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Mrs. Ford from Urbana, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rebellious Read Alouds for Conversations About Diversity

Help me give my students read aloud books that invite conversations about diversity such as: IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All, Grandpa Grumps, Becoming Vanessa, and Fry Bread: a Native American Family Story.

  • $575 goal

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My Project

I strive to center inclusiveness and diversity in my teaching practice. Incorporating read alouds centered on diverse identities is a starting point for powerful conversations that are essential for children to learn about the world around them. As a global educator it's my responsibility to instill awareness, compassion, and acceptance of others and the books included in this project will support my efforts.

Children deserve to have their identity honored and these books will ensure all of my students are represented.

The themes of these books will allow for a true safe space for deep conversations, big thinking, and tackling some of our deepest emotions.

Mrs. Ford Thomas Paine Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Grandpa Grumps • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box • Amazon Business $16.55 1 $16.55
We Want to Go to School!: The Fight for Disability Rights • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Freedom Soup • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Key Education Lowercase Letters: Textured Touch and Trace Cards—Color-Coded Alphabet Cards with Tracing Points and Directional Arrows, Alphabet Learning and Letter Recognition Skills (26 pc) • Amazon Business $15.43 1 $15.43
Bilal Cooks Daal • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Sometimes People March • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Our Favorite Day of the Year • Amazon Business $14.55 1 $14.55
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Becoming Vanessa • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
The Remember Balloons • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know • Amazon Business $13.53 1 $13.53
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $12.72 1 $12.72
Alejandria Fights Back! / ¡La Lucha de Alejandria! • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
I Talk Like a River • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Awesomely Emma: A Charley and Emma Story (Charley and Emma Stories, 2) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Where Are You From? • Amazon Business $11.62 1 $11.62
Amira's Picture Day • Amazon Business $11.36 1 $11.36
When Charley Met Emma (Charley and Emma Stories, 1) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
When Aidan Became a Brother • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Hair Twins • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs) • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.04 1 $10.04
All Because You Matter • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Tomatoes for Neela • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$451.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.19

Total project goal

$574.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $574.61

3 Donors

-$300.71

Donations toward project cost

-$289.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.50

match offer

-$234.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$199.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.54

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