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Black History: Teach Me Who I AM!

Help me give my students African-American Literature for Black History Month and Beyond to teach Self-Love/Cultural Pride.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Alexander's classroom raised $758

This project is fully funded

My Students

Albert Einstein quotes, "The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size." Therefore, my goal is to provide my diverse learners with meaningful projects and instructional resources to address the disabilities that impede their learning, such as attention deficit, dyslexia, social-emotional, and autism. Their past experiences of failure in school have outweighed their successes as they also deal with socioeconomic ills within their communities, making the burden to learn more difficult.

Nevertheless, despite their circumstances, my students are inquisitive, creative, hopeful, and eager to come to school- their haven; therefore, they know that their teacher holds their minds dear to her heart and will continue to discover innovative ways to challenge them to think and learn!

Aligning each student to the appropriate instructional resources, my students can grasp concepts through a combination of visual stimuli and usage of hands-on materials, as well as respond to intervention through interactive, arts-infused, project-based, hands-on learning activities. With time and investment in exploring how they learn, my students will leave my classroom with a newfound growth mindset!

My Project

My scholars have been learning about the past and current struggles of African-Americans. At times, it seems the struggling aspect resonates as students are presented with those same struggles within their communities.

Everyday, the goal is to teach my students to look beyond the past and to focus on the contributions of African-Americans by teaching how struggles did occur, yet became accomplishments.

The goal is to teach my students "WHO THEY ARE" in spite of the representation they have seen via the media. Not feeling wanted among society and believing that the world sees your skin color as "bad" or "threatening" is damaging to the self-esteem of students, which adversely affects students academically. Not only are students dealing with learning deficits, they are struggling to understand why their skin color causes some to look upon them in a negative view.

Through literature, is how I learned that "greatness lies within" and I want to give this gift to my students. Within our library, the goal is to add titles of "self-love and cultural pride" to our collection during Black History Month, which will be celebrated throughout the rest of the year.

The letter sound correspondence rug is for our library as scholars still struggle with phonics and the interactive continent map will teach students about the continent of Africa and its' countries as we explore books on African-American history. Thank you in advance for your generosity and kindness.

Ms. Alexander Mahalia Jackson Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KC Cubs | DC Super Hero ABC Alphabet Traits & Emotions Educational Learning & Game Area Rug Carpet for Kids and Children Bedrooms and Playroom • Amazon Business $159.99 1 $159.99
BEST LEARNING i-Poster My World Interactive Map - Educational Talking Toy for Kids of Ages 5 to 12 Years Old • Amazon Business $52.68 1 $52.68
Amazon Basics Multipurpose Copy Printer Paper, 8.5 x 11 Inch 20Lb Paper - 10 Ream Case (5,000 Sheets), 92 GE Bright White • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
The Story of Black History Box Set: Biography Books for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $26.60 1 $26.60
Nepnuser Happy Black History Month Porch Banner February Front Door Windoor Wall Indoor Outdoor Decoration Photo Booth Backdrop • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens • Amazon Business $17.32 1 $17.32
Why?: A Conversation about Race • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
RR656 - Lets Talk African American Girl Puppet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
RR655 - Lets Talk African American Boy Puppet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
The Get-Together • Amazon Business $16.27 1 $16.27
I Am Black History: from A-Z • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Sulwe • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
Martin Luther King Jr.: (Children’s Biography Book, Kids Book, Ages 5 to 10, Historical Black Leader, Civil Rights) (Inspired Inner Genius) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $11.36 1 $11.36
Zeze the Copycat: A Heartwarming Rhyming Book for Kids about Being Yourself and Individuality [Illustrated Elementary School Reader] • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
I Need You To Know: The ABC's of Black Girl Magic • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mahalia Jackson: Born to Sing Gospel Music (The Sower Series) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Hey Black Child • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The History of the Civil Rights Movement: A History Book for New Readers (The History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Dear Black Girl: Equip, Empower, Enlighten • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
TOPFLAGS Afro Flag Pan African Map - Afro-American Flags Outdoor 3 X 5 FT Brass Grommets for African Home Decor Outdoor Indoor (Afro Flag) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Story of Simone Biles: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights • Amazon Business $6.74 1 $6.74
African American Heroes: Follow in Their Footsteps! Bulletin Board Borders (Non-State) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$599.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.15

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$644.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.68

Total project goal

$757.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $757.85

1 Donor

-$378.92

Donations toward project cost

-$322.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.84

match offer

-$378.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$322.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.84

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