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Mrs. Small from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a More Diverse Classroom Library

Help me give my students more books that represent the varied cultures of our classroom.

  • $189 goal

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My Students

My Kindergarten students come from a variety of cultures, traditions, and languages. It is very important to me that I create a classroom that gives space to share and honor the diverse backgrounds of all my students. I want my students to see themselves in all parts of our classroom, including our class library.

My Project

This project will provide students with access to books in which they can see their cultures and those of their classmates. Additionally these books will help represent and teach important ideas such as diversity and inclusion.

I hope to build a classroom library that showcases diverse stories and will give students agency in being kind and accepting of other's differences.

The books in my class library serve as touchstones for myself and students as we tackle deep topics, like race and inequality. My hope is to provide a rich, deep, diverse class library where my students and I can go to further understands ourselves and each other.

Mrs. Small Shaver Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Portland, OR 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

23 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lailah's Lunchbox • AKJ Education $15.26 1 $15.26
Dream Builder • AKJ Education $14.56 1 $14.56
Dreamers • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Hair Love • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
I Am Every Good Thing • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Proudest Blue • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
We Are Water Protectors • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
We Are Grateful • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13

Materials cost

$122.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.29

Total project goal

$188.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $188.59

5 Donors

-$168.55

Donations toward project cost

-$160.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.04

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 $0.00

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