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Mrs. Lucas from San Pedro, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Culturally Relevant Picture Books That Will Excite Kids

Help me give my students books to help understand how to embrace and appreciate different cultures.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lucas's classroom raised $205

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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

Online teaching has proven to have its advantages and challenges. Although we are grateful for the advancements in technology, something I have learned from the past month is that online teaching is not equitable. We consistently meet for our Zoom classes and most of my students are in attendance. I have set up an easy to use platform in which students have access to several different free online resources. Our biggest issues are in students not being able to access the material because of the lack of reliable devices and insufficient internet bandwidth making it difficult for us to connect.

Despite current challenges, one thing that has not changed is my students' wonderful imagination for writing, their will to learn, and their optimism.

Throughout our distance learning we have especially enjoyed writing. My students find great joy in creating writing pieces and then posting them in our classroom shared Padlet for others to view.

My Project

This year has been especially challenging for many of us around the world. In the middle of a pandemic we also have civil unrest. Many are in agreement that immediate, long lasting and just change must occur. As an elementary teacher I would like to build a classroom library with books that the children can access to gain an understanding of how to embrace and appreciate other cultures.

Teaching love, compassion, kindness, cultural awareness and acceptance at a young age is a great way to help change the future of our world.

We all will benefit from helping our young children.I would like to empower all of my students but especially those who fit in the misrepresented and misjudged population. I believe that through great books this can be achieved. Please consider helping fund our project.

Mrs. Lucas Park Western Place Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brave • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
I'm Trying to Love Math • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Blackout • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
My Name Is Sangoel • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story • Amazon Business $11.41 1 $11.41
I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl! (1) (I'm a Girl! Collection) • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Malala Yousafzai: Warrior With Words • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Which One Doesn't Belong?: Playing with Shapes • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
How Many? (Talking Math) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Matchbox Diary • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49

Materials cost

$126.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $11.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$173.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.65

Total project goal

$204.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $204.31

1 Donor

-$102.16

Donations toward project cost

-$86.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.32

match offer

-$102.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$86.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.32

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