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Mrs. Douglas from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Diverse and Inclusive Classroom Library!

Help me give my students a diverse and inclusive classroom library this school year!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Douglas's classroom raised $733

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach 27 amazing first graders in a predominantly African-American, Title I, inner-city Baltimore school. We have many wonderful programs at our school, including a recreation center and a Judy Center. My students are eager to learn and are very creative, resilient, and kind. Although my students come in ready to learn every day, they don't always have the materials necessary to complete all of our tasks for the day or the things that we need to keep our classroom clean and healthy. My students and I would be so grateful to receive new materials that they can use to help them prepare for second grade and beyond!

My Project

This project includes books that will allow my students to see the diversity of the world around them. These books include African stories, stories about Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Black-Americans, Muslim-Americans, stories of members of the LGBTQIA community, plus more!

Students will be able to see themselves in these texts!

They will find literature more intriguing and engaging as they listen to stories about other children around the world who experience life in a similar way as they do. Yet, they will also find engagement from learning about people who live in a totally different way than them!

Project tagged as

Baltimore, MD
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Literature & Writing
Books
Distance Learning
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Douglas Liberty Elementary School 64 Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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More than three‑quarters 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Chocolate Me! • AKJ Education $17.09 1 $17.09

She Stood for Freedom • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19

Mixed Me! • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19

The Water Princess • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19

Max Found Two Sticks • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59

I Dissent • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

The Other Side • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

Sit-In • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

A Taste of Colored Water • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

Grandfather Gandhi • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

I Am Enough • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

Shaking Things Up • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

Under My Hijab • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83

Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83

What Can a Citizen Do? • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Yo Soy Muslim • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Sulwe • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

My Papi Has a Motorcycle • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

The Proudest Blue • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

I Am Every Good Thing • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Hair Love • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

The Youngest Marcher • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Wangari's Trees of Peace • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Maybe Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

My Abuelita • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Each Kindness • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Freedom in Congo Square • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Harlem's Little Blackbird • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Diego Rivera • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10

Julián Is a Mermaid • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40

Daniel's Good Day • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40

Ayobami and the Names of the Animals • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37

What Can You Do with a Rebozo? (¿Qué Puedes Hacer con un Rebozo?) • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94

The Pot That Juan Built • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99

Abiyoyo Based on a South African Lullaby and Folk Story • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Sopa de frijoles (Bean Soup) • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53

Round Is a Tortilla A Book of Shapes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

My Name Is Yoon • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Two Homes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

I Love My Hair! • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Freedom Summer • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Seeds of Freedom • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Caribbean Dream • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Under the Ramadan Moon • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

As Good as Anybody • AKJ Education $2.50 1 $2.50

Materials cost			$545.71
Vendor shipping charges			$6.00
Sales tax			$32.74
3rd party payment processing fee			$8.19
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$622.64
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$109.88
Total project goal			$732.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$732.52
7 Donors			-$689.87
Donations toward project cost			-$601.39
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$88.48
match offer			-$25.00
Match offer toward project cost			-$21.25
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$3.75
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$17.65
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

A Diverse and Inclusive Classroom Library!

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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