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Mrs. Keating from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The 52 Hertz Whale of a Reads Project!!

Help me give my students a diverse set of books to kick off our annual book project!

  • $943 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 Project

The various titles in this project will enable the school Literacy Team to spread the reach of third annual novel study to our youngest and oldest readers.

For the past two years, all students in grades K-8 have read, listened to and created projects around the school's chosen novel.

Our first novel in 2022 was Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome and in 2023 we read Save Me A Seat by Sarah Weeks. Our students enjoyed listening to the novel or following along in their own copy (grades 3-8). This year we want to be sure that our youngest readers can access the big ideas of our chosen novel (it's a great book but we are keeping it a secret until the schoolwide reveal!) while engaging with related picture books.

The two picture books, 52 A Tale of Loneliness and The Heart of a Whale are stories that will engage our kindergarten through second graders with the knowledge about the 52 Hertz Whale in a developmentally appropriate content. The informational books about whales as well as hearing impairements will also develop students' knowledge of the novel's main ideas.

Since we are trying to promote awareness of abilities and those differently-abled, the graphic novel, El Deafo will help engage our older readers with the concept of deafness or hearing impairements in humans. These books would be available in homeroom classrooms in grades 3-8 so students can explore this topic further.

These books would enhance our annual school Reads Project with multiple connections to world knowledge.

Mrs. Keating Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School 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.

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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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
52 - A Tale of Loneliness • Amazon Business $16.99 20 $339.80
The Heart of a Whale • Amazon Business $15.99 6 $95.94
El Deafo: Superpowered Edition!: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $12.99 6 $77.94
Jack Signs!: The heart-warming tale of a little boy who is deaf, wears hearing aids and discovers the magic of sign language – based on a true story! (The JACK SIGNS! Series) • Amazon Business $12.50 6 $75.00
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion • Amazon Business $11.60 6 $69.60
Diary of a Hard of Hearing Kid • Amazon Business $10.00 6 $60.00
Face to Face with Whales (Face to Face with Animals) • Amazon Business $6.95 6 $41.70

Materials cost

$759.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$801.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$141.42

Total project goal

$942.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $942.80

3 Donors

-$488.10

Donations toward project cost

-$451.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.40

match offer

-$411.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$349.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.31

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 $0.00

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