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

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Books and Supplies That Celebrate Us

Help me give my students flesh tone paint and books that represents the cultures in my classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ryan's classroom raised $470

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

"Do we have to leave?" Our students are funny, compassionate, and imaginative children that enjoy exploring new skills and developing their literacy skills. They attend an elementary school in the Kensington section of Northern Philadelphia.

The room buzzes throughout the day as they laugh, sing, and share with their peers.

They are a thoughtful, loving, and hardworking bunch, excited to learn and grow. While they are motivated by their dreams and engaged by the opportunities presented to them, due to economic challenges within the community, school, and district, our resources are limited. As their teacher, I struggle to provide sufficient and enriching supplies that will support holistic learning. However, at our school, we are resourceful and do with what we have, but our students deserve and require more.

My Project

My students are an amazing group of children. They are inquisitive and freely share about themselves and their life experiences.

I have found that they are most engaged when reading books that feature people that look like them, whether fictional or factual, such as The Nutcracker in Harlem, Dreamers, The Other Side, and Diego Rivera His World and Ours, some of the books requested.

Together, we discussed what they hope to see more of in the classroom and they asked for the ​paint to create their own class book. They also expressed interest in having more books that represent them and their cultures. Having representation in the classroom through literature and the arts will further affirm their identities and validate their value in society.

Ms. Ryan Gloria Casarez Elementary School Grades 3-5

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 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
00020-0129-Crayola Artista II Liquid Washable Tempera - Set of 12 colors, 16 oz bottles • Blick Art Materials $31.77 1 $31.77
00007-0089-Crayola Washable Paints - Multicultural Colors, 8 oz Bottles, Set of 8 colors • Blick Art Materials $17.72 1 $17.72
The Nutcracker in Harlem • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
The Water Princess • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Love • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Dreamers • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Malala's Magic Pencil • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Diego Rivera His World and Ours • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I See You • Amazon Business $12.93 1 $12.93
Dreamers • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65
The Other Side • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Princess and the Warrior • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
First Laugh--Welcome, Baby! • Amazon Business $12.14 1 $12.14
The Best Part of Me: Children Talk About their Bodies in Pictures and Words • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
El Deafo • Amazon Business $9.20 1 $9.20
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $6.60 1 $6.60
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
Tar Beach • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Tomas and the Library Lady • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
La Mariposa • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Alvin Ailey • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Adelita A Mexican Cinderella Story • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
I Will Come Back for You • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$363.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.45

Total project goal

$469.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $469.69

4 Donors

-$369.69

Donations toward project cost

-$314.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.45

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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