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Mrs. Kay from Middleton WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books to Fuel Growing Minds: Part 2

My students need new release picture books to show diverse characters and situations.

  • $214 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My school has an amazing mix of cultures that give a very global feel to our hallways and classrooms. Our learning community has a variety of learning levels and English proficiency levels throughout each classroom. We have dedicated, hardworking parents and community members who truly want success for each and every student.

Our students are innovative and creative individuals who are willing to think outside the box to show academic growth.

They approach challenges with a positive attitude and are continually supporting each other in their academic endeavors. Our students are respectful of each other's differences, and embrace the diversity around them.

My Project

We LOVE new books. They transport us to new worlds. They open our eyes to the world we live in. They let us see ourselves. Books are the key to growing children who are secure in themselves, but also flexible and empathetic to others. Already this year there has been so many amazing books published.

Students need texts that show characters like them dealing with real life things and persevering.

These books will be available to students during our independent reading time, but will also be used as whole class read alouds and mentor texts. "Snow Sisters" is a perfect mentor for a discussion on how two people can see the same thing in a different way. "Mae Among the Stars" tells the story of African American astronaut Mae Jemison.

Mrs. Kay
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Lola Dutch • Amazon Business $15.53 1 $15.53
This Is It • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
The Little Red Fort • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
The Last Chip • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61

Materials cost

$149.59

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.09

Total project goal

$213.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$213.92

1 Donor

-$213.92

Donations toward project cost

-$181.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.09

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$0.00

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