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Diverse Classroom Libraries Matter
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lamkin's classroom raised $668
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students are curious little learners. Read alouds on the carpet have become their favorite time of the day. The eagerness they possess to hear the next part of the story or listen as I read a new picture book brings so much joy to my day. I enjoy the conversations that we have which are usually sparked from what we read that day.
My favorite thing to see them do is curl up with a good book on the carpet as they envision themselves as the characters in the story.
One of my parents told me that her daughter had developed a much stronger desire to read and a love of books since being in my class. My students embraced our new reading curriculum with open arms this past year and are better readers and writers because of it.
My Project
I want my students to be deep thinkers and action-takers. To advocate for those who are marginalized. To show compassion and understanding toward others. Reading is a great way to help students feel empowered.
I have such a diverse group of students and I want to represent them through the literature in our room. I want to further develop their young minds with diverse books that encourage rich conversations about the differences between us. It is through those conversations that we will inspire one another to truly value and celebrate each other.
This classroom project was brought to life by Advancement Center for Washington Township Schools
and 13 other donors.
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Where Your Donation Goes
Materials
Cost
Quantity
Total
Let the Children March
• Amazon Business
$11.86
2
$23.72
A Journey Toward Hope
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
Wherever I Go
• Amazon Business
$17.49
1
$17.49
The Golden Girls of Rio
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
A Boy Like You
• Amazon Business
$15.29
1
$15.29
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
Two White Rabbits
• Amazon Business
$14.30
1
$14.30
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
• Amazon Business
$14.02
1
$14.02
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
• Amazon Business
$13.96
1
$13.96
Ada Twist, Scientist
• Amazon Business
$13.79
1
$13.79
We Came To America
• Amazon Business
$13.78
1
$13.78
The Seeds of Friendship
• Amazon Business
$13.77
1
$13.77
What Is Given from the Heart
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
Trombone Shorty
• Amazon Business
$13.66
1
$13.66
Juneteenth for Mazie (Fiction Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$12.70
1
$12.70
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
• Amazon Business
$12.63
1
$12.63
Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes
• Amazon Business
$12.59
1
$12.59
I Am Enough
• Amazon Business
$12.25
1
$12.25
Illegal
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
• Amazon Business
$11.86
1
$11.86
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
• Amazon Business
$11.59
1
$11.59
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book)
• Amazon Business
$10.74
1
$10.74
The Invisible Boy
• Amazon Business
$10.59
1
$10.59
Last Stop on Market Street
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
• Amazon Business
$10.26
1
$10.26
Say Something
• Amazon Business
$9.69
1
$9.69
Lubna and Pebble
• Amazon Business
$9.69
1
$9.69
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy
• Amazon Business
$9.55
1
$9.55
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers)
• Amazon Business
$9.49
1
$9.49
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$9.32
1
$9.32
Same But Different
• Amazon Business
$8.49
1
$8.49
Rosie Revere, Engineer
• Amazon Business
$8.39
1
$8.39
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition
• Amazon Business
$8.20
1
$8.20
Let's Talk About Race
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Colors of Us
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Name Jar
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
New Kid
• Amazon Business
$7.79
1
$7.79
Out of My Mind
• Amazon Business
$7.64
1
$7.64
Ghost Boys
• Amazon Business
$7.49
1
$7.49
El Deafo
• Amazon Business
$7.44
1
$7.44
Something Beautiful
• Amazon Business
$7.00
1
$7.00
Those Shoes
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
The Whole Story of Half a Girl
• Amazon Business
$6.29
1
$6.29
My Name Is Maria Isabel
• Amazon Business
$5.99
1
$5.99
Materials cost
$525.59
Vendor shipping charges
$3.99
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.88
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$567.46
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$100.14
Total project goal
$667.60
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$667.60
-$363.80
Donations toward project cost
-$321.98
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$41.82
-$288.80
Match offer toward project cost
-$245.48
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$43.32
Excluded support for DonorsChoose
-$15.00
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