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Ms. Chadwick from Seattle, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Once Upon a Line of Code: Picture Books for STEM

Help me give my students inspiring picture books about code, STEM, and famous creators like them!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Chadwick's classroom raised $276

This project is fully funded

My Project

As a STEM teacher, one of my biggest goals is to make science, technology, engineering, and math exciting, meaningful, and inclusive for all my students. In my classroom, we build robots, code games, and invent creative solutions, but representation is as important as hands-on learning. My students need to see themselves reflected in the worlds of innovation and discovery.

That’s why I’m building a library of picture books highlighting coding concepts, STEM exploration, and the real-life stories of inspiring scientists, engineers, and creators, especially those from diverse backgrounds.

Books that feature women in tech, Black inventors, Indigenous scientists, and young changemakers of color can spark something powerful in students who may not have seen those paths as possible for themselves.

These books will help me introduce big ideas in a way that’s age-appropriate, engaging, and deeply meaningful. Whether I teach kindergarteners about algorithms or 5th graders about perseverance in engineering, these stories open doors to imagination and identity.

With your support, I can give my students windows into the world of STEM and mirrors that show them they belong in it.

Ms. Chadwick West Seattle Elementary School 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

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

100 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
How to Code a Rollercoaster • Amazon Business $17.66 1 $17.66
Aaron Slater, Illustrator: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
Adi's Perfect Patterns and Loops (Code Play) • Amazon Business $14.65 1 $14.65
Adi Sorts with Variables (Code Play) • Amazon Business $14.48 1 $14.48
Gabi's Fabulous Functions (Code Play) • Amazon Business $13.76 1 $13.76
Invent-a-Pet • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
How to Code a Sandcastle • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts) • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Rosie Revere, Engineer: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
Gabi's If/Then Garden (Code Play) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Bugs That Make Your Computer Crawl: What Are Computer Bugs? (Coding Is CATegorical ™) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Unbreakable Code • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95

Materials cost

$185.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$234.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.31

Total project goal

$275.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $275.39

2 Donors

-$137.70

Donations toward project cost

-$117.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.65

match offer

-$137.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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