Help me give my students a library of books that will celebrate diversity and help teach us about others, as well as other resources that will be used in lessons and play centered around diversity.
Our preschool special ed classroom has changed drastically since March 13th when our physical campus closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We began distance learning on March 16th, and have been working hard ever since!
The world has changed in other ways in the last few weeks too, as the differences between us has been amplified in negative ways.
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Our world is changing rapidly, and the end of this last school year stretched both teachers and students as we taught and learned from home through Zoom. The world is changing in other ways as well, as we are learning more about race, diversity, and inclusion.
Beginning in the 2020/2021 school year, our classroom will focus on creating an environment and curriculum that is inclusive for all learners, promotes diversity and anti-racism.
Books are a huge part of all learning, but specifically for early learners, as they allow us to bring in children and other characters of all races, family types, etc. My hope is that these stories will promote important and necessary conversations with my students, their families, as well as among our staff.
We have also asked for several toys and other resources to help create new and exciting lessons and play opportunities around diversity and inclusion in our classroom.
We don't know what school will look like in the fall, but regardless if we are at school in-person, or teaching via Zoom, I am excited to introduce all of these titles and resources to my students. The books will be read either in-person or over video on Zoom, and activities will be done at school (hopefully!) or instructions given over Zoom. With all of the unknowns happening right now, my staff and I hope to continue to connect with our students from afar using these materials to continue meaningful lessons and activities.
Teach Your Dragon About Diversity: Train Your Dragon To Respect Diversity. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Diversity and Differences. (My Dragon Books)
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Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
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The Skin You Live In
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Get Up, Stand Up: (Preschool Music Book, Multicultural Books for Kids, Diversity Books for Toddlers, Bob Marley Children's Books)
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Big Bob, Little Bob
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The King of Kindergarten
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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All Are Welcome
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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
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Alma and How She Got Her Name
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We're All Wonders
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Red: A Crayon's Story
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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
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The Pink Hat
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Race Cars: A children's book about white privilege
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I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
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Mommy's Khimar
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Last Stop on Market Street
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
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I Like Myself!
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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
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Mixed Me!
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Carmela Full of Wishes
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One
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Harriet Tubman (Little People, BIG DREAMS (13))
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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A is for Activist
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Hair Love
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Sweetest Kulu
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Skin Again
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We Sang You Home
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Pride Colors
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My Heart Fills With Happiness
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Mahatma Gandhi (Little People, BIG DREAMS (25))
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Mommy, Mama, and Me
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This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer
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This Little Artist: An Art History Primer
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Maya Angelou (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
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This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer
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What a Wonderful World
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Please, Baby, Please
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All Kinds of People
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Every Little Thing: Based on the song 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley (Preschool Music Books, Children Song Books, Reggae for Kids)
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We March
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Peekaboo Morning
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Love Makes a Family
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Think Big, Little One (Vashti Harrison)
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Chocolate Me!
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Marvelous Me: Inside and Out (All about Me)
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Counting With -Contando Con Frida (English and Spanish Edition)
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This Little Scientist: A Discovery Primer
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Shades of People
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Whose Toes Are Those?
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Daddy, Papa, and Me
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The Name Jar
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I Love My Hair!
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Dream Big, Little One (Vashti Harrison)
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We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R))
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This Little Explorer: A Pioneer Primer
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Materials cost
$1,148.23
Vendor shipping charges
$4.11
Sales tax
$105.06
3rd party payment processing fee
$17.22
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,304.62
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$230.23
Total project goal
$1,534.85
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,534.85
17 Donors
-$850.75
Donations toward project cost
-$732.14
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$118.61
Matching donations from our partners
-$673.50
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-$572.48
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