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Ms. A from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Picture Books for Second Grade

Help me give my students diverse picture books for them to read during class.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. A's classroom raised $472

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

What makes my students special is that they all come from diverse backgrounds and cultures. They all have their own stories to share within the classroom which makes my classroom unique which provides my students with a unique way of learning. My students are also excited to learn in the classroom and enjoy hands-on activities and love seeing themselves in what we learn in class.

My Project

This is my first year of teaching and it has been a wonderful experience. I am excited to teach my students in a fun and interactive way. When I first entered my room I noticed that there were no diverse picture books for students to read during independent reading time. My students also did not have an opportunity to see themselves in the books they read. For example, I purchased "I Am Every Good Thing" one of my students loved seeing this book and even seeing himself in the book. I really loved how he was engaged when reading the book. The purpose of this project is to provide more diverse books for my students. Each of these books have a diverse character which students can identify with and even learn about different cultures within the picture book. I hope these books will help my students become future readers and to see reading outside of the curriculum.

Ms. A Lozano Bilingual School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Watercress • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Pink Is for Boys • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
I Am Golden • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $14.27 1 $14.27
Ada Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $14.01 1 $14.01
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $13.63 1 $13.63
This Day in June • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
Aaron Slater, Illustrator (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $13.10 1 $13.10
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $13.07 1 $13.07
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
I Am Every Good Thing • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Sulwe • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.65 1 $11.65
Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
Hair Love • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
The ABCs of Black History • Amazon Business $6.83 1 $6.83

Materials cost

$365.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$400.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.69

Total project goal

$471.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.27

5 Donors

-$471.27

Donations toward project cost

-$400.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.69

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