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Ms. Archer from San Diego, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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1st Grade Activists!

Help me give my students a beautiful set of books to teach them about Black authors, characters, heroes, and activists!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Archer's classroom raised $664

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are truly amazing. This incoming group of children are going to be, by far, the best class I've ever had! They are passionate, thoughtful, kind, and deserving. They are creative and wonderful participants. Our neighborhood has a mix of ethnicities, cultures, and income levels, so each child has something very special to contribute. These children LOVE to learn through being active!

I have many students with special needs this year.

They require extra support to be successful, which is extremely difficult with budget cuts and minimal resources. I teach in a low-income, Title I school, where 100% of the students receive free lunch and breakfast. Despite this, my students love being at school and are so eager to learn! distance learning will prove to be a challenge, but we are all ready and excited to embark on this new adventure together.

My Project

The books that I am requesting will be used for read-alouds in the classroom (and on Zoom!). It is important to celebrate Black culture and Black history all year long, so I am compiling a book set to integrate into my daily teaching. Because we are 100% distance learning, it's difficult to connect with my students. Read-alouds are one of the only things that really capture their attention! My diverse set of students also need to see that there are characters that look like them. They need to be seen in the stories so that they can build a connection to the literature.

This book set will help validate my Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students - their skin color, hair, and culture must be celebrated!

The literature will promote love, acceptance, tolerance, empathy, social justice, and hopefully activism!

Ms. Archer Jefferson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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
Coretta Scott King Classroom Library Builder: Grades K-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $25.00 1 $25.00
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team • Amazon Business $17.59 1 $17.59
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Me & Mama • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Steamboat School • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Say Her Name (Poems to Empower) • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country (A Child's Introduction Series) • Amazon Business $15.63 1 $15.63
Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies • Amazon Business $15.39 1 $15.39
All Because You Matter • Amazon Business $15.04 1 $15.04
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Hey Black Child • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Firebird • Amazon Business $14.86 1 $14.86
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
A is for Activist • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (Carolrhoda Picture Books) • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • 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
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • Amazon Business $13.27 1 $13.27
The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
Sulwe • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Mixed Me! • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
A Good Kind of Trouble • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Don't Touch My Hair! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Imani's Moon • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $7.71 1 $7.71
Tar Beach • Amazon Business $7.70 1 $7.70
Shades of Black: Celebration of Our Children • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young Readers • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hair Love • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $6.68 1 $6.68
Miami Gets It Straight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78

Materials cost

$473.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.48

Sales tax

 $43.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$563.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.52

Total project goal

$663.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $663.47

5 Donors

-$421.74

Donations toward project cost

-$358.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.26

match offer

-$241.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$205.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.26

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