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Ms. Dexter from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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All Are Welcome: Diverse Books and Art Supplies

Help me give my students diverse books and art supplies to create a classroom culture where all students are represented!

  • $812 goal

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My Students

My classroom is full of curious readers, authors, scientists, and mathematicians. My students attend a Title I school in Oakland, California with a school-wide free breakfast and lunch program. Many of my students come from families and communities that have experienced some form of trauma and often have difficulty coming to school. Our school has an increasing amount of newcomer families, which continue to make our school an amazing and diverse community where are all welcome.

My students are survivors and thinkers, who push through these tribulations to question, dream, and inspire.

Together, we show up and work hard each and every day to grow as life-long learners and critical thinkers.

My Project

These books and art supplies will be used to celebrate my diverse classroom, and give the chance for students to engage with their own cultures, communities, and heritage. As of right now, my classroom library is limited to books that aren't representative of the students who are reading them. I hope to fill the shelves with these diverse texts, and give each child the opportunity to identify with the characters on the pages. These books will act as mirrors of students' own cultures, and windows into those of others, giving a meaningful opportunity for reflection and growth.

With these books and supplies, I will be better suited to give my diverse classroom the chance to dig a little deeper into who they are, and celebrate the process along the way.

Using the art supplies in this project, I am hoping to launch a classroom-wide activity where students work to mix a paint color that matches their own skin. These colors will be stored in the glass jars and saved for us to use throughout the year, giving plentiful opportunities to appreciate our diversity. Launching this project will create a space for thoughtful conversations around identity and culture, and I can not wait to get started.

Ms. Dexter Emerson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Oakland, CA 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO ProX Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
Peter Reynolds Creatrilogy Box Set (Dot, Ish, Sky Color) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
30 pack 1.5 oz 50ml Mini Clear Glass Jam Jars for Jam, Honey,candies，Baby Foods, DIY Magnetic Spice Jars（Comes with black lids） • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
Binney & Smith Crayola(R) Washable Paint In Multicultural Colors, Set Of 8 • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners • Amazon Business $18.20 1 $18.20
I Feel Teal • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $17.70 1 $17.70
Viva Frida (Morales, Yuyi) • Amazon Business $16.68 1 $16.68
The Water Princess • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
One Green Apple • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Mixed: A Colorful Story • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Islandborn • Amazon Business $15.11 1 $15.11
Iggy Peck, Architect • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
Cece Loves Science • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Big Red Lollipop • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
A Piece of Home • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
CONDA 50 pcs Assorted All- Purpose Paint Brush Set for Acrylic, Oil, Watercolors • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
LetzTalk Conversation Starter and Question Cards - Builds Self-Esteem and Confidence - Ages 5-8 • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66
The Pink Hat • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Hair • Amazon Business $12.37 1 $12.37
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
I Got the Rhythm • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Most People • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
Little Sid: The Tiny Prince Who Became Buddha • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
Eraser • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
When I Was Eight • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Grace for President • Amazon Business $9.85 1 $9.85
Max and the Tag-Along Moon • Amazon Business $8.82 1 $8.82
The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness with the World • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$596.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $54.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$689.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.74

Total project goal

$811.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $811.60

5 Donors

-$405.80

Donations toward project cost

-$344.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.87

match offer

-$405.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$344.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.87

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