Help me give my students and ALL students at Sherwood racially inclusive books that teach students to love themselves, embrace diversity, and promote equality!
$5,472 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
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I teach kindergarten at a public school in Houston, Texas. Our school has a very diverse student population from all different backgrounds.
It is so important that students from all different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds come together as a family, and it is our job as educators to embrace diversity and promote cultural awareness and equality.
My students absolutely love to learn, and school is like a second home to them. Going to school and seeing their bright faces every morning is such a gift, and I always strive to make them feel like they are loved and welcome in my class.
My Project
My goal is to raise money not only for my own classroom, but all classrooms of our (PK-5) school. I would like to provide students with inclusive books displaying a diverse set of characters across a wide range of cultural backgrounds in order to embrace differences.
Books are so powerful, and I believe books are a great way to help promote a more racially sensitive and inclusive learning environment for students.
Like most public elementary schools, teachers often buy a lot of their own books and materials for their classroom. With this fundraiser, I hope to alleviate this financial barrier so that all teachers can have books that promote equality. In addition to providing a bundle of books for each classroom, I would also like to provide teachers with books to further educate themselves on ways to promote inclusion and embrace diversity in the classroom.
Racial identity and socioeconomic identity are learned as early as Pre-K. Teachers are in the unique position to influence students early on. Let's work together to give teachers and students the resources they need to spread equality and kindness to ALL. Let's create safe classroom spaces where ALL children feel welcome. Let's do it together!
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
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
• Amazon Business
$26.49
10
$264.90
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School
• Amazon Business
$17.49
10
$174.90
Through My Eyes
• Amazon Business
$11.39
15
$170.85
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (Millbrook Picture Books)
• Amazon Business
$16.06
10
$160.60
BK196 The Colors of Us Hardcover Book
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$18.99
8
$151.92
BK198 Same Same but Different Hardcover Book
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$18.99
8
$151.92
The Name Jar (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
• Amazon Business
$14.75
10
$147.50
Strictly No Elephants
• Amazon Business
$14.23
10
$142.30
All Are Welcome
• Amazon Business
$11.59
12
$139.08
Grandfather Gandhi
• Amazon Business
$13.79
10
$137.90
I Am Enough
• Amazon Business
$13.24
10
$132.40
One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different
• Amazon Business
$13.18
10
$131.80
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$12.74
10
$127.40
Dalia's Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia (English and Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$12.66
10
$126.60
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids
• Amazon Business
$11.66
10
$116.60
The Day You Begin
• Amazon Business
$11.53
10
$115.30
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)
• Amazon Business
$11.44
10
$114.40
Hair Love
• Amazon Business
$10.96
10
$109.60
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison)
• Amazon Business
$10.57
10
$105.70
Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart Novel)
• Amazon Business
$10.49
10
$104.90
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race
• Amazon Business
$10.49
10
$104.90
Mi papi tiene una moto (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$12.79
8
$102.32
The Peace Book (Todd Parr Classics)
• Amazon Business
$9.59
10
$95.90
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
• Amazon Business
$11.69
8
$93.52
Across the Alley
• Amazon Business
$15.49
6
$92.94
The Road to Paris
• Amazon Business
$5.69
15
$85.35
Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book
• Amazon Business
$6.92
12
$83.04
New Kid
• Amazon Business
$7.79
10
$77.90
Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold)
• Amazon Business
$7.39
10
$73.90
Those Shoes
• Amazon Business
$6.99
10
$69.90
Con cariño, Amalia (Love, Amalia) (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$6.99
10
$69.90
Yo! Yes? (Scholastic Bookshelf)
• Amazon Business
$6.59
10
$65.90
The Snowy Day
• Amazon Business
$7.93
8
$63.44
Love, Amalia
• Amazon Business
$6.29
10
$62.90
My Family Divided
• Amazon Business
$7.79
8
$62.32
Shades of People
• Amazon Business
$6.23
10
$62.30
Un Dia de Nieve (Spanish Edition)
• Amazon Business
$7.69
8
$61.52
Ghost (1) (Track)
• Amazon Business
$5.99
10
$59.90
Number the Stars
• Amazon Business
$5.79
10
$57.90
Whoever You Are/Quienquiera que seas (Spanish and English Edition)
• Amazon Business
$6.50
8
$52.00
Maniac Magee
• Amazon Business
$4.69
10
$46.90
I Like Myself!
• Amazon Business
$11.18
4
$44.72
¡Me gusta cómo soy! / I Like Myself! (bilingual board book Spanish edition) (Spanish and English Edition)
• Amazon Business
$4.99
8
$39.92
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
10
$39.90
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books)
• Amazon Business
$4.51
8
$36.08
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition
• Amazon Business
$6.99
3
$20.97
Materials cost
$4,552.81
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$68.29
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$4,651.10
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$820.78
Total project goal
$5,471.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$5,471.88
12 Donors
-$5,339.53
Donations toward project cost
-$4,651.10
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