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Mrs. Wleklinski from Zionsville, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Everyone Belongs Here

Help me give my students books so they can learn about the diverse identities and stories of those around them as they learn to appreciate who THEY are and the value THEY give to our community.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Wleklinski's classroom raised $524

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My Students

Reading books that serve as windows, mirrors, and doors for my students has always been the foundation of my classroom community. This year, a school counselor and I formed a Cultural Understandings book club to help all of our middle school students (grades 5-8) develop their own cultural understandings through novel studies and discussions on identity, racism, equity, and respect for themselves and others.

Our book club students are in grades 5-8, and some of them are in-person and some of them are learning remotely.

Our book club is structured so that anyone can join in - no matter where they are. These students represent all of the grade levels and a variety of perspectives that will add fascinating elements of discussion and insights!

My Project

Middle school students are busy learning...learning about math and science and writing...but mostly busy figuring out who they are and how they fit into the world. They are looking around to see and learn from the people around them and are making connections between what they learn in school and how that helps them make sense of their world.

The ultimate goal of our Cultural Understandings Book Club is to help our students explore their own ethnic, racial, gender, and religious identities so that they can appreciate who they are and appreciate the diversity of those around them.

Each title that we choose helps our students learn about the authentic histories, struggles, and achievements of people in our community. Each title serves as a springboard for a discussion into the diversity of the stories of each person in our community and in the world in which our students will live.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Zionsville Education Foundation, we were able to purchase 2 sets of titles to get our book club started. This Donors Choose grant will allow us to purchase more titles to continue our work in developing our students' understanding and respect for everyone's stories of identity and to support our district's philosophy that Everyone Belongs. This grant includes copies of our next three book club novels, as well as some individual titles for students to check out from my lending library.

Mrs. Wleklinski Zionsville Middle School Grades 6-8 Zionsville, IN View local requests 60 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Other Words for Home • Amazon Business $10.74 20 $214.80
Efrén Divided • Amazon Business $16.99 4 $67.96
Front Desk (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.69 5 $38.45
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Before the Ever After • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Prairie Lotus • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
A Place at the Table • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$408.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.52

Total project goal

$523.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $523.49

13 Donors

-$523.49

Donations toward project cost

-$444.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.52

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