My students need books with diverse characters and sand timers to help with emotional regualtion.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Scheele's classroom raised $243
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
My classroom is located in Washington state at a Title I school. Students at my school are hardworking, kind, eager individuals. Many students are first and second generation citizens from Africa, South America, and Asia. About 42% of students qualify for English Language Learner Services but up to 50% of students speak a language other than English in the home. Our differing cultures, backgrounds, economic statuses, and languages provide richness in the classroom, but we also face challenges. One challenge is that we are incredibly underfunded. At HV, 83% of students qualify for free and reduced school lunch.
There are so many experiences and learning opportunities I wish I could have with our students if only I had the means.
My Project
Please help get books for my students! My students need books to help them celebrate their cultures. Such books include The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq and The Tortoise's Gift: A Story from Zambia. They need book like The Girl with a Brave Heart to help them deal with difficult age appropriate tolerance issues like bullying and getting along at recess. Because students spend so much time in school, schools have a critically important opportunity and responsibility to ensure that all students get the support and help they need to become empathetic and tolerant.
I want my classroom to be a place that brings out the best in my students.
The books I'm asking to purchase, with your help, are also a better representation of my students. I'm asking for books on strong accomplished women, amazing people of color, books to better understand and build empathy for people, and everyday stories with characters that match the diverse racial and cultural backgrounds of students in my class. By reading about these role models and everyday people, students will be motivated to set goals and reach them.
With how turbulent American society has become students need this character education and diverse representation of characters more now than ever. Students deserve to be reminded that good people support them, will help them get supplies, and they need to be taught how to support one another. These books will help mold the minds of my young impressionable students for the better. Please donate and help my students become the amazing people they can and will be. Thank you!
More than three‑quarters of 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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