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Mrs. Cade from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diversity Is Key!

My students need 1 audio cd and 5 paperback copies of Wonder and Stargirl. My students need 13 paperback copies of Firegirl and Because of Mr. Terupt.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cade's classroom raised $379

This project is fully funded

My Students

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." depicts my class. My students are very inquisitive. It is not uncommon for a lesson to take many different paths due to valuing curiosity and differing perspectives.

We are a small neighborhood school in a big district that relies on our community support to get things done.

I am truly lucky in that I have supportive and concerned parents. My students are eager and energetic learners. Our class is far from your quiet teacher-led classroom. Our classroom thrives on communication and questions both on and off topic tends to be our guide. One of the goals of our classroom room is to hear and value each others different perspectives.

My Project

Wonder, Stargirl, Firegirl, and Because of Mr. Terupt are all literary titles that will help my students understand and appreciate the perspectives of others. Students will read and interpret the perspective of the characters using evidence from the literary text. Students will be asked to write from the perspective of the characters using evidence from the literary text to predict outcomes. The goal of this project is to help students to see from the lens of another. At the end of this project, the goal is for students to see the value in the thoughts and opinions of others. As a teacher I hope to teach my students that we all have a voice in this world and that our goal should be to share our voice while hearing the voices of others.

Donations to my project will assist my students in understanding the diverse world in which we live.

It is important for us to understand and be understanding of those around us who may have a different perspective. Wonder, Stargirl, Firegirl, and Because of Mr. Terupt addresses the issues of acceptance, kindness, bullying, and diversity in a way that my students can understand and make personal connections. It is my desire that the lessons in these stories becomes a part of their lives.

Mrs. Cade Mar Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5 Los Angeles, CA View local requests 31 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Firegirl • AKJ Books $5.11 13 $66.43
Because of Mr. Terupt • AKJ Books $5.10 13 $66.30
Wonder • AKJ Books $11.67 5 $58.35
CD - Wonder • AKJ Books $10.94 1 $10.94
Stargirl (Mass) • AKJ Books $5.10 5 $25.50
CD - Stargirl (Audio) • AKJ Books $18.25 1 $18.25
CD - Because of Mr. Terupt • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99

Materials cost

$263.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$321.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.80

Total project goal

$378.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$378.65

9 Donors

-$233.65

Donations toward project cost

-$198.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.05

match offer

-$145.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

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$0.00

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