic Jumbo-Grip Stamp Set, Uppercase Alphabet • School Specialty $49.87 1 $49.87
Shell Education Me, Myself, and I Books Level B - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $46.76 1 $46.76
Jump Library Celebrate Diversity Books - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $40.46 1 $40.46
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Hardcover Book • School Specialty $24.52 1 $24.52
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Hardcover Book • School Specialty $23.02 1 $23.02
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Havana (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Antigua (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: New York City (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: Bogota (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Lil' Libros: VÁMONOS: San Juan (bilingual English/Spanish board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$417.93

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.07

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$480.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.75

Total project goal

$565.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $565.02

1 Donor

-$282.50

Donations toward project cost

-$240.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.37

match offer

-$282.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$240.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.38

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 $0.00

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