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Mrs. Sloan from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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When They Open a Book, They Open Their Worlds

Help me give my students culturally relevant books and games to help reinforce their learning!

  • $412 goal

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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 resilient! They began this school year with open arms and open minds! Having never been in a classroom setting before due to Covid-19 they are showing up all day eager to learn.

I would like to provide all of my students with books in the library that have characters that resemble them and their cultures so that they can share the connections that they have to those books to our class or have the opportunity to bring the book home and have a family member tell how they can connect with the story.

My Project

The books that I am asking for will fill my library with diversity and introduce them to characters that they will be able to connect with and that they will be able to bring home and read allowing family members explain how those characters may be relatable to them as well.

The games will help them to reinforce the lessons that we are learning in our class.

Games are a great, low stress way to help the students develop social skills that they might not have had the chance to work on when our schools were only being offered virtually.

All of these items will have a profound impact on all of the scholars in my classroom.

Mrs. Sloan Gloria Casarez Elementary 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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Philadelphia, PA 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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tactile Alphabet Sandpaper Letters - Complete Set! • AKJ Education $20.43 1 $20.43
Niño • AKJ Education $17.09 1 $17.09
Chocolate Me! • AKJ Education $17.09 1 $17.09
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Zingo Sight Words Game • AKJ Education $16.06 1 $16.06
Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO • MahoganyBooks $15.30 1 $15.30
This is Your Time • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
I Am Enough • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Fry Bread • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
A Taste of Colored Water • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Shaking Things Up • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Just Ask! • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Sulwe • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Maybe Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Where Are You From? • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
One Word from Sophia • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Proudest Blue • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Numbers Bingo Game • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Math Dice Jr. • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Whispering Town • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$301.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$349.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.67

Total project goal

$411.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $411.16

4 Donors

-$386.16

Donations toward project cost

-$328.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.92

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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