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Mrs. Terry from Phoenix, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Characters Who Look Like Me!

Help me give my students books that teach them social emotional health but also represents them!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Terry's classroom raised $348

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

I read to our students in either a small group or individual setting to help encourage social-emotional and mental health growth and knowledge. Students are very receptive to these stories even though the characters are not a reflection of who they are.

The characters in these books look like my students, represent them, and include actual events they have or will eventually encounter!

All students need representation of themselves in situations that they have been in or will be in.

These specific books include important topics such as mindfulness, accepting ourselves as we are, interrupting while others are talking, and the power within us all. Help my students learn emotional well-being while being represented in quality books!

Mrs. Terry Madrid Neighborhood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Phoenix, AZ View local requests

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

180 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Be You Books - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $76.46 1 $76.46
Kaplan Early Learning Mindfulness Matters Books - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $67.46 1 $67.46
Lucas and His Loco Beans: A Bilingual Tale of the Mexican Jumping Bean (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
A Little Book About Culture (board book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $13.00 1 $13.00
Chicano Jr's Mexican Adventure (Bilingual Children Books By Raúl Jiménez) • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Donde Las Maravillas Crecen (Where Wonder Grows) (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.76 1 $12.76
I am Frida Kahlo (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Every Kid Matters: A Children's Book that Teaches Kids to Accept Themselves and Others • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Invisible String - social emotional learning picture book (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
My Mouth Is A Volcano: A Picture Book About Interrupting • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$239.41

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$17.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$295.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.08

Total project goal

$347.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$347.20

1 Donor

-$347.20

Donations toward project cost

-$295.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.08

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$0.00

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