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Mrs. Sarah Archer from Indianapolis, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me See Myself in the Books We Read!

Help me give my students mentor texts that have diverse protagonists in them.

  • $202 goal

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My Project

It is my strong belief that children must see themselves in the books they read. It is critical for students to understand that their identities matter and that includes their cultures. Teaching a diverse population of students, brings this importance to the forefront.

When my students are able to see strong and resilient protagonists that look like them, they simply feel less alone.

Providing my students with engaging texts that they can connect to enables them to grow as readers, thinkers, and humans. This projects will provide my students with novels that showcase diverse characters that mimic my student demographics.

Mrs. Sarah Archer Chapelwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Indianapolis, IN View local requests

More than half of 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

35 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) • Amazon Business $18.90 1 $18.90
A Family Is a Family Is a Family • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
The Dirt Girl • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
The Boy & the Bindi • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Tiara's Hat Parade • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
When We Say Black Lives Matter • Amazon Business $12.10 1 $12.10
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
I'm New Here • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Let's Talk About Race • Amazon Business $7.23 1 $7.23

Materials cost

$139.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$171.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.25

Total project goal

$201.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $201.66

1 Donor

-$201.66

Donations toward project cost

-$171.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.25

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 $0.00

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