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Mrs. Dockett-Giles from Accokeek, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Just Like Me

Help me give my students diverse books so that they can see themselves represented in the characters

  • $493 goal

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My Project

My students will listen to read-aloud about multicultural characters to discuss differences. Multicultural Children's Literature helps children explore diversity within the global community. Diverse and inclusive books within a classroom are essential to appreciate and celebrate different cultures. They help promote respect and acceptance for all students. Our classroom also needs a pocket chart stand for engaging in reading activities.

It is crucial for students to see themselves represented in literature and be immersed in characters that reflect their own experiences.

I want to be able to provide my students with historical picture books that celebrate Black History Month, African American history, inventors, and contributors. Books such as Trombone Shorty celebrate musical excellence while Saving the Day teaches about Garrett Morgan's invention of the traffic signal.

Mrs. Dockett-Giles Accokeek Academy - Lower Campus Grades PreK-2

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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Accokeek, MD 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight (Volume 7) (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $18.41 1 $18.41
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music • Amazon Business $16.10 1 $16.10
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History • Amazon Business $13.75 1 $13.75
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present (See Yourself in Their Stories) • Amazon Business $13.51 1 $13.51
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision • Amazon Business $12.40 1 $12.40
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (People and Events in History) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Sheroes: 15 Fierce And Fearless Women Who Shaped Black History (Black History Month Books for Kids) (Little Legends Unleashed) • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal (A Sweet Blackberry Book) • Amazon Business $11.64 1 $11.64
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Bunheads • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Coretta Scott • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Carter Reads the Newspaper: The Story of Carter G. Woodson, Founder of Black History Month • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
A Picture Book of George Washington Carver (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
If A Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
National Geographic Readers: AfricanAmerican History Makers (Readers Bios) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Baby Young, Gifted, and Black: With a Mirror! (See Yourself in Their Stories) • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
What a Wonderful World • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dancing in the Wings • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Tar Beach • Amazon Business $6.44 1 $6.44

Materials cost

$361.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.92

Total project goal

$492.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.79

2 Donors

-$259.00

Donations toward project cost

-$220.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.85

match offer

-$233.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.07

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