Books to Unite Our School Family-Reading Together Every Single Day!
Help me give my students books with characters who look and sound like they do, messages that empower them to care about each other and themselves, and an opportunity for us to laugh and learn together!
My 5th graders are a bunch of dynamic, thoughtful, spirited, curious, and intelligent future leaders! They are excited about life and eager to engage in our work together as a school family. With each passing day, I learn a bit more about them as individuals, and a little more about myself. They represent a range of colors, cultures, languages, religions, ethnicities and heritages and this time together, appreciating who we are will hold them in good stead for the global citizenship they need for life.
I wish you could hear the laughter and see the smiles of these amazing children who like to learn!
My Project
This year I am participating in the #classroombookaday challenge. This initiative, based on the work of leaders in our field (Donalyn Miller and Jillian Heise), focuses on reading a picture book daily with your students. Through the use of thoughtfully selected picture books, students build empathy, develop common schema, are exposed to diverse stories, enhance their listening skills and have dozens of opportunities to discuss complete texts as a whole class- just to name a few!
These books will give my students that chance to see characters who look like they do, have experiences like they do and are celebrated like they should be!
These books will help build empathy and focus on character traits like kindness and the ability to persevere. Reading together daily is one of the most powerful parts of our day. My students listen raptly, so eager to hear what we are going to read next. These books will help ensure that not only will this class of students get a chance to hear these wonderful texts- but future classmates will as well!
Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
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$17.06
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$17.06
Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)
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$17.05
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$17.05
One Green Apple
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$16.19
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$16.19
My Name Is Sangoel
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$16.15
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$16.15
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery
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$15.60
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$15.60
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) (Coretta Scott King Honor - Illustrator Honor Title)
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$15.16
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$15.16
The Hueys in the New Sweater
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$14.89
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$14.89
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes
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$14.52
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$14.52
Her Right Foot
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$13.99
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$13.99
Give Bees a Chance
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$13.98
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$13.98
The Kukui Tree
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$13.95
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$13.95
Hungry Johnny
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$13.27
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$13.27
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community
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$12.75
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$12.75
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
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$12.75
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$12.75
The Remember Balloons
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$12.75
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$12.75
A World of Kindness
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$12.73
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$12.73
Manjhi Moves a Mountain
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$12.59
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$12.59
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
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$12.59
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$12.59
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
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$12.59
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$12.59
All Around Us
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$12.56
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$12.56
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
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$12.31
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$12.31
Salamander Sky
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$12.29
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$12.29
The Boy & the Bindi
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$12.20
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$12.20
Imagine
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$12.14
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$12.14
Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival
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$11.89
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$11.89
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
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$11.36
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$11.36
The Potato Chip Champ: Discovering Why Kindness Counts
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$10.95
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$10.95
Drawn Together
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$10.91
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$10.91
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
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$10.91
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$10.91
It Came in the Mail
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$9.98
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$9.98
Festival of Colors
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$9.98
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$9.98
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez
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$9.34
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$9.34
14 Cows for America
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$8.95
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$8.95
Rebel with a Cause: The Daring Adventure of Dicey Langston, Girl Spy of the American Revolution (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
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$7.95
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$7.95
Materials cost
$471.32
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.07
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$508.39
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.72
Total project goal
$598.11
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$598.11
7 Donors
-$526.34
Donations toward project cost
-$448.89
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$77.45
match offer
-$70.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$59.50
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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