Help me give my students books with characters that look like them and go through problems that my students can relate too. Now more than ever, my students need to feel seen and accepted.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Wilson's classroom raised $321
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
The students really love coming to school. Our school is a Title I school with 100% free breakfast and lunch which means that our students come from low income families. They deal with a lot of stress at home and that stress most often comes with them when they enter the school building.
In my classroom, I focus on capturing the hearts of students by building meaningful relationships with each child.
Having a positive impact on our students is very important to every person who works at our school. We know that the stress that the kids bring with them from home can greatly impact how they learn. Teachers and staff strive each and every day to make sure that we speak to students in the hallways, we shake their hands as they enter the classrooms, we sit and talk with students at lunch, and we play with them at recess. We understand that our students come first. We understand that in order for us to be able to teach them, they have to feel safe and loved by the people around them. Each teacher at my school genuinely loves teaching!
My Project
Our classroom library is in need of a refresh. My students love to read and I want to provide them with as many interesting books that I can!
My classroom is filled with diverse students and I want our classroom library to reflect people and cultures like theirs and more!
I want my students to be engaged while they read. I want them to make connections to characters and problems in stories. I want them to be inspired by people who look like them.
I want my students to be able to pick up a book from our library and read about a world similar to theirs. I want them to be able to make a connection to the characters and see themselves in those character's shoes. The books that I have selected for this project will help grow our classroom library so that can happen!
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
Something Happened in Our Town (A Child's Story About Racial Injustice)
• Amazon Business
$14.89
1
$14.89
I Can Write the World (Ava Murray Writes the World (1))
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
Speak Up
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mixed: A Colorful Story
• Amazon Business
$12.59
1
$12.59
Sulwe
• Amazon Business
$12.54
1
$12.54
You Matter
• Amazon Business
$12.29
1
$12.29
The Same But Different Too
• Amazon Business
$11.89
1
$11.89
What will I be?: There are no limits on the greatness we can achieve! A positive & powerful picture book showing Black boys planning for their futures.
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Be the Difference: 40+ ideas for kids to create positive change using empathy, kindness, equality and environmental awareness
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine)
• Amazon Business
$8.95
1
$8.95
Our Class is a Family
• Amazon Business
$8.59
1
$8.59
The Colors of Us
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Happy in Our Skin
• Amazon Business
$6.19
1
$6.19
Materials cost
$223.64
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$15.77
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.35
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$272.76
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$48.13
Total project goal
$320.89
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$320.89
3 Donors
-$160.43
Donations toward project cost
-$136.37
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$24.06
match offer
-$160.46
Match offer toward project cost
-$136.39
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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