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Mrs. Spell from Knoxville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Celebrating Diversity Through Books!

Help me give my students the books they need to understand the diversity in our world and to love everyone for who they are!

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My Students

This is a very trying and stressful times during the pandemic. Keeping the children safe at school and feeling welcome is what I strive to do every day. We have many students at our school that attend both in person and have virtual learning. Many students have had to switch at a moments notice from in person to virtual. Before winter break, our entire county went to "RED", we all had to teach and learn virtually. With the rising numbers of Covid in TN, we have to prepare each day to be ready to go "Red" again at anytime. While we are in the classroom, I want to not only teach my student the standards and objectives, but also learn about diversity in the world. We need to teach our students, understanding, empathy and diversity. We need to learn about different cultures in our world and to love each other for who we are!

My Project

Children learn best when they can learn the love of reading. Reading books can take students on many adventures

These multicultural books about diversity in our world will help teach my students about understanding, empathy, and diversity!

These books will help my students learn that we are different, but the same. We don’t always look a like, but we all have feelings. We all can accept each for who we are and show feelings of kindness towards everyone. All people matter, demonstrating and modeling that in the classroom will help students learn this.

Mrs. Spell Farragut Primary School Grades PreK-2

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Knoxville, TN View local requests 23 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE777X Fairy Tales ReadAlongs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $219.00 1 $219.00
BK195X Its a Multicultural World Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00
BK835X Diversity Inclusion Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
American Symbols, Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers®: Grades 1-2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $89.00 1 $89.00
Animals, Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers®: Grades 1-2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $89.00 1 $89.00
Biographies, Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers®: Grades 1-2 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $89.00 1 $89.00
GG421 Book Display Stand for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
CB783 Listen Read Rhyme with Dr Seuss • Lakeshore Learning Materials $43.50 1 $43.50
DS513 Celebrating Holidays Book Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.50 1 $39.50
Mike Trout (Print (Hardcover)) • Britannica Digital Learning $26.85 1 $26.85
Coretta Scott King Classroom Library Builder: Grades K-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $25.00 1 $25.00
Dr. Seuss (Print (Hardcover)) • Britannica Digital Learning $24.45 1 $24.45
BK3311 The Rainbow Fish Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.95 1 $18.95
BK162 David Goes to School Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
BK839 Someone New Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
CB503 The Cat in the Hat Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$997.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,071.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$189.15

Total project goal

$1,261.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,261.02

7 Donors

-$1,106.87

Donations toward project cost

-$1,050.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.25

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$129.15

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 $0.00

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