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Mrs. Ferrara from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Seeing Ourselves in Books

Help me give my students the opportunity to identify with the characters they are reading in their books.

  • $431 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 second grade class made up of 25 unique students. Our school is located in the Hells Kitchen, NYC. My students know that they can always count on school being that constant in their lives.

We are super eager learners.

They are very eager readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, and historians. They rip the library apart on a daily basis as they try and locate their next reading adventure. They are always excited to get their ideas down on paper regardless if its writing, social studies, or math. There are future scientists in this classroom who will be very successful dealing with electricity or out in the wilderness identify different animal adaptations. What can I say? We are great!

My Project

As we all know, it is important to give our students ample opportunities to read each day. Within my second grade classroom, I also find it important for my students to read about characters that they are similar to.

My readers need to be able to identify with the characters in their book bins.

When this project is funded, many different students of different reading abilities will be able to find similarities between themselves and characters in their books. This project will allow students of different backgrounds to find commonalities between themselves and the characters that they enjoy reading about. My students will be able to go on reading adventures with friends that are similar to them.

Mrs. Ferrara PS 51 Elias Howe 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 Mrs. Ferrara

New York, 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

25 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • Amazon Business $13.06 1 $13.06
Not Quite Snow White • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Tay Goes to the Go Karts (Tay Series) • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
Tay Goes to the Zoo (Tay Early Readers) • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
Tay Goes to the Game • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Tay and the Hot Day (Tay Series) (Volume 3) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Tay Goes to Karate • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Sleepover Scientist #3 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night • Amazon Business $6.93 1 $6.93
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-made Catastrophes • Amazon Business $6.93 1 $6.93
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters • Amazon Business $6.93 1 $6.93
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things • Amazon Business $6.93 1 $6.93
Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
Sadiq and the Fun Run • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Sadiq and the Desert Star • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Lola Levine and the Halloween Scream (Lola Levine (6)) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Nikki and Deja: Nikki and Deja, Book One (1) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
EllRay Jakes Is a Rock Star • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
EllRay Jakes Is Magic • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
EllRay Jakes Rocks the Holidays! • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jasmine Toguchi, Super Sleuth • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jasmine Toguchi, Flamingo Keeper • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lola Levine Is Not Mean! • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Rock Star #1 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Class Act #2 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Love My Hair! • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Yasmin the Zookeeper • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Yasmin the Friend • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
You Can Do It, Yasmin! • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Yasmin the Builder • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Meet Yasmin! • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Dancing Queen #4 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say • Amazon Business $5.86 1 $5.86
Lola Levine: Drama Queen • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme (Lola Levine (3)) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
Yasmin the Chef • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64
Yasmin the Superhero • Amazon Business $5.60 1 $5.60
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Yasmin the Fashionista • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Sadiq and thexa0Pet Problem • Amazon Business $4.64 1 $4.64
Yasmin the Teacher • Amazon Business $4.42 1 $4.42
Yasmin in Charge • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
EllRay Jakes the Recess King! • Amazon Business $3.29 1 $3.29
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$330.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$365.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.54

Total project goal

$430.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $430.28

4 Donors

-$280.28

Donations toward project cost

-$238.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.04

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

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