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Mrs. Wanke from Pecatonica, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Acceptance Through Literature

Help me give my students multicultural literature to promote acceptance and understanding of all people.

  • $417 goal

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My Students

I teach first grade in a small farming town in Illinois. We have such a diverse student population. On one side of town, we have students who come from half-million-dollar homes and on the other side of town, students come from public-housing situations. 30% of our student population receives free and reduced-price lunch and school fees. My goal for all my students is to give each and every one of them the same opportunity to learn with every advantage possible.

If I can accomplish one thing in the short time I have my students, it would be that know that I truly love and value them as individuals.

My Project

As I teacher, I have an obligation to provide my students with experiences and exposure to all cultures. Teaching acceptance and understanding starts NOW with us. It is now more important than ever to teach acceptance, understanding, and promote unity.

Literature can open worlds and provide opportunities for exposure to cultures and ethnicities that my students would otherwise not have the opportunity to experience.

I have selected a wide range of books that promote acceptance and understanding. These books will spark natural conversations that will allow me to teach my students about other cultures. When we understand others, we can start to build unity!

Mrs. Wanke
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Sulwe • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Southwest Sunrise • Amazon Business $15.31 1 $15.31
I Love My Hijab! • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Mary Had a Little Glam • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Firebird • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Teach Your Dragon About Diversity: Train Your Dragon To Respect Diversity. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Diversity and Differences. (My Dragon Books) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story • Amazon Business $12.71 1 $12.71
Juneteenth for Mazie (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $12.70 1 $12.70
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $12.41 1 $12.41
Mommy's Khimar • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The King of Kindergarten • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Last Stop on Market Street • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • Amazon Business $10.70 1 $10.70
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63
When I Was Eight • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $9.60 1 $9.60
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
I Love My Hair! • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Materials cost

$319.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.52

Total project goal

$416.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $416.82

2 Donors

-$204.88

Donations toward project cost

-$180.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.73

match offer

-$204.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$174.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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