Help me give my students various multicultural books to read in the classroom!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lui's classroom raised $273
This project is fully funded
My Students
My second graders are voracious readers! They love to read both fiction and nonfiction books. Their favorite characters include Pete the Cat, Fly Guy, Piggie and Elephant, and Mercy Watson. They also love to read about insects, space, and plants. My students are hungry bookworms! They are eager to learn and read about the world around them. My class is made up of general education students, children with special needs, and English as new language students.
My students love to be at school and are like little sponges, absorbing everything around them.
Their parents work long hours and usually do not see their children. The children are usually cared for by their grandparents or a family friend. Most of them do not have someone who speaks English at home. Thus, it is difficult for students to acquire the English language.
Due to financial hardships, my students do not have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities during the school year or summer.
My Project
My second grade classroom is made up of diverse students from varied backgrounds with diverse cultures, languages, and beliefs. We need more books that represent and honor this diversity. The books requested will increase the diversity in our classroom library.
It is important for students to see themselves and their lives represented in the books they read in the classroom.
Exposing children to diversity in children's literature fosters understanding and empathy towards others. My students will be given opportunities to see what life is like for others and be encouraged to always choose kindness. The books I have chosen for this project will represent the diversity of children in my class through a variety of families, races, backgrounds, and needs. I look forward to reading these books with my students and teaching them at an early age that our differences should be respected and celebrated!
Nearly all 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
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All
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$16.99
1
$16.99
Jabari Tries
• Amazon Business
$14.29
1
$14.29
I am Enough.
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$13.99
1
$13.99
Turkey Trick or Treat (Turkey Trouble)
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$13.95
1
$13.95
All Are Welcome
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$12.07
1
$12.07
Our Class is a Family
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$11.99
1
$11.99
Chairs on Strike: A Funny, Rhyming, Read Aloud Kid's Book For Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, or Early Readers
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$11.99
1
$11.99
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School
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$11.99
1
$11.99
Gratitude is My Superpower: A children’s book about Giving Thanks and Practicing Positivity
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$11.98
1
$11.98
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion
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