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Mrs. Scott from Richmond, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Books, and More Books!

Help me give my students 30 culturally responsive books starring both characters of color and characters with disabilities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Scott's classroom raised $596

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

As a teacher in a low-income/high-poverty school district, I know that my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Most of our families live day by day; their sole focus is surviving through to the next day. They stress about where they are going to sleep at night and when they will have their next meal. That being said, education is understandably not always their primary focus. Yet, my students still show up every day and give it their all. They are a brave bunch that never stops fighting to be the best they can be.

My students are eager to learn despite the hardships they face on a daily basis.

Many of them have experienced trauma in their lives and have difficulty coming to school. The typical student in my class reads at a kindergarten grade level, and many struggle with basic phonics and number sense. Even though I'm not able to change their home lives, I can certainly help change their experiences during the school day. By creating this project, I'm hoping to inspire my students to become lifelong learners.

My Project

By providing my students with these books, they will be able to engage with culturally responsive texts. The books that I am requesting will expand our classroom library to include high-interest texts that will not only allow my students to see themselves reflected in literacy but also learn about other cultures and disabilities. So often, our books only represent dominant American culture, but these books will offer engaging stories that represent an abundance of cultures and promote inclusion.

My students need access to culturally responsive texts that represent their own cultures and communities.

With the addition of these books, my students will learn about the rich history and traditions of various cultures. These books will provide my students with the opportunity to explore the world and learn about diversity and inclusion. My hope is that my students will be inspired by the characters in these books and develop a sense of acceptance for all.

Mrs. Scott Lincoln Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story • Amazon Business $16.61 1 $16.61
My Brother Charlie • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles (Who Did It First?) • Amazon Business $15.62 1 $15.62
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $15.36 1 $15.36
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
I Am Perfectly Designed • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Kitchen Dance • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Festival of Colors • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Pink Is for Boys • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.16 1 $14.16
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Hello Goodbye Dog • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Brown Boy Joy • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
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 $13.29 1 $13.29
Mommy's Khimar • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book) • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Cora Cooks Pancit • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sulwe • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94
Moses Goes to a Concert • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mango, Abuela, and Me • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $7.71 1 $7.71
Hair Love • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90

Materials cost

$430.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.32

Total project goal

$595.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.46

4 Donors

-$297.73

Donations toward project cost

-$253.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.66

match offer

-$297.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$253.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.66

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