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Mr. Ward from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need A Spanish Library!

My students need 20 Spanish books.

  • $231 goal

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My Students

My students will change the world. They tell me all the time. First, they have to learn how to read.

My kids here at my school are amazing.

Every single child pushes themselves to achieve their goals and overcome the obstacles they face. Still, overcoming will take a ton of work in this poverty stricken neighborhood. Their young lives are impacted by a community where gang violence, robberies, and dropping out are the norms. They've experienced more than I might ever experience. So we're just trying to push them past that to success. We're trying to help them want to go to college. Our school has some fantastic teachers. We work extremely hard. This is our first year as a charter school and the kids came to us extremely behind (for my class, English was the major problem). We've taken them to a much higher level than they would have been at otherwise, but our classroom really needs this extra help to bolster their growth in Spanish.

My Project

This Spanish book collection is a fantastic start to what we need. I included all of the Dr. Seuss Spanish books in print. I also included a few other books that might catch the students' attentions. We have reading time for about 25-30 minutes a day, which is the main time that they would be using these books. It's a free reading time when they choose what to read. I'll also be able to use the books to teach short reading lessons and do some guided reading activities. I really just think books would be great because it will give the students a renewed interesting in Spanish reading which is kind of lacking right now because they have literally read all of the books in our currently pathetic Spanish library.

I think the only other thing left to say is that this really will make a difference in my kids' lives.

Literacy is the key to their futures. If we can teach them how to read now, especially books that compel and interest them, then we can hook them for life so that they really will be able to achieve their dreams. Thank you.

Mr. Ward Baker Ripley Charter Elemetary 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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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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Huevos verdes con jam n (Green Eggs and Ham) Dr. Seuss, Aida E. Marcuse (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.96 1 $7.96
Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul Dr. Seuss, Dr. Suess, Yanitzia Canetti • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Cat in the Hat (Spanish Beginner Books Series) Dr. Seuss, Carlos Rivera (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
El L rax Dr. Seuss, Aida E. Marcuse (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $10.76 1 $10.76
Yo puedo leer con los ojos cerrados! Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
C mo el Grinch rob la Navidad! (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia James Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $10.80 1 $10.80
Horton escucha a qui n! Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $11.48 1 $11.48
El gato con sombrero viene de nuevo (The Cat in the Hat Comes Back) Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia James Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Oh, cu n lejos llegar s! Dr. Seuss, Aida E. Marcuse (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $11.48 1 $11.48
Hay un molillo en mi bolsillo! Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Yoruga la tortuga y otros cuentos Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $11.51 1 $11.51
Los 500 sombreros de Bartolom Cubbins Dr. Seuss, Eida de La Vega (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $12.78 1 $12.78
Y pensar que lo vi por la calle Porvenir (And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street) Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia James Canetti (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $12.81 1 $12.81
El Principito (The Little Prince) Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Bonifacio del Carril (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.92 1 $7.92
La ley de Rodrick (Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #2) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $10.07 1 $10.07
Madeline (edicion en espanol) Ludwig Bemelmans, Ernesto Livon Grosman (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
El conejito Knuffle: Un cuento aleccionador Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Abran Paso a Los Patitos (Make Way for Ducklings) Robert McCloskey, Osvaldo Blanco (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Bellas Hijas de Mufaro (Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters) John Steptoe, John Steptoe (Illustrator), Clarita Kohen (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Doctor de Soto (Edicion En Espanol) William Steig, William Steig (Illustrator), Maria Puncel (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost

$177.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$189.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.55

Total project goal

$230.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $230.84

4 Donors

-$224.26

Donations toward project cost

-$189.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.58

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