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Mrs. Muzilla (Dabel) from Madison WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diversity in Literacy: Building a Multicultural Library

My students need high interest multicultural books in our classroom library. We are also in desperate need of new shelving and storage for our classroom!

  • $1,393 goal

This project expired on August 14, 2014.

This project expired on August 14, 2014.

My Students

This year, I have been working on teaching my students stamina while they read. We follow the "Daily 5" model, giving students 5 different literacy options each day. Since reading is the largest chunk of our day, I want to make sure that I have plenty of high-interest books for them to read!

My students love to read, but sometimes don't know how to choose the right books.

I teach my students the "I PICK" approach to selecting books: I= I choose the book P= Purpose (What is your purpose for reading?) I= Interest (Does this book interest you?) C= Comprehension (Do you understand the book that you are reading?) K= Know (Do you know most of the words?) If you can answer "yes" to all of these questions, then you have a good-fit book! Some of my students really struggle with finding good-fit books which is why I try to keep my classroom library new and current, stocked with high-interest books that are culturally relevant and popular among my students.

My Project

I am very excited about this donor's choose project! As I selected books for this project, I had specific students in mind who I thought might enjoy the books. I have a very diverse classroom full of students of many different races and languages and it's sometimes difficult to find high interest books with minority characters. I know the power that reading a book with characters who look and talk like you can have on a child, which is why my focus was on finding good quality books featuring African American and Latino characters that my students would be excited about. We are also in desperate need of new bookcases and storage for our classroom. New furniture in classrooms at my school is unheard of. I have been teaching in the same classroom for 7 years and a lot of my furniture is potentially older than I am! My students deserve a nice classroom to come to every day and by having nice furniture in the classroom, they'll know just how worth it they are!

After my classroom library is revamped with these new books and book shelves, I'm sure I'll have a huge problem with keeping the books on the shelves!

I'm so excited to share these new books with my class and watch as their stamina and love for reading start to grow!

Mrs. Muzilla (Dabel)
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE385 - Roll & Store Bin Organizer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $139.00 1 $139.00
FF939 - Chart & Poster Storage Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
Furinno 99736EX 3 Shelf Storage Racks Shelves Cabinet Bookcase Bookshelf Bookshelves, Espresso Finish • Amazon $35.64 2 $71.28
AA758X - Connect & Store Book Bins - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.50 2 $59.00
Pigeon (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $57.68 1 $57.68
FURINNO 99940 EX/BR 3x2 Bookcase Storage with Bins, Espresso/Brown • Amazon $51.73 1 $51.73
Loser • AKJ Books $5.10 6 $30.60
Wonderstruck • AKJ Books $21.89 1 $21.89
January''s Sparrow • AKJ Books $16.78 1 $16.78
Danitra Brown, Class Clown • Amazon $14.46 1 $14.46
Raising the Bar • Amazon $14.39 1 $14.39
In Enzo''s Splendid Gardens Patricia Polacco • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
City Dog, Country Frog Mo Willems, Jon J. Muth (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Knuffle Bunny Free • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Lemonade Club, The • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
The Art of Miss Chew • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Something About Hensley''s • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Someone for Mr. Sussmann • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Mr. Lincoln''s Way • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Bully • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Through My Eyes • Amazon $12.95 1 $12.95
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • Amazon $12.95 1 $12.95
When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat • Amazon $12.67 1 $12.67
Knuffle Bunny • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Rapunzel • Amazon $12.31 1 $12.31
Hansel and Gretel • Amazon $12.31 1 $12.31
The Other Side • Amazon $10.75 1 $10.75
TIME For Kids President Obama: A Day in the Life of America's Leader • Amazon $10.25 1 $10.25
RiverRidge Kids 2pc Soft Storage Bins ? Red • Amazon $9.09 1 $9.09
RiverRidge Kids 2pc Soft Storage Bins ? Blue • Amazon $9.09 1 $9.09
The World's Greatest Soccer Players (The World's Greatest Sports Stars (Sports Illustrated for Kids)) • Amazon $8.05 1 $8.05
Big Hair, Don't Care • Amazon $7.89 1 $7.89
If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Basketball: How It Works (The Science of Sports (Sports Illustrated for Kids)) • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
Selena Gomez: Pop Star and Actress (Pop Culture Bios) • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
Jaden Smith: Actor, Rapper, and Activist (Pop Culture Bios) • Amazon $7.09 1 $7.09
A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Shortcut • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Princess and the Pea • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Twelve Dancing Princesses • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Dancing in the Wings • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Meet Danitra Brown • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
White Socks Only • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
Soccer Stars (High Interest Books: Greatest Sports Heroes) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Play Basketball Like a Pro: Key Skills and Tips (Play Like the Pros (Sports Illustrated for Kids)) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
On the Court with...LeBron James (Matt Christopher Sports Biographies) • Amazon $5.99 1 $5.99
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
The Butterfly • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Katy Perry • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Carly Rae Jepsen • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Demi Lovato • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Victoria Justice • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Justin Bieber • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Bruno Mars • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Beyonce • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Taylor Swift • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
One Direction • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
STAT #4: Schooled (Stat: Standing Tall and Talented) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
World Cup (Matt Christopher Legendary Sports Events) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
DK Biography: Pele • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
STAT #5: Most Valuable (Stat: Standing Tall and Talented) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
STAT #3: Slam Dunk: Standing Tall and Talented • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
STAT: Standing Tall and Talented #2: Double Team • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Just the Two of Us (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon $5.34 1 $5.34
Mrs. Katz and Tush • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Welcome Comfort • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Emma Kate Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
STAT: Standing Tall and Talented #1: Home Court • Amazon $4.58 1 $4.58
The Snowy Day • Amazon $4.22 1 $4.22
The Name Jar • Amazon $4.11 1 $4.11
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story) • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
National Geographic Readers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Readers Bios) • Amazon $3.80 1 $3.80
Time For Kids: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer (Time for Kids Biographies) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Time For Kids: Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (Time for Kids Biographies) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59

Materials cost

$1,136.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,183.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$208.90

Total project goal

$1,392.68

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