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Mrs. Anderson from Henrico, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Inspiration

Help me give my students diverse STEAM-themed books (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to inspire them to rise to any challenge.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Anderson's classroom raised $345

This project is fully funded

My Students

My 5th grade students are very diverse. We come from a variety of social, economic, religious, and racial backgrounds. We speak several different languages, and we perform on a variety of different academic ability levels. We all come to school each day with different gifts and talents, interests and issues, hopes and dreams.

Despite all the ways we are different, we are alike in so many ways.

We are all leaders in our school. We are all excited about learning. We LOVE to share what we know. We are curious, ask questions, and celebrate when we are successful at learning new things. Most importantly, we work hard by using everyone's unique talents to support all of our varying needs in order to succeed. We know our teamwork is what will make our dreams work!

My Project

For this project, I am requesting books we can use during our reading block to enhance and support learning across the curriculum - specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). For example, Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music correlates to our study of sound in science, and Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding ties into a variety of our computer activities like Hour of Code.

These titles reflect the growing diversity we encounter as global citizens, model problem solving from beyond our community, and redefine the image of leadership.

From Mae Jemison and Ada Lovelace to Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and Horace Pippin, the strong main characters in these books depict women, minorities, and people with disabilities being successful, overcoming adversity, leading in their chosen fields, and reaching their dreams. The people represented in these stories are role models I want all my students to learn about and to admire. I believe adding these titles to our class library will impact the developing perceptions my students have about STEAM careers and who can be successful leaders in those jobs in the future.

Mrs. Anderson Pinchbeck Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Schneider Family Book Awards - Young Children's Book Winner) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet (CitizenKid) • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition • Amazon Business $11.65 1 $11.65
Hello Ruby: Journey Inside the Computer • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43
Hello Ruby: Expedition to the Internet • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women • Amazon Business $8.96 1 $8.96
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78

Materials cost

$250.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.62

Total project goal

$344.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $344.15

1 Donor

-$151.52

Donations toward project cost

-$151.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$165.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$141.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.74

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 $0.00

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