Help me give my students books that they absolutely love to read, like Dog Man, Captain Underpants, and the Percy Jackson Series.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nelson's classroom raised $310
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
Imagine uprooting your entire life and being transplanted to a completely foreign country. You walk into a classroom, you may not have ever had any formal education before, and you see an unknown alphabet strewn across hard walls that are trying their best to appear as inviting as possible despite the peeling paint. You have never written or read and you have a smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are the students I teach every day.
I work in a large school, in an even larger school district, with a very high immigrant population in South Central, L.A.
Many of my students have limited schooling in their own language and are now thrust into a formal school setting in a brand new and intimidating country. We move from learning letters to reading very quickly. I help students learn English while teaching them the 5th grade curriculum they desperately need to become successful and move forward in their educational careers. My students have come from all around the world, from many different and often difficult situations. They hold the American Dream, but with extremely limited resources, they need the tools to achieve it.
My Project
This year, I have the absolute best "problem" a teacher could have; I am constantly asking my students to "put the book away, please!" The only issue we have is that there aren't enough Dog Man, Captain Underpants, or Percy Jackson books to go around and they are constantly waiting for one of the few we have to be free. I know that with the addition of these books into my classroom library, my group of book-loving voracious readers will be thrilled and their love of reading will only continue to grow.
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
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