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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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We Need to Identify with Our Books

Help me give my students the ability to identify with characters in a wide selection of read aloud books.

  • $450 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 it's 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

It has been found that most classroom libraries are filled of books with white characters or animal characters. Upon reflection, I have also realized that my library does not fully represent the students in my class.

When this project is funded, my students will be able to relate more with the characters in our classroom.

It is important that all students can find characters that they can relate to. My students will be able to look in their books and find characters that look and feel the same ways that they do.

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.

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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 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Just Like a Mama • Amazon Business $17.51 1 $17.51
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone • Amazon Business $17.45 1 $17.45
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Me & Mama • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Where Are You From? • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent) • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
All Because You Matter • Amazon Business $15.04 1 $15.04
Same, Same But Different • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Sulwe • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Daddy's Arms • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Hair Like Mine (1) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Emi's Curly Coily, Cotton Candy Hair • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Big Hair, Don't Care • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Hair Like Mine Coloring and Activity Book • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dreamers • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
I Am: Positive Affirmations for Kids | Coloring Book for Young Black Girls | African American Children | Self-Esteem and Confidence Coloring Book for ... and Brown Girls with Natural Curly Hair) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$346.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$382.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.43

Total project goal

$449.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $449.55

4 Donors

-$224.77

Donations toward project cost

-$191.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.71

match offer

-$224.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.72

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