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Mrs. D from Newark, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books About Me!

Help me give my students books! These are not your everyday regular books. These are books that will help with Diversity and Cultural Representation.

  • $292 goal

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My Students

My students come from diverse backgrounds and low-income communities, yet they are united in their pursuit of academic excellence. This is predominantly my school's demographic. Our school is nestled in the South Ward of Newark. This area is limited to classroom supplies and technology items.

Our students are eager and very energetic, however; at this time distractions are known to happen.

I want to make sure that providing them with these things improves paying attention and working together.

Our students are eager and very energetic, however; at this age, distractions are known to happen. I want to make sure that providing them with these things limits these issues.

They will not feel disconnected from the classroom learning and this will help to keep them engaged and on task. I believe that providing both students and parents with resources will help keep them calm and focus as well. I'm hoping that providing each child with these simple individual items will help keep their attention.

My second-grade class will be so lucky and thankful!

My Project

Being able to provide books from African American Authors and books about Diversity will help open my students minds to read books about Diversity. I will be able to share these books with the students and they will talk to their families about it. They will be able to be engaged and share experiences together. These resources are intended to promote reading skills, improve comprehension, increase verbal participation, and enable students to be successful for learning! This will support the various students reading level and skills with fun engaging books. These resources will keep students and families engage with reading and connecting it to the classroom environment which will help to be an effective component to students learning. I want to make the books we read to be more meaningful with my students in the community in which we are.

Mrs. D Hawthorne Avenue Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Newark, NJ View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ada Twist, Scientist • MahoganyBooks $17.09 2 $34.18
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut • MahoganyBooks $17.05 1 $17.05
M Is for Melanin A Celebration of the Black Child • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39

Materials cost

$210.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$247.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.68

Total project goal

$291.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $291.22

5 Donors

-$180.61

Donations toward project cost

-$153.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.09

Matching donations from our partners

-$110.61

Match offers toward project cost

-$94.02

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.59

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 $0.00

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