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Ms. McGuire-Day from Virginia Beach, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Characters That Look Like Us And Reflect Our Experiences!

Help me give my students children's literature that will allow them to see themselves in what they read!

  • $289 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

We are motivating 21st-century learners through exciting and engaging environments! I am the Library Media Specialist at a Title I school in Virginia Beach, VA where approximately 80% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. They live in an area of the city with one of the highest poverty rates.

Our student population has become increasingly diverse in recent years.

They are smart and very capable students with a true love of learning through real experiences. The economic challenges do, however, have an impact on what they have available to help them learn. These are changing times, and we have to constantly look for new ways to keep students engaged and build skills that will prepare them for potential careers.

My Project

Our school population has become increasingly diverse in recent years. I want our library collection to accurately represent our young readers through diverse characters and storylines. Our students should feel the library is an open and welcoming place where everyone fits in and belongs.

I hope to build an equitable collection that inspires all of our students not only to love books and reading but also encourages them to celebrate diversity and practice empathy.

This project is full of diverse book titles that celebrate our differences and respect all cultures. I have also included books about military families. They grow up in families where sacrifice, deployments, and frequent change are normal and expected. I want my students to have books in the library that reflect their experiences.

Ms. McGuire-Day
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
You Have A Voice • Amazon Business $17.82 1 $17.82
StarTalk Young Readers Edition • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Pink: A Women's March Story • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
National Geographic Readers: Kamala Harris (Level 2) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
National Geographic Readers: Stacey Abrams (Level 2) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
my daddy is a sailor • Amazon Business $14.42 1 $14.42
Operation Sisterhood • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Miss You to Pieces: A Deployment Story and Project Idea for Kids • Amazon Business $13.01 1 $13.01
HBCU Proud • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I'll Lend You My Daddy: A Deployment Book for Kids Ages 4-8 • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hero Mom • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Superheroes' Kids: When Dad is Deployed • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
I Love My Future HBCU: Teaching Children About Historically Black Colleges & Universities • Amazon Business $10.23 1 $10.23
My Mom's Boots • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
When You Are Away • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
When Mommy's Job Is Far Away • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$211.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$244.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.23

Total project goal

$288.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $288.21

2 Donors

-$144.09

Donations toward project cost

-$122.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.61

match offer

-$144.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$122.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.62

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 $0.00

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