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Ms. Haas from Land O Lakes, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books of Excellence: Creating a Diverse Class Library

Help me give my students a diverse classroom library so that they have books that reflect who they are!

  • $447 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I have 22 fifth-grade students who are attending the first STEAM magnet school in our county. They are a diverse group of learners that come from all over Pasco County.

A day in my classroom starts with students scheduling their day by choosing what, when, and how they would like to complete their learning.

My students are provided with voice and choice in their learning and are required to take individual responsibility for their learning. I encourage students to fail forward, in order to learn from their experiences and persevere when faced with challenges. They are encouraged to learn from one another through collaboration and by using their critical thinking skills to solve real-world problems.

My Project

My students are creative, compassionate, and critical thinkers. They need the opportunity to read books that are as diverse as the world around them.

They would like to be able to find literature in our library that they can mirror themselves in, connect with their community, and the world around them.

As an elementary school teacher, I have the opportunity to provide them with significant learning experiences that open doors for them, teach them to advocate for themselves and their community, and expose them to a variety of cultures and traditions from around the world.

My hope is for my students to build knowledge of the world around them as well as to add fun to their lives. These books encourage reading about important people in the world and engage the students in learning about cultures besides their own.

Ms. Haas
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $14.51 2 $29.02
She Persisted Boxed Set • Amazon Business $25.05 1 $25.05
Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us • Amazon Business $17.57 1 $17.57
Stolen Words • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
What Should Danny Do? School Day (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $16.27 1 $16.27
Alma and How She Got Her Name • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (Volume 6) (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Same, Same But Different • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Big Umbrella • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $14.36 1 $14.36
What Should Darla Do? Featuring the Power to Choose (The Power to Choose Series) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
I Promise • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Dreamers • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
Sulwe • Amazon Business $9.64 1 $9.64
The Princess and the Pea • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Empathy Is Your Superpower: A Book About Understanding the Feelings of Others • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
She Persisted: Claudette Colvin • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
She Persisted: Virginia Apgar • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
She Persisted: Sally Ride • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
She Persisted: Harriet Tubman • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98

Materials cost

$340.57

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$379.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.00

Total project goal

$446.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $446.67

2 Donors

-$384.17

Donations toward project cost

-$379.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$62.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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