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

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We Need Empathy....We Need Diversity...We need Diverse Books.

Help me give my students diverse books that teach empathy. By including characters from diverse racial, socio-economic, and other backgrounds, books can become more truly representatives of the fabric of life in this big, messy, crazy word of ours

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Beardsley's classroom raised $236

This project is fully funded

My Students

The school I work at is a diverse community, culturally, economically and linguistically. There is over 55% minority from all over the world, speaking over 36 languages. We are a Title I school with high numbers or percentages of children from low-income families. I work specifically with students with a variety of academic, emotional, and behavioral needs.

My students are hardworking, inquisitive and creative.

They are eager to learn and very motivated with goals that we set to better their academic and social skills. Each day I strive to create lessons that are effective, fun, and interesting for my very diverse students. The kids are passionate and very much willing to learn, given all the support and needs.

My Project

This project aims to expose my students to diverse books that talk about self- empowerment and cultural diversities. Learning about different stories can help you understand what it’s like for people who don’t share your race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. Diverse books teach empathy. By including characters from diverse racial, sexual, and other backgrounds, books can become more truly representative of the fabric of life in this big, messy, crazy word of ours – and therefore they can help us learn more about ourselves and others.

Additionally, young children easily absorb things.

Think of how quickly they learn words and how much they mimic what they see around them. If you include diversity from the start, it will instill those ideas and form a sense of acceptance and understanding in children.

The materials that I am asking for are books that focus on diversity, self-empowerment, self-discovery to name a few.

Mrs. Beardsley Broadview-Thomson K-8 School Grades 3-5

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.

Seattle, WA View local requests

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

26 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $14.42 1 $14.42
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.14 1 $14.14
I'm Mixed! • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.45 1 $12.45
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
I Am Every Good Thing: An inspiring and critically acclaimed celebration of black boyhood • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Hair Like Mine (1) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$150.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.08

Sales tax

 $13.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$200.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.37

Total project goal

$235.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $235.80

3 Donors

-$168.86

Donations toward project cost

-$143.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.32

match offer

-$66.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$56.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.04

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 $0.00

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