My students need various class library books on diversity and inclusion.
$510 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
Spanish, Afrikaans, Arabic, Fulani, Swahili, Chinese, English, Creole, and American Sign Language are just a few of the languages our students exposed to on a daily basis--both in the home and at school. My students, whom are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, are in a self-contained total communication program located in the Bronx, NY. We simultaneously use various forms of communication in our room to fit the needs of each learner. My students are very hard working compassionate kids with a love of learning and experiencing new things first hand. They are all incredibly intelligent and intuitive, but lack of language exposure and often times lack of resources contribute to their lack of understanding and access to grade appropriate instruction. For this very reason, literacy instruction is key to their success and eventual language acquisition.
It is my goal to facilitate their learning through hands on student centered experiences, all-while challenging preconditioned notions of society, their home communities and themselves.
The expectation is that they will become critical thinkers that will formulate their own opinions about the world and change it for the better.
My Project
The selected books will inspire students by allowing them to connect to characters that they share life experiences with and gain empathy for those they do not. All books selected are will be added to our classroom library, with each book being featured every few weeks in classroom lessons/discussions.
These books are centrally themed around diversity, inclusion and the understanding of others lives.
Every family is different, every student is different, and so are our experiences. These books will allow us to examine our own lives by seeing ourselves in the story (which we so seldomly do) and develop empathy for others by noting both our differences and similarities and appreciating them for their uniqueness.
All the Colors We Are/Todos los colores de nuestra piel: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color/La historia de por qué tenemos diferentes colores de piel
• Amazon Business
$14.94
1
$14.94
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$14.44
1
$14.44
I Wanna Iguana
• Amazon Business
$13.83
1
$13.83
My Two Blankets
• Amazon Business
$13.79
1
$13.79
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Familys Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$13.68
1
$13.68
Red: A Crayon's Story
• Amazon Business
$13.64
1
$13.64
One Family
• Amazon Business
$13.42
1
$13.42
I'm New Here
• Amazon Business
$12.93
1
$12.93
Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
• Amazon Business
$12.76
1
$12.76
Peace is an Offering
• Amazon Business
$12.72
1
$12.72
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$12.64
1
$12.64
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
• Amazon Business
$12.59
1
$12.59
And Tango Makes Three
• Amazon Business
$12.24
1
$12.24
The Invisible Boy
• Amazon Business
$12.21
1
$12.21
Happy in Our Skin
• Amazon Business
$12.05
1
$12.05
The Different Dragon
• Amazon Business
$11.85
1
$11.85
Mango, Abuela, and Me
• Amazon Business
$11.84
1
$11.84
One Word from Sophia
• Amazon Business
$11.80
1
$11.80
Ada Twist, Scientist
• Amazon Business
$11.21
1
$11.21
George
• Amazon Business
$11.17
1
$11.17
Fish in a Tree
• Amazon Business
$10.76
1
$10.76
The Skin You Live In
• Amazon Business
$10.09
1
$10.09
Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words
• Amazon Business
$10.08
1
$10.08
Last Stop on Market Street
• Amazon Business
$9.49
1
$9.49
The Terrible Two
• Amazon Business
$8.51
1
$8.51
The Colors of Us
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Earrings! (Aladdin Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The War That Saved My Life
• Amazon Business
$7.97
1
$7.97
Absolutely Almost
• Amazon Business
$7.81
1
$7.81
Let's Talk About Race
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
A is for Activist
• Amazon Business
$6.94
1
$6.94
Mommy, Mama, and Me
• Amazon Business
$6.17
1
$6.17
Those Shoes
• Amazon Business
$6.07
1
$6.07
Shades of People
• Amazon Business
$6.00
1
$6.00
Heather Has Two Mommies
• Amazon Business
$5.91
1
$5.91
The Family Book
• Amazon Business
$5.86
1
$5.86
Listen, Slowly
• Amazon Business
$5.79
1
$5.79
The Jumbies
• Amazon Business
$5.76
1
$5.76
Daddy, Papa, and Me
• Amazon Business
$5.01
1
$5.01
Materials cost
$396.94
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.95
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$432.89
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$76.39
Total project goal
$509.28
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$509.28
8 Donors
-$390.46
Donations toward project cost
-$339.39
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$51.07
match offer
-$110.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$93.50
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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