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Mrs. Everage from Troy AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books That Reflect Our Diverse Classroom & World

Help me give my students access to books like "The Power of Her Pen" and "What I Like Most" that help reflect our classroom and world!

  • $241 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach first graders at a Title I school in Troy, AL. My classroom is economically, socially, racially, and intellectually diverse and beautiful. I want to set EVERY student up for success!

I typically teach 16-18 first graders every year, with a diverse school demographic of Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, and Indian.

I have also had the joy of teaching students with special needs for the past 3 years within my classroom, and I strive to explicitly teach kindness and acceptance.

I find such joy in teaching first graders. There have been studies showing that kids begin to develop a world view as young as 5-6 years old. I hope and pray that my students come into my classroom as 6 year-olds, and lay a foundation of inclusion and love that will grow to flourish for the rest of their lives.

My Project

My students love to listen to books. I love to use books and drawings to implement Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and teach life-long character traits.

This project will help further expand my classroom resources to reflect the diversity in our classroom and our world.

Books like "The Power of Her Pen" about Ethel L. Payne highlight inspirational black women, and "What I Like Most" spotlights the day to day joys of a Chinese girl.

These books will go a long way in representing the differences of my classroom on the outside, while we also highlight the beauty and similarities that we find on the inside.

Mrs. Everage
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
What I Like Most • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
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
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Carter Reads the Newspaper • Amazon Business $12.73 1 $12.73
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $12.17 1 $12.17
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
When God Made You • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful Leader (I Can Read Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$155.82

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $12.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$204.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.15

Total project goal

$241.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $241.00

1 Donor

-$238.92

Donations toward project cost

-$204.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.08

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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