Body Positive, LGBTQ+ and Consent Books For Special Needs Students
Help me give my students an inclusive library with books about consent, boundaries, LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive characters, and books to learn more about our bodies!
$496 goal
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I am a speech therapist working in a District 75 special needs public school in Brooklyn, serving middle school students. All of our students have special needs, ranging from diagnoses of autism, intellectual disabilities, and severe emotional needs that make learning in a typical classroom difficult. Three-quarters of our student population comes from low-income households and most qualify for free school lunch.
Our student population is very mixed, and within a diagnosis so are their abilities and needs.
Our school provides them with smaller special education classes and extra support through therapy, counseling, and individualized attention so that they can reach their highest potential.
I am hoping to make our classroom library much more inclusive and representative for all of my students. I want to update our library to encompass books having to do with body positivity, celebrating our differences, a more inclusive LGBTQ+ and gender expansive library, and also books talking about consent.
The books chosen help to broaden students' exposure to different types of characters, characters that represent themselves more and more. These books have been curated to include wonderful texts that tell lovely stories with LGBTQ+ characters and experiences. We need more recent and accessible books to help our classroom become much more inclusive.
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
Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU
• Amazon Business
$23.36
1
$23.36
You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things
• Amazon Business
$22.37
1
$22.37
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
• Amazon Business
$18.95
1
$18.95
The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families
• Amazon Business
$17.79
1
$17.79
My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes (The Safe Child, Happy Parent Series)
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
A House for Everyone: A Story to Help Children Learn about Gender Identity and Gender Expression
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
We Accept No (We Say What's Okay Series)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender (First Conversations)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
All Bodies Are Good Bodies
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Sparkle Boy
• Amazon Business
$13.69
1
$13.69
Mary Wears What She Wants
• Amazon Business
$13.49
1
$13.49
C is for Consent
• Amazon Business
$13.46
1
$13.46
My Body Is My Own: Learning Consent, Respect, and Responsibility
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Her Body Can (Body Can Books)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Bodies Are Cool
• Amazon Business
$12.79
1
$12.79
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity
• Amazon Business
$12.53
1
$12.53
Introducing Teddy: A gentle story about gender and friendship
• Amazon Business
$12.49
1
$12.49
Don't Hug Doug: (He Doesn't Like It)
• Amazon Business
$12.49
1
$12.49
I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private
• Amazon Business
$11.65
1
$11.65
When Aidan Became a Brother
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race (First Conversations)
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Where Hands Go: An Introduction to Safe and Unsafe Touch
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect: Teach children about body ownership, respect, feelings, choices and recognizing bullying behaviors
• Amazon Business
$9.95
1
$9.95
I Can Say No
• Amazon Business
$9.49
1
$9.49
Neither
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Jacob's New Dress
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Materials cost
$385.28
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.78
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$421.06
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$74.30
Total project goal
$495.36
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$495.36
4 Donors
-$475.36
Donations toward project cost
-$404.06
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$71.30
match offer
-$20.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$17.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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