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

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2nd Grade Citizens! We Are a Diverse, Kind, Family!

Help me give my students literature written and illustrated by award winning authors who celebrate diversity.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Strenk's classroom raised $488

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school houses over twelve hundred students in kindergarten through fifth grade. We are an underfunded, Title I school, in an inner city, where many ethnicities come together to learn and explore while speaking over forty languages! The students in my second grade class are a diverse bunch! The majority of them speak English as a second language, while others receive learning support for different needs. Most of the students came to my class reading below grade level. They never experienced kindergarten and lack the resources at home to develop their abilities.

There are many children’s books out there that teach tolerance and encourage their readers to be respectful of all types of people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexuality.

The materials requested will make a difference because the students will learn to recognize that no matter who you are, someone is always facing a challenge. By reading these stories, students will realize that any obstacle can be overcome with dedication and perseverance. Teaching tolerance will encourage my students to be respectful of others at home and in our community.

My Project

What a year this has been! Our children have experienced a troubling time in our country. When my students enter my class or join me in our online learning, I want them to know they are loved, appreciated, and respected, no matter the color of their skin. I want them to feel comfortable and at ease while learning about various cultures and celebrating our similarities and differences.

I want to make sure I am bringing diversity into my classroom library by providing stories that represent the entire classroom dynamic.

We will explore stories that celebrate cultural differences, but also demonstrate similarities within their family experiences. We'll explore traditions, as well as every day triumphs and sometimes tragedies that occur in daily life.

My goal is to set a positive example and to remind students that above all else, to be kind to others. I want to instill positivity of respecting others, listening to stories that remind us that we are all unique and we all want to be loved and appreciated in everything we do. I want our classroom library to represent what our world actually looks like and how we all should be kind, respectful citizens that appreciates each other.

Mrs. Strenk J Hampton Moore Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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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

30 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Got the School Spirit • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Sulwe • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Be Kind • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
You Matter • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
A Boy Like You • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Libby Loves Science • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
We Don't Eat Our Classmates • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
I Got the Rhythm • Amazon Business $14.34 1 $14.34
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Just Like Me • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Grandma's Purse • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
I Can't Do That, YET: Growth Mindset • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $11.74 1 $11.74
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Hair Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $9.87 1 $9.87
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Cece Loves Science • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Princess and the Pea • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
A Bike Like Sergio's • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights • Amazon Business $4.05 1 $4.05

Materials cost

$370.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.15

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.10

Total project goal

$487.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.36

4 Donors

-$316.48

Donations toward project cost

-$269.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.72

Matching donations from our partners

-$170.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$144.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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