Representing All - A Culturally Responsive Library
Help me give my students books that represents the diversity of our classroom culture!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Delmer's classroom raised $924
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.
My Students
My students are a loving and energetic group of kids, with a passion for learning. Our classroom is as diverse in cultures as we are in personalities, and have a large focus on building a sense of community. We are a Title I school, where 91% of students qualify for free-and-reduced lunch and 46% of students are considered English Language Learners. As a majority of my students come from low-income families, I must create an environment that is conducive to learning and give them the best shot at success!
My Project
Supporting our classroom with the funds for culturally responsive books will increase my students engagement during read aloud time, allow my students to identify with the characters, and have diverse learning opportunities. In whole group instruction, we will read these books as they are themed with the different heritage months, both during distance learning and while in the classroom.
My goal is to cultivate a library that represents the many different backgrounds in our classroom to increase student engagement, joy and enthusiasm around literacy!
Students will listen to the stories and participate in discussion about the comprehension of the story. For example, students will be asked to analyze the characters, make text to self, text to text, and text to world connections. This will support students understanding of historically accurate events along with their ability to make connections from the story to their own lives. These skills will help them become engaged readers, thinkers, citizens, and social activists.
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
Post-It Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25 x 30 Inches, 30 Sheets/Pad, 4 Pads & Super Sticky Notes, Rio de Janeiro Colors, Large Pack, 3 in x 3 in, 24 Pads/Pack, 70 Sheets/Pad
• Amazon Business
$76.61
1
$76.61
She Persisted Boxed Set
• Amazon Business
$25.56
1
$25.56
What You Do Matters Boxed Set — Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?)
• Amazon Business
$21.74
1
$21.74
Tough Guys Have Feelings Too
• Amazon Business
$17.95
1
$17.95
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Chocolate Me!
• AKJ Education
$16.19
1
$16.19
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice
• AKJ Education
$15.29
1
$15.29
We Are Water Protectors
• Amazon Business
$14.69
1
$14.69
Malcolm Little
• AKJ Education
$14.59
1
$14.59
Annie's Plaid Shirt
• Amazon Business
$13.98
1
$13.98
Sparkle Boy
• Amazon Business
$13.90
1
$13.90
Under My Hijab
• AKJ Education
$13.83
1
$13.83
Separate Is Never Equal
• AKJ Education
$13.83
1
$13.83
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
The Water Princess
• Amazon Business
$13.43
1
$13.43
Dreamers
• Amazon Business
$13.29
1
$13.29
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
Harlem's Little Blackbird
• AKJ Education
$13.13
1
$13.13
Diego Rivera
• AKJ Education
$13.10
1
$13.10
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote
• AKJ Education
$13.10
1
$13.10
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Sulwe
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Alma and How She Got Her Name
• Amazon Business
$12.41
1
$12.41
Pink Is for Boys
• Amazon Business
$11.97
1
$11.97
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
• Amazon Business
$11.86
1
$11.86
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
• Amazon Business
$11.70
1
$11.70
Skin You Live In
• AKJ Education
$11.64
1
$11.64
I Am Enough
• Amazon Business
$11.39
1
$11.39
All Are Welcome
• Amazon Business
$11.29
1
$11.29
The Good Egg
• Amazon Business
$10.79
1
$10.79
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
• Amazon Business
$10.69
1
$10.69
The Invisible Boy
• Amazon Business
$10.59
1
$10.59
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$10.54
1
$10.54
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
The Day You Begin
• Amazon Business
$10.38
1
$10.38
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
• Amazon Business
$10.05
1
$10.05
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Festival of Colors
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Hair Love
• Amazon Business
$9.96
1
$9.96
What Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids)
• Amazon Business
$9.79
1
$9.79
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez
• Amazon Business
$9.39
1
$9.39
Niño Wrestles the World
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Ganesha's Sweet Tooth
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Name Jar
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Thank You, Omu!
• Amazon Business
$7.60
1
$7.60
The Bad Seed
• Amazon Business
$7.26
1
$7.26
Let's Talk About Race
• AKJ Education
$5.83
1
$5.83
Green Is a Chile Pepper
• AKJ Education
$5.83
1
$5.83
Bee-bim Bop!
• AKJ Education
$5.83
1
$5.83
Under the Ramadan Moon
• AKJ Education
$5.10
1
$5.10
Materials cost
$673.52
Vendor shipping charges
$9.99
Sales tax
$61.63
3rd party payment processing fee
$10.10
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$785.24
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$138.57
Total project goal
$923.81
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$923.81
3 Donors
-$923.81
Donations toward project cost
-$785.24
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