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Ms. Hannon from Milford, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Diverse Library, for Diverse Learners

Help me give my students access to a classroom library as diverse as they are!

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My Students

I have the privilege of teaching students with diverse backgrounds and diverse learning needs. In my classroom of 22 students, 8 speak another language besides English, 6 have individual education programs, and at least half receive free or reduced meals. 100% of the students bring to school rich backgrounds that they are able to draw from during their learning. In our class we make connections to our similarities, as well as, celebrate our differences.

These wonderfully diverse students deserve to read diverse books that will allow them to not only connect to their own cultural knowledge but also to create new knowledge about other cultures.

My Project

Literature has the power to transport the reader to a different time or place. It allows young readers to be exposed to new and wonderful ideas. My students come from a variety of backgrounds and I strive to celebrate and acknowledge these backgrounds in many different ways.

My hope is to expand my classroom library so that every student can see themselves in a character.

The books "School's First Day of School", "This is the way we go to school", "It's Back to School We Go" and "The Name Jar", depict how children across the world go to school, what it might feel like to be new to school in America, and what it is like to accept your name even though it might be different than your classmates. These books will be read at the beginning of the school year to begin to create an open and accepting environment.

"Keena Ford and The Second Grade Mix-Up", "When This World Was New", "Elizabeti's School", "King for the Day", and "Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear", are third grade level chapter books whose main character's are culturally diverse. These books will be used in small reading groups and will foster discussions about adversity, perseverance, and telling the truth.

All of my students have heard of Nancy Drew an American detective, but not all of my students have hear of Precious Ramotswe a detective from Africa. "The Great Cake Mystery", "The Mystery of Meerkat Hill", and "The Mystery of the Missing Lion", are part of the Precious Ramotswe series.

Lastly, "Freedom on the Menu" is a third grade level book about the Greenboro Sit-Ins. I am asking for a class set so that the whole class can engage with this important text.

Ms. Hannon Woodland Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

22 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins • Amazon Business $6.44 25 $161.00
When This World Was New • Amazon Business $10.16 6 $60.96
King for a Day • Amazon Business $7.98 6 $47.88
Elizabeti's School • Amazon Business $10.95 4 $43.80
Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear (Yang Family Series) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.39 6 $32.34
It's Back to School We Go!: First Day Stories From Around the World • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
School's First Day of School • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case (Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Mystery of the Missing Lion: A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Mystery of Meerkat Hill (Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$451.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.14

Total project goal

$574.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $574.24

2 Donors

-$557.55

Donations toward project cost

-$488.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.69

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