Representation Matters: A Classroom Library Project
Help me give my students the inclusive and relevant books they deserve because representation is incredibly important in our class library. Children should see books that mirror them, windows to help them see others, and doors of opportunities.
$730 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
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
If you were to peek into my room on a given day, you would see students working together and laughing as they learn. Though students come to kindergarten at different learning levels, they are all able to help each other to be their best and have fun doing it. My students love anything hands-on and interactive. My students come to school every day eager to learn and grow.
Our school serves K-8 students in a low-income, high crime area.
These students show hard work and grit coming to school and being ready for new challenges every day in a safe learning environment. There is not always enough to go around to help them on their journey to the next grade and beyond. As their teacher, I hope that I can help them to be their best and reach their goals of college for certain!
My Project
Think back to your favorite children's book. Was it funny? Did it teach a lesson? Think about a book that you connected to. Did the characters look like you? All students should be able to experience representation and new opportunities through the books in their classrooms. "'Mirrors, windows, and doors' is a metaphor that can be used to refer to the need for children to find themselves reflected in books; for books to provide an opening onto worlds beyond their own experience (worlds real or imagined)—because children need to see children who look different in the books they read; and for reading to provide a conduit for children to journey into the world and experience all it has to offer." I encourage you all to watch the Ted Talk about this, too!
Representation matters and my students deserve to see books lining the shelves with characters that look like them, stories about them, as well as stories about other people living differently.
Please consider donating to my project so that I can provide more books that are representative, inclusive, and exciting for my students.
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