Help me give my students a set of diverse books that showcase characters from all walks of life.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Krulik's classroom raised $765
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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 from a large, urban community that welcomes families from all over the world. They bring a special blend of linguistic diversity, background knowledge, prior experiences and culture to our school. We are a Title I school in a low-income community and most of our classes have 32 students in one class. Free breakfast and free lunch are available to every child in our building each day, which are now remotely served.
My students are creative, intelligent and very enthusiastic about learning.
They love listening to stories, learning about new and unique cultures and habits. They enjoy new experiences and lessons that engage them in meaningful conversations and thinking.
Now that we are distance learning, it is time to get very creative with our lessons and how we present them.
My Project
No pandemic will stop me from helping my students learn the skills they need to be successful in life. In school, my kiddos were learning how to read, write, solve problems, and be well rounded individuals. Now my living room is my classroom. Therefore, it is very important that I have the resources to help them grasp the concepts and skills they need to succeed in the next school year. Some of these skills that we are going to work on are empathy, confidence, inclusiveness, gratitude, and kindness.
Kids need to see themselves in literature.
Having a classroom library full of diverse books would help all children grow. Through understanding various cultures and social groups, students are able to make connections from their own lives to the lives of their peers. Teaching diversity increases cultural competence, which in turn allows students to be empathetic to the experiences of others.
With these books, I will be able to bring these stories to life during our live instruction. Eventually, when we go back to the classroom, these books will be readily available for them to read themselves.
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
We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders (Books for Kid Activists, Activism Book for Children)
• Amazon Business
$17.99
1
$17.99
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
• Amazon Business
$16.46
1
$16.46
Trombone Shorty
• Amazon Business
$16.45
1
$16.45
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Where Are You From?
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Sulwe
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Ohana Means Family
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$14.25
1
$14.25
Layla's Happiness
• Amazon Business
$14.19
1
$14.19
Under My Hijab
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Freedom Soup
• Amazon Business
$13.72
1
$13.72
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
• Amazon Business
$13.20
1
$13.20
What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)
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$13.19
1
$13.19
My Magical Words (The Magic of Me Series)
• Amazon Business
$13.01
1
$13.01
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Help Your Dragon Deal With Anxiety: Train Your Dragon To Overcome Anxiety. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids How To Deal With Anxiety, Worry And Fear. (My Dragon Books)
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$12.95
1
$12.95
Teach Your Dragon About Diversity: Train Your Dragon To Respect Diversity. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Diversity and Differences. (My Dragon Books)
• Amazon Business
$12.95
1
$12.95
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
• Amazon Business
$12.89
1
$12.89
Just Like Me
• Amazon Business
$12.79
1
$12.79
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$12.79
1
$12.79
The Gift of Ramadan
• Amazon Business
$12.69
1
$12.69
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work
• Amazon Business
$12.68
1
$12.68
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$12.34
1
$12.34
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual Spanish-English Children's Book (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor)
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Mae Among the Stars
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
• Amazon Business
$11.70
1
$11.70
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
• Amazon Business
$11.48
1
$11.48
I Am Enough
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$11.39
1
$11.39
Jabari Jumps
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
• Amazon Business
$10.69
1
$10.69
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree
• Amazon Business
$10.39
1
$10.39
The Day You Begin
• Amazon Business
$10.38
1
$10.38
When I Was Eight
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine)
• Amazon Business
$8.95
1
$8.95
Let's Talk About Race
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Rashad's Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― Holidays and Special Days)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books)
• Amazon Business
$7.89
1
$7.89
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
• Amazon Business
$7.22
1
$7.22
Dim Sum for Everyone!
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
1
$4.99
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R))
• Amazon Business
$4.29
1
$4.29
Materials cost
$610.91
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.16
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$650.07
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$114.72
Total project goal
$764.79
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$764.79
2 Donors
-$752.29
Donations toward project cost
-$639.45
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$112.84
match offer
-$12.50
Match offer toward project cost
-$10.62
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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