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Mrs. Huntsman from San Diego CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books to Nourish the Reader in Me

Help me give my students diverse books to affirm, value, and celebrate our identities to foster an inclusive learning community.

  • $301 goal

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My Students

Curious, creative, and clever---these are a few words to describe my fourth-grade students. My students come from diverse cultures and backgrounds and include Gifted and Talented Students, English language learners, and students with special needs. They are all unique in their own way which is what makes our school community an inviting and accepting place for all. My students are thriving in fourth grade!

My Project

As an educator, I aim to connect with my students as we begin to form relationships from day one. At the start of the school year, we start to build our community and bridge individuals to make connections through stories we share and books we read. I respect each child for who they are and want my fourth graders to feel visible and valued. This work begins around our identity and affirmation of who we are. I aim to recognize and value my students' identities, as well as help shine a light on who they are and who they may become.

I want all of my students to see themselves as readers and see themselves reflected in the books they read as they nourish their need to read!

What better way to do this than through books! Books with diverse characters can encourage my students to affirm and value their own identities as well as those of others. As readers, they identify with the characters they meet in the books they read which is why an inclusive library is so crucial! Books can be windows for my readers to see through to the outside world as well as a reflection of their own identity. As an educator, I want to give my readers the opportunity to see themselves in the books they read as we build an inclusive learning community and classroom library.

Mrs. Huntsman
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer (Shirley & Jamila) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Besties: Work It Out (The World of Click) • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
Victoria Jamieson Box Set • Amazon Business $20.30 1 $20.30
Bad Sister • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Because Claudette • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
New from Here • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $17.66 1 $17.66
Maizy Chen's Last Chance • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Katie the Catsitter Book 2: Best Friends for Never • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #11) (Adapted edition) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall (Shirley & Jamila, 2) • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
When You Trap a Tiger: (Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal) • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Ban This Book: A Novel • Amazon Business $6.55 1 $6.55

Materials cost

$198.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.99

Sales tax

 $18.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.02

Total project goal

$300.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.15

4 Donors

-$96.52

Donations toward project cost

-$85.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.38

match offer

-$199.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.99

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.64

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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