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Ms. Imam from Howard Beach NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Diverse Books for my Diverse Classroom

Help me give my students various books that represent their identity so they don't feel invisible. My kids deserve a diverse library.

  • $268 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I have an incredible group of 2nd graders who are always eager to learn. They come from diverse backgrounds and learning abilities. Some of my students come from disadvantaged neighborhoods and are struggling with basic reading and mathematical skills. I also have students who excel in reading and want to continue to learn and grow daily.

We will use supplies through donorschoose.org in our classroom daily to enhance their learning in all subject areas---reading, writing, and math.

We are a brand new school and we lack a lot of essential resources. The enthusiasm for education starts at a young age.

According to Dr. Seuss, "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

My Project

My goal is to create a holistic learning environment by providing them resources that are relatable.

I strongly believe that we can foster their love for reading by exposing them to various different types of literature that portray diversity.

All students can be successful if we strive to meet the holistic​ needs of the children. Reading culturally diverse books leads children to expand their thinking like never before.

Funding from this project will furnish us with books at different levels for students that enhance diversity and inclusion, especially during the troubling times that we are in as a country. My students and I thank you in advance for your kind donations!

Ms. Imam
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kindness Starts With You - At School • Amazon Business $18.51 1 $18.51
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $14.75 1 $14.75
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $14.51 1 $14.51
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
A Little SPOT of Anger: A Story About Managing BIG Emotions • Amazon Business $11.26 1 $11.26
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The World Needs More Purple People • Amazon Business $8.73 1 $8.73
All Kinds of People • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! • Amazon Business $7.80 1 $7.80
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R)) • Amazon Business $4.29 1 $4.29

Materials cost

$194.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$227.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.16

Total project goal

$267.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$267.72

1 Donor

-$227.56

Donations toward project cost

-$227.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.16

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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