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Mr. Hunter from Plymouth Meeting, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Hunter's classroom raised $734

Diverse Books Needed to Grow Strong Readers and Leaders!

Help me give my students access to diverse books, so they can learn about the importance of acceptance while simultaneously becoming stronger readers, writers, and leaders.

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Mr. Hunter Colonial Elementary School
Plymouth Meeting, PA Grades 3-5

My Students

My students become my family. I love all of their unique qualities and personalities. There is no better feeling than watching the class grow and develop into strong, independent and confident readers. Many of my students enter fourth grade reluctant to read, but by the end of the school year they feel much more confident. Its amazing being able to encourage a student to take risks and discuss books - books that may fall out of their comfort zone and books that may prompt them to think differently about difficult topics. This reminds me of the strength that people have when they bring their voices together. I will use these books to help encourage thoughtful conversation.

My Project

With the circumstances that have impacted our county and our world this past year, it is more important than ever to learn using a diverse pool of books, authors and stories.

These books will be used to help give greater representation of minorities as well as provide deeper understanding of different perspectives.

These books demonstrate a wide variety of characters that come from many different geographical locations, ethnicities, and cultures.

As the pandemic comes to an end, its important to remember there is so much still to be done. This starts with educating students with high-quality materials.

I plan to use these books for quality read aloud time and mini-lessons to teach all the important 4th grade skills and strategies. These books will provide my students the opportunity to learn and grow academically while expanding their perspectives.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 10 donors
Mr. Hunter Colonial Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Plymouth Meeting, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

50 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Jalapeno Bagels • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Korean Cinderella • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Buddy Bench • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
A Sweet Smell of Roses • Amazon Business $17.34 1 $17.34
Who Has These Feet? • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Rough-Face Girl • Amazon Business $15.48 1 $15.48
The Breaking News • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
The Other Side • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Humdrum School Day • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Amazing Grace (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $14.31 1 $14.31
The Princess and the Pit Stop • Amazon Business $14.09 1 $14.09
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
The Sandwich Swap • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $13.88 1 $13.88
Most People • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
Hair Love • Amazon Business $6.90 2 $13.80
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
A Book of Bridges: Here To There and Me To You • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $13.33 1 $13.33
Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters From Obedience School (LaRue Books) • Amazon Business $12.92 1 $12.92
Sofia Valdez's Big Project Book for Awesome Activists (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $12.55 1 $12.55
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
Thank You, Mr. Falker • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Perfectly Norman (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book) • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever • Amazon Business $10.35 1 $10.35
The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales (BookFestival) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Climate Change and Air Quality (Searchlight Books (Tm) -- Climate Change) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Sulwe • Amazon Business $9.64 1 $9.64
My Best Friend • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Bad Seed • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $6.68 1 $6.68

Materials cost

$547.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $38.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$623.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.06

Total project goal

$733.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $733.72

8 Donors

-$653.42

Donations toward project cost

-$559.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.51

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

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 $0.00

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