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Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow: Empowering Young Voices Through Literacy

Help me give my students a chance to see the world through someone else's eyes by reading about young leaders!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Walker's classroom raised $1,264

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My Project

At my school, we want to ensure that our scholars receive a high-quality public education to stay true to the namesake of our school. Throughout the upcoming school year, the fifth graders will be able to read a collection of culturally relevant novels that will help them to be exposed not only to award-winning literature and protagonists that are relatable and resemble them in ethnicity, age, or gender, but stories that help them learn more about history and hopefully empower them to want to make changes.

By exposing my students to literature that is well-written, and thought-provoking, I can help them better understand the culturally relevant issues, challenges, and opportunities of our nation's past and present.

Reading books like "Number the Stars", "The Giver", "Bud, Not Buddy", "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", and "Bridge to Terabithia" can help them identify with the characters and see the world through their eyes, while at the same time, making connections to the real world. Reading this literature will help them become more aware of the world around them and empower them to be leaders like the protagonists in the books. All of my students have this in them, and I hope to bring it out of them through these stories.

We hope to expand our worlds by reading these texts next year in fifth grade and expand the possibilities for these students to soar higher. With these grade level sets, we hope to inspire these 5th graders to become the leaders that they are meant to be.

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Chicago, IL
Grades 3-5
Literacy
Racial Justice & Representation
Traditional School
Books
More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Walker Owen Scholastic Academy Grades 3-5

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

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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

The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner (Giver Quartet, 1) • Amazon Business $6.90 32 $220.80

Bridge to Terabithia • Amazon Business $6.89 32 $220.48

Bud, Not Buddy: (Newbery Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $6.45 32 $206.40

Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.20 32 $198.40

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $5.70 32 $182.40

Materials cost			$1,028.48
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$15.43
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$1,073.91
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$189.51
Total project goal			$1,263.42
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$1,263.42
2 Donors			-$644.21
Donations toward project cost			-$547.58
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$96.63
match offer			-$619.21
Match offer toward project cost			-$526.33
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$92.88
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow: Empowering Young Voices Through Literacy

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