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Ms. Medve from Oceanside, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Medve's classroom raised $295

Diverse Books for an Anti-Racist, Inclusive Classroom

Help me give my students a group of books that talk about race, ethnicity, and diversity so that students can start learning at a young age to embrace their differences, be anti-racist, and learn about activism.

This project expired on October 7, 2020.

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Ms. Medve Ivey Ranch Elementary School
Oceanside, CA Grades 3-5

My Students

I have an amazing group of 30 4th graders that are currently learning 100% online during distance learning. Last year I was a 3rd grade teacher at my school, so many of these students have had the luck of having me as a teacher for the last two years and we have bonded and built tremendous trust in each other during that time.

We are a very diverse group as our school is in close proximity to a marine base, and students come from many different places and backgrounds.

Our differences are what make us special and I want to celebrate them and help students to learn about each other each day.

My Project

It is of the utmost importance that teachers provide a diverse range of reading for students so they can grow to be inclusive, actively anti-racist, and become allies to people of all races, ethnicities, religions, and disabilities. I have selected books that will allow students to learn and come to understand people of different backgrounds from the past and in the present. These materials will become part of my classroom library where students choose books to read each week, as well as become read-aloud stories for discussion and deep-diving into the stories themes. The themes discussed in the books I chose include: activism, racism, individuality, inclusivity, protesting, consent, immigration, and so much more.

I want to imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book, which is why providing diverse texts is so important to me.

As teachers, we need to honor the lives of all young people and our classrooms should be a reflection of that. Change starts with education, and a diverse selection of books is a way I can help society embrace people of all races, ethnicities, religions, and disabilities and to respect and celebrate our differences.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Medve Ivey Ranch Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oceanside, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

120 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Thunder Boy Jr. (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.84 1 $12.84
Islandborn • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00
New Kid • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
My Family Divided • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Antiracist Baby • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
The Only Road • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Ghost (1) (Track) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $5.29 1 $5.29

Materials cost

$199.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.22

Total project goal

$294.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $294.79

4 Donors

-$195.04

Donations toward project cost

-$179.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.75

match offer

-$83.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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