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

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Read To Us Maestra!

My students need high-quality Spanish read aloud stories.

  • $230 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

We are a Spanish dual-language classroom. This means that half of my students come from English speaking families while the second half of the class comes from Spanish speaking families. In the classroom, we speak both languages. Half of the day is devoted to instruction in English while the other half is devoted instruction in Spanish.

Not only do Spanish speaking students work in an environment where the home language is maintained, many English students are also given this wonderful opportunity to be immersed in another powerful language.

The school is considered Title 1 and is found is an relatively low-income neighborhood.

While these statistics are theoretically nice, one thing is for sure, we are bilingual and proud! With this being said, to ensure understanding on the both parts, be sure to pay attention to vowel teams.

My Project

The Teacher's College Unit in 2nd grade is heavily based on "Mentor Texts," or stories students can study to improve their own literacy. While the provided English texts are wonderful, in this dual language classroom, we need a Spanish equivalent. Students need to be able to see the skills they learn in English, in Spanish as well. This is to ensure equality of languages as well as equal access to learning for all.

We read high quality texts in English all of the time, so students need to see that there are these kinds of stories in their home language as well.

In order for this to be a successful dual-language classroom, my children need to have access to high-quality text in their native language. These engaging stories are meant to be read aloud to students and used as mentor texts to help my students improve their reading and writing in Spanish.

Ms. Quinones PS 139 Alexine A Fenty 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. Quinones

Brooklyn, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Moopy el Monstruo Subterráneo/Moopy the Underground Monster (Los Amigos Monstruos/Monster Friends) (Multilingual Edition) • Amazon Business $20.44 1 $20.44
Julieta y su caja de colores (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Fuerza y movimiento (Experimentos Cientificos) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.68 1 $15.68
Mama The Alien/Mama la Extraterrestre (Bilingual Edition) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.27 1 $14.27
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37
Rene Has Two Last Names / Rene tiene dos apellidos • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina • Amazon Business $12.44 1 $12.44
Celebra el Mardi Gras con Joaquín, arlequín (Puertas Al Sol / Gateways to the Sun) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.93 1 $11.93
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
The Adventures of Connie and Diego / Las aventuras de Connie y Diego • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
¿Has Llenado una Cubeta Hoy?: Una Guía Diaria de Felicidad para Niños (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
What Can You Do with a Paleta / ¿Qué Puedes Hacer con una Paleta? • Amazon Business $7.77 1 $7.77
La casa adormecida • Amazon Business $7.01 1 $7.01

Materials cost

$162.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$194.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.38

Total project goal

$229.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $229.21

2 Donors

-$229.21

Donations toward project cost

-$194.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.38

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 $0.00

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