Windows to the World: Exploring Cultures Through Stories
Help me give my students the power to become global citizens through a world map and a rich collection of diverse multicultural books.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Potter's classroom raised $684
This project is fully funded
My Project
Our second-grade classroom is made up of 26 bright and curious learners, each bringing their own unique cultures, languages, and backgrounds to our classroom community.
This project will provide us with a large world map and a diverse collection of multicultural books that will help us celebrate our differences, learn about one another, and better understand the world we live in.
Through powerful and beautifully written stories like Malala’s Magic Pencil, which teaches us about courage and the right to education, Mango, Abuela, and Me, which shows us the power of love and connection across language barriers, and Festival of Colors, which introduces us to the vibrant traditions of Holi and the importance of family and celebration, students will grow in empathy, cultural awareness, and appreciation for others.
We will use the world map daily, not just in social studies, but in reading, writing, and even science, connecting the locations in our stories to real places on the map. This visual connection will deepen our understanding and help us visualize where people come from, where events take place, and how our world is wonderfully interconnected.
This project supports our school’s core values, ROCK (Resilient, Organized, Cooperative, Kind), as we become stronger, more thoughtful global citizens. Your support will help open windows to the world for our students, empowering them to see the beauty of diversity and the strength that comes from understanding and kindness.
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
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Holi Hai!
• Amazon Business
$16.97
1
$16.97
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl (CitizenKid, 22)
• Amazon Business
$16.46
1
$16.46
My Name Is Bana
• Amazon Business
$15.44
1
$15.44
The Floating Field - Reinforced Book
• AKJ Education
$14.59
1
$14.59
Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Home Is in Between (The "Between" Books)
• Amazon Business
$13.89
1
$13.89
Looking for a Jumbie
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient
• Amazon Business
$13.68
1
$13.68
The Most Beautiful Thing
• Amazon Business
$13.59
1
$13.59
Mi Casa Is My Home
• Amazon Business
$13.19
1
$13.19
If Dominican Were a Color
• Amazon Business
$12.81
1
$12.81
Where Three Oceans Meet: A Picture Book
• Amazon Business
$12.43
1
$12.43
Coquí in the City
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Going Down Home with Daddy
• Amazon Business
$11.95
1
$11.95
Zonia's Rain Forest
• Amazon Business
$11.52
1
$11.52
Sharuko: El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello (Spanish and English Edition)
• Amazon Business
$11.44
1
$11.44
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
• Amazon Business
$11.23
1
$11.23
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family (The Proudest Blue, 1)
• Amazon Business
$11.13
1
$11.13
Watercress
• Amazon Business
$11.12
1
$11.12
World Map Tapestry Wall Hanging, Map of The World with National Educational Wall Tapestries Room Decor, Boys Girls Kids Map Wall Tapestry for Bedroom Living Room Office Classroom (60X40")
• Amazon Business
$11.04
1
$11.04
Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
• Amazon Business
$11.02
1
$11.02
Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Sugar in Milk
• Amazon Business
$10.89
1
$10.89
May Your Life Be Deliciosa: A Picture Book
• Amazon Business
$10.89
1
$10.89
Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey
• Amazon Business
$10.69
1
$10.69
From My Window
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Under the Ramadan Moon
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Tomatoes for Neela
• Amazon Business
$9.89
1
$9.89
Malala's Magic Pencil
• Amazon Business
$9.88
1
$9.88
Friends Are Friends, Forever
• Amazon Business
$9.49
1
$9.49
Cora Cooks Pancit
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Petite Rouge (Picture Puffins)
• Amazon Business
$8.36
1
$8.36
The Field
• Amazon Business
$8.32
1
$8.32
Whale Snow
• Amazon Business
$8.09
1
$8.09
Strega Nona - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$8.02
1
$8.02
We're Sailing Down the Nile
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India
• Amazon Business
$7.61
1
$7.61
Festival of Colors (Classic Board Books)
• Amazon Business
$7.39
1
$7.39
Freedom Soup
• Amazon Business
$7.28
1
$7.28
My Chinatown: One Year in Poems
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$6.56
1
$6.56
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
• Amazon Business
$6.36
1
$6.36
Storytelling Math - Usha y la Gran Excavadora / Usha and the Big Digger - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$5.83
1
$5.83
Mango, Abuela, and Me - Paperback Book
• AKJ Education
$5.83
1
$5.83
Materials cost
$497.67
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$45.54
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.47
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$580.68
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$102.47
Total project goal
$683.15
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$683.15
9 Donors
-$616.98
Donations toward project cost
-$580.68
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