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Mrs. Johnson from Janesville, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Summer Books to Promote Inclusion and Inspire STEM Activities

Help me give my students a variety of diverse spring and summer pictures books to promote diversity and inclusion and inspire new literacy-based STEAM lessons.

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Mrs. Johnson Jackson Elementary School
Janesville, WI Grades PreK-2

My Students

As a STEAM teacher and librarian, I have the privilege of working with 320 Pre-Kindergarten through fifth-grade students in our library and in individual classrooms. The integration of STEAM learning experiences has been nothing short of magical, helping my diverse students find confidence, passion, empowerment, success, and creative ways to express their learning. Many of my students will be the first in their families to attend and graduate college. Helping spark an interest in STEAM for my youngest learners can ignite a passion and change the trajectory for their futures. When you support my classroom, you become a part of their stories and successes.

Providing my students with authentic STEAM learning experiences will give them opportunities to develop 21st-century skills, establish a growth mindset, and empower them to overcome any obstacles standing in their way and accomplish their goals and dreams.

My students are energetic, eager to learn, and excited to be in school. They love hands-on learning opportunities and having a voice and choice in their learning as they become empowered learners. I know they will deeply appreciate your generosity and support of their classroom.

My Project

My project will provide my students with a variety of diverse picture books relating to spring and summer. These books feature a variety of diverse characters and authors to promote diversity and inclusion in my elementary library. These picture books will also inspire new literacy-based STEAM challenges for spring and summer.

Students will begin each Storytime STEAM lesson by listening to one of the diverse read alouds.

Then students will complete a STEM challenge that relates to the read-aloud by coding, engineering, conducting an experiment or creating digital content. These books will provide inspiration for these meaningful new safe and socially-distanced challenges while helping students feel represented in the library through featured texts. I am continually trying to integrate more diverse books into my library as well as purposefully integrate them into weekly STEAM lessons in my K-5 school.

Thank you for supporting my students by providing them with new diverse pictures books and STEAM experiences.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

320 students impacted 7 donors
Mrs. Johnson Jackson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Janesville, WI View local requests

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

320 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Sandcastle That Lola Built • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet (Discover America State by State) • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
Out of the Blue • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
Duck & Goose Go to the Beach • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Sea Book • Amazon Business $13.90 1 $13.90
Chase the Moon, Tiny Turtle: A Hatchling's Daring Race to the Sea • Amazon Business $12.77 1 $12.77
Sun, Sun: The Joy of a Summer Day at the Beach ... A stunningly illustrated, fun and delightful rhyming book for Kids 2-6 (perfect for bedtime and early reading) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
How to Code a Sandcastle • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Seashells by the Seashore: A Counting Book for Kids Perfect for the Beach or Classroom (Includes Different Facts About Seashells) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
A House for Hermit Crab - 3.9 x 0.3 x 5.5 inches • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
At the Beach • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Seashells, Crabs and Sea Stars: Take-Along Guide (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Weird But True Ocean • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Swimmy • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Seashells: More Than a Home • Amazon Business $6.27 1 $6.27
How to Catch a Mermaid • Amazon Business $5.10 1 $5.10
Curious George Goes to the Beach with downloadable audio • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fancy Nancy: Sand Castles and Sand Palaces • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$194.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$227.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.13

Total project goal

$267.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $267.54

5 Donors

-$133.77

Donations toward project cost

-$113.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.06

match offer

-$133.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$113.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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