My students need 26 books to support their units of study.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kutch's classroom raised $469
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
Many of my students have limited background knowledge on our units of study. In addition to that challenge, there are not enough books to help them increase that knowledge.
I service 60 students from two classes.
Most of them receive free or reduced lunch, a common indicator of poverty. That said, this does not impact their ability or eagerness to learn. They are always interested in learning about new things and get excited by books. They would be extremely grateful, as would I, to have these resources for our classroom!
My Project
When we work on reading and writing units, it helps to have mentor texts. Through these texts, I can build the background knowledge, which enhances the students learning. The books in my classroom that focus on these units of study are extremely limited or nonexistent. Having such a broad selection of titles would make our units more enjoyable and the learning that much easier.
One of the units of study that these books will help bring to life are Latin America: Incas, Aztecs and Mayans. We will be studying these ancient civilizations during SS and Readers Workshop. We will also be studying Ecosystems in our Reading Workshop, Writers Workshop and Science units of study.
Having these books will help the students build their knowledge about the subject area. They are vibrant and exciting resources for our classroom and will help the students do research projects and oral presentations.
This project is so important to myself and my students because it will enable them to build their knowledge.
This knowledge can then be carried forward and used to better understand what I will be teaching them.
More than three‑quarters 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
Mayas, Aztecs, And Incas Sue Jewler
• Barnes and Noble
$7.48
1
$7.48
Ecosystems Stephen Currie
• Barnes and Noble
$23.14
1
$23.14
Ecosystems Gillian Richardson
• Barnes and Noble
$24.83
1
$24.83
Innovative Kids Readers: The Great Barrier Reef - An Undersea Adventure Susan Ring, Susan Ring (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$1.89
1
$1.89
The Ecosystem of a Grassy Field Elaine Pascoe, Dwight Kuhn
• Barnes and Noble
$20.47
1
$20.47
Rain Forests: A Nonfiction Companion to Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House Research Guide Series) Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
Ecosystem of a Milkweed Patch (Library of Small Ecosystems Series) Elaine Pascoe, Dwight Kuhn, Dwight Kuhn (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$18.20
1
$18.20
Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems Mary Batten, Beverly J. Doyle (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.94
1
$12.94
Everglades: An Ecosystem Facing Choices and Challenges Anne Ake
• Barnes and Noble
$16.19
1
$16.19
Freshwater Habitats (Watts Library): Life in Freshwater Ecosystems Laurie Toupin
• Barnes and Noble
Insiders Oceans (Insiders Series) Beverly McMillan, John A. Musick
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
World above the Clouds: A Story of a Himalayan Ecosystem Ann Whitehead Nagda, Paul Kratter (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.93
1
$5.93
One Day in the Prairie Jean Craighead George, Bob Marstall (Illustrator), Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
One Day in the Woods Jean Craighead George, Gary Allen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
One Day in the Desert Jean Craighead George, Fred Brenner (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
Animals of the Savanna Isabel Fonte, Marco Ferraris (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.69
1
$5.69
Incas, Aztecs, and Mayas Bellerophon Books
• Barnes and Noble
$4.22
1
$4.22
Aztec, Inca and Maya Robert Snedden
• Barnes and Noble
$26.63
1
$26.63
Sungods and Sacrifice: Lost World of the Aztecs, Incas and Maya Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald
• Barnes and Noble
$15.38
1
$15.38
Latin America Charles Fritz Gritzner, Charles Fritz Gritzner (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$28.50
1
$28.50
Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America Jose-Luis Orozco, Jose-Luis Orozco (Translator), Elisa Kleven (Artist)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Endangered Peoples of Latin America: Struggles to Survive and Thrive Susan C. Stonich
• Barnes and Noble
$41.80
1
$41.80
Hands on Latin America: Art Activities for All Ages Yvonne Y. Merrill
• Barnes and Noble
$16.24
1
$16.24
Messengers of Rain: And Other Poems from Latin America Claudia M. Lee, Rafael Yockteng (Illustrator), Raphael Yockteng (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.39
1
$15.39
Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America Lulu Delacre
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Materials cost
$357.54
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.36
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$397.90
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$70.22
Total project goal
$468.12
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$468.12
3 Donors
-$216.41
Donations toward project cost
-$198.95
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$17.46
match offer
-$234.06
Match offer toward project cost
-$198.95
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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