Our school is in Happy Valley, and just like the rest of the area, it is full of different kinds of people. My 2nd graders come from many backgrounds, and they bring a rich variety of experiences into our classroom. Truly, they learn so much from each other—about history, about culture, about geography, and about empathy and respect.
Every day my students prove that diversity is a strength and that by working together we can accomplish so much more than we can on our own!
My Project
As a teacher, I recently learned about “windows and mirrors.” It was such an a-ha moment for me! The idea is that students learn the most when they read a mix of “window” books that let them see into experiences that are different from their own, and “mirror” books, that reflect their own experience and help them study it more closely. Learning about this made me take a good, hard look at my classroom library and I realized that for some students the library was filled mostly with windows while for others it was pretty much all mirrors.
I want to supplement my library with high-quality books that will enable every student to experience both windows and mirrors.
I believe that this will help students develop essential comprehension skills such as envisioning and perspective-taking, and it will make sure that all students feel represented in the books they read in school. Please help me improve the quality of my classroom library by adding books that feature under-represented perspectives! There are lots super curious 2nd graders who will thank you!
Kindness Starts With You - At School
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$19.73
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$19.73
Brave
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$15.29
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$15.29
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists)
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$15.15
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$15.15
Benji, the Bad Day, and Me
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$14.63
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The Amazing Erik
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We're All Wonders
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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It
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The Thing Lou Couldn't Do
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$14.20
A Chair for My Mother
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$13.98
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$13.98
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World (Easy Reader Books, Children Around the World Books, Preschool Prep Books)
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$13.74
And Tango Makes Three
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Most People
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Malala's Magic Pencil
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When the Cousins Came
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
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Lila and the Crow
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After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
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$11.98
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$11.98
The Word Collector
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$11.78
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$11.78
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability
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All Are Welcome
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Pink Is for Boys
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Kindness Starts With You
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The Most Magnificent Thing
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Jabari Jumps
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Last Stop on Market Street
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The Day You Begin
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Say Something
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If Nathan Were Here
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Mommy's Khimar
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Thanks for the Feedback, I Think (Best Me I Can Be!)
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Beautiful
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Grandma and Me at the Flea / Los Meros Meros Remateros (English and Spanish Edition)
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Angus All Aglow
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Babu's Song
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My Name Is Yoon
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Violet the Pilot
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The Name Jar
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The Ugly Vegetables
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The Magic Beads
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$7.19
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Materials cost
$453.19
Vendor shipping charges
$3.95
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.80
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$493.94
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$87.17
Total project goal
$581.11
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$581.11
7 Donors
-$452.00
Donations toward project cost
-$407.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$45.00
match offer
-$102.28
Match offer toward project cost
-$86.94
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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