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Mrs. Schuh-Modelli from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Diversity to Life Through Books

My students need culturally appropriate books so that they can see themselves.

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My Students

3rd Grade is an exciting time where many students move from learning to read to reading to learn. Third graders are vibrant, fun-loving children who seek knowledge in everything around them. They want to learn about anything and everything. They are curious about the world around them and have many questions to ask.

My students are a diverse group of learners who want to see themselves in the curriculum so that they have role models who are like them.

They want to see people who look like them so that they know that they are not alone in this ever-changing world. These students come from a variety of cultures around the world. Some students were born in the United States, and some have come within the last two years, or even more recently. Students in my classroom have varying educational backgrounds, but with your help, we can give these children culturally appropriate books so that they can be excited about what they read. They will be able to see themselves in texts and will be able to make connections with cultures and people around them.

My Project

Children need to see themselves in classroom curriculum. This project focuses on getting culturally diverse books such as "The Name Jar", and other texts into the hands of students so that they can read and be confident about themselves. The books teach children to be empathetic learners and to help students understand that we come from varying backgrounds and cultures, and these cultures are to be celebrated.

Students will have a higher chance of being interested in reading if they see themselves in the books that they read.

This project has a variety of picture books as well as chapter books so that they can read independently, with the teacher, or in small group instruction so they learn the important skills that will help foster their reading.

Mrs. Schuh-Modelli Global Arts Plus - Lower Grades 3-5

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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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

90 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Piece of Home • Amazon Business $16.99 3 $50.97
Fly Free! • Amazon Business $15.32 3 $45.96
The Crane Girl • Amazon Business $14.73 3 $44.19
Absolutely Almost • Amazon Business $7.19 6 $43.14
Inside Out and Back Again • Amazon Business $6.94 6 $41.64
Moon Runner • Amazon Business $6.64 6 $39.84
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $13.10 3 $39.30
Windows • Amazon Business $13.08 3 $39.24
Serafina's Promise • Amazon Business $6.39 6 $38.34
Thunder Boy Jr. (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) • Amazon Business $12.76 3 $38.28
The Most Beautiful Place in the World • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $11.55 3 $34.65
Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win • Amazon Business $11.55 3 $34.65
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $5.59 6 $33.54
Dog Days: The Carver Chronicles, Book One • Amazon Business $4.79 6 $28.74
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women • Amazon Business $8.33 3 $24.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
Baseball Saved Us • Amazon Business $7.96 3 $23.88
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans • Amazon Business $7.04 3 $21.12
Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story • Amazon Business $6.39 3 $19.17
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $6.36 3 $19.08
Miami Jackson Sees It Through (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) • Amazon Business $3.18 6 $19.08
The Bracelet • Amazon Business $5.59 3 $16.77
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins • Amazon Business $4.79 3 $14.37
The Skin You Live In • Amazon Business $13.45 1 $13.45
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Chevrolet Saturdays (A Puffin Novel) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$806.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$848.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.75

Total project goal

$998.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $998.32

5 Donors

-$998.32

Donations toward project cost

-$848.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.75

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