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Ms. Fowler from Detroit MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Brown Girls Dreaming

Help me give my students access to new reading materials to engage in some self-discovery while reading about a strong black woman during Black History Month.

  • $179 goal

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Celebrating Black History Month

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 am an urban educator in Detroit, Michigan, where I teach 6th and 7th grade. All of the students at our school receive free lunch. Though we can sometimes be surrounded by chaos, our classroom has become our safe haven. I am determined to make this year my best year as an educator and my students' best year as students.

My students embody our habits of character, compassion, curiosity, creativity, cooperation, integrity, responsibility, and perseverance.

These habits of character drive our approach to educate our students beyond the classroom. Many of my students have grown up together, and we are excited to set and exceed our academic goals.

My Project

With Black History Month quickly approaching, we are excited to expand our minds, hearts and knowledge of African American women. Through this novel, our students will be able to discover what it was like to grow up as a young black female in the 1960s and 1970s.

Throughout this unit, students will be able to reflect on Woodson's experience and create stories or poems that reflects their own voice.

Through this novel, we hope to develop more understanding about the past and how it impacts our future. While reading this text, we will study other strong, influential black women.

Ms. Fowler
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $7.99 15 $119.85

Materials cost

$119.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.76

Total project goal

$178.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.41

2 Donors

-$178.41

Donations toward project cost

-$151.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.76

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