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

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Reading is the Thing!

Help me give my students access to books that will they can identify with, to help strengthen their self-esteem, their self-worth, and self-identity.

  • $543 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

During these unprecedented times, our 2nd grade students have been faced with many inequitable learning situations--not having access to technology, little to no reliable internet support, learning to navigate unfamiliar learning platforms, and not having resources (like books or manipulatives) to support learning new academic content.

Due to the inequities of distance learning, our students furthest from educational justice our the most impacted.

Each week, we host a Zoom Lunch Social Hour, givings students the opportunity to engage in conversations with their peers around current events, games, social and emotional learning, etc. Based off student need, students are given the opportunity to engage in recorded learning lessons, office hours for one on one support and small group instruction via zoom.

We recognize that this way of teaching is not equitable, so we're asking for help to provide resources and materials that will enhance learning through culturally responsive lens.

My Project

By donating to our project, you're giving our students access to books that mirror their identities, experiences, and motivations. As well as providing insight into others identities, experiences, and motivations. These books will be used as read alouds for live and recorded lessons, to guide conversations around race, equity, and inclusion.

Right now, our students furthest from educational justice rely on us, as teachers, to provide them with books that are culturally responsive and speak to their identities.

I know our students will love hearing these stories and seeing characters that look like them.

Ms. Vasser
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $16.19 2 $32.38
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $14.87 2 $29.74
Maddi's Fridge • Amazon Business $13.66 2 $27.32
Ron's Big Mission • Amazon Business $13.49 2 $26.98
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Dreamers • Amazon Business $12.89 2 $25.78
Waiting for the Biblioburro • Amazon Business $12.84 2 $25.68
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story • Amazon Business $12.72 2 $25.44
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $12.29 2 $24.58
My Hair is a Garden • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Are They Really Scary?: a story about being proud of who you are • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Lucia the Luchadora • Amazon Business $11.89 2 $23.78
Let's Talk About Race • Amazon Business $7.54 1 $7.54

Materials cost

$391.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$461.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.39

Total project goal

$542.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $542.60

5 Donors

-$542.60

Donations toward project cost

-$461.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.39

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