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Ms. Jensen from Gresham OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Multicultural Books and Art Supplies

My students need books to read and art supplies to use that represent their skin color.

  • $643 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are eager learners and can’t wait to get into the classroom every day to greet me with their smiling faces. We are a Title 1 school where free and reduced lunch is offered to 100% of our students and many have all 3 meals a day at school. Coming from a variety of diverse economic and cultural backgrounds, we come together as a classroom community, ready and excited to learn from each other every day. Each student and the perspectives they contribute are valuable members of our community.

My Project

In order for my amazing students to see themselves represented in our classroom everyday, I need more multicultural books and art supplies. Kids need books and resources that they see themselves represented in as well as that allow them to see a representation of many people, races, cultures, religions and values. As students become engaged in multicultural books they will feel culturally included and empowered.

As a third grade teacher I strive to enhance our curriculum with books and projects that promote social justice and anti-bias views.

During a crucial time in our country, books can be sources that provide current, relevant and accurate information for our kids. I specifically teach about a range of leaders that have used their platform and voice to create change in the areas of civil, human, women and immigration rights. Having a variety of classroom books and and art supplies equip us for the many projects throughout the year. Examples of projects I have incorporated in our classroom to encourage students to create their own change are through collaborative murals and writing a class book as well as individual studies of leadership.

The books and art supplies from this project will help me continue to make our classroom a vibrant, welcoming space where student work represents their ownership, accountability and pride in our classroom community. I am devoted to creating learning spaces where every child feels validated, valued and included each year.

Ms. Jensen
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Multicultural Colored Pencils, Set Of 8 Colors(Discontinued by manufacturer) • Amazon Business $5.64 6 $33.84
Crayola Ultraclean BL Multicultural Markers (10 Count) • Amazon Business $4.36 6 $26.16
Crayola Binney & Smith (R) Multicultural Crayons, Assorted Specialty Colors, Box Of 8 • Amazon Business $3.90 6 $23.40
School Smart Tempera Paint - Pints - Set of 8 - Multicultural Colors • Amazon Business $20.47 1 $20.47
Grandad Mandela • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Turning Pages: My Life Story • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $16.15 1 $16.15
My Name Is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela (Rise and Shine) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Frida (English Language Edition) • Amazon Business $15.45 1 $15.45
Simone de Beauvoir (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Why Are They Kneeling? (Courageous Kid Series) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
People of Peace: Meet 40 amazing activists (40 Inspiring Icons) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Jane Austen (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Georgia O'Keeffe (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Josephine Baker (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Anne Frank (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
L. M. Montgomery (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Audrey Hepburn (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $12.61 1 $12.61
Emmeline Pankhurst (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $12.61 1 $12.61
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner) (English, Multilingual and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.28 1 $12.28
Jane Goodall (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $12.26 1 $12.26
Mother Teresa (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $12.16 1 $12.16
Harriet Tubman (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $12.03 1 $12.03
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Ella Fitzgerald (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
Ada Lovelace (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $10.91 1 $10.91
Nelson Mandela • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Coco Chanel (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
Amelia Earhart (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
The Little Book of Little Activists • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Marie Curie (Little People, Big Dreams) • Amazon Business $8.05 1 $8.05
Who Is Pele? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What Is the Women's Rights Movement? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Selena? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Perfectly Popular (The Wish Fairy #3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Fairies Forever (The Wish Fairy #4) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Treasure Trap (The Wish Fairy #2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Too Many Cats! (The Wish Fairy #1) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$508.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$546.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.41

Total project goal

$642.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $642.76

7 Donors

-$614.60

Donations toward project cost

-$546.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.16

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