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Ms. Caetano from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Books for Growing Readers

My students need sets of 5 nonfiction books for guided reading groups.

  • $408 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

My students are hard-working 9- and 10-year-olds, from a predominantly bilingual Spanish-English neighborhood, in the City of Chicago. 97% of my students are from families that are low-income, and all of my students qualify for free lunch.

My students are so caring and cooperative, and I am so grateful to them for their willingness to try and work hard.

Thank you for considering donating to our classroom!! With your help, we can help close the achievement gap in our society.

My Project

My students love reading fiction, but nonfiction is sometimes hard for them to get interested in. The books in this project will be used for guided reading groups, where students meet with me in groups of 5-6 at their reading level. I chose books about engineering, renewable energy, the human body, as well as books to get students excited about history and the world.

My goal is to help my students become enthusiastic and proficient readers in science, technology, engineering, and history.

Thank you very much for your help. This will help hundreds, if not thousands, of students in the years to come!

Ms. Caetano Rachel Carson Elementary School 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.

More about Ms. Caetano

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

60 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Energy We See A Look at Light • AKJ Education $6.56 6 $39.36
Generating Wind Power • AKJ Education $6.53 6 $39.18
Web Developer • AKJ Education $7.30 5 $36.50
What If There Were No Bees?: A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem • AKJ Education $7.26 5 $36.30
Me and My Amazing Body • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15
If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50
The Best Book of Weather • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50
My Name Is Maria Isabel • AKJ Education $4.37 5 $21.85
Space: Planets, Moons, Stars, and More! • AKJ Education $3.64 6 $21.84
To the Top!: Climbing the World's Highest Mountain • AKJ Education $3.59 4 $14.36
Your Life as a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
If You Sailed On The Mayflower • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
If You Lived At The Time Of The Civil War • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$312.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$346.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.20

Total project goal

$407.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $407.98

1 Donor

-$407.98

Donations toward project cost

-$346.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.20

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