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Mr. Alvarado from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mentor Texts in a Dual Language Class

My project needs 1 copy of 13 books from "Wings" to "The Day of Ahmed's Secret" and 2 cds from "The House on Mango Street."

  • $302 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.

I am a 5th grade Dual Language teacher in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I teach all subjects in English and Spanish. Recently, I acquired a list of mentor texts to use in my classroom to get my students hooked on reading to start the new school year. As a teacher, it is very important for me to get my students interested and excited and have a passion for reading. The titles that I am ordering for my students will have them build a love for reading. My students love read aloud time because they seem to connect their prior experiences to characters in the books. I will utilize the mentor texts, such as "The Rag Coat" and "The House on Mango Street" in my classroom for the read aloud as well as during writer's workshop to model well written work by known children's authors. The mentor texts will help build a community in my classroom by connecting with similar experiences that the main characters in the texts have encountered. You can really help my students increase their love for learning in my Dual Language classroom by getting these mentor texts!

Mr. Alvarado PS 24 Grades 3-5

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

23 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wings Christopher Myers, Christopher A. Myers (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Thank You, Mr. Falker Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Gracias, Sr. Falker Patricia Polacco, Teresa Mlawer (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $15.30 1 $15.30
La Casa en Mango Street (The House on Mango Street) Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska, Elena Poniatowska (Translator), Liliana Valenzuela (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85
The House on Mango Street Read by Sandra Cisneros • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Dancing in the Wings Debbie Allen, Kadir A. Nelson (Illustrator), Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, P. Kahumbu, Peter Greste (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
The Journey: Stories of Migration Cynthia Rylant, Lambert Davis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
The Rag Coat Lauren A. Mills, Dennis Nolan (Illustrator), Lauren A. Mills (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star Spangled Banner Steven Kroll, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Alejandro's Gift Richard E. Albert, Sylvia Long (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South Toyomi Igus, Yoyomi Igus, Michele Wood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
The Day of Ahmed's Secret Florence Parry Heide, Judith Heide Gilliland, Ted Lewis, Ted Lewin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The House on Mango Street Kim Welsch, Harold Bloom (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $27.00 1 $27.00
La Casa en Mango Street (The House on Mango Street) Sandra Cisneros, Read by Liliana Valenzuela • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$204.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.41

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$247.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.22

Total project goal

$301.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $301.22

1 Donor

-$290.59

Donations toward project cost

-$247.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.63

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 $0.00

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