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Mrs. Thomas from Fishers, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Characters Just Like Me!

Help me give my students a diverse collection of just-right books so that every student can find characters that match their own unique backgrounds.

  • $2,657 goal

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My Students

Our second-graders love to engage and challenge each other. They come to school excited to see each other, ready to share, and explore learning.

Our kids focus on building relationships and partnering with peers to see learning from different perspectives.

We work hard to understand our different experiences and background which gives us all an opportunity to learn from each other. We love to communicate with each other and ask questions. The best part is when we notice the learning and celebrate together.

My Project

Finding a book you love can make a difference in your reading life. As second-graders are growing their reading abilities, it's so important that they are engaged with daily reading.

Finding a book that has a character you can relate to and see yourself in, can create a reader for life.

Our goal is to allow all children to find characters that have the same ethnicity and notice that everyone can be found in a book.

By providing students with a collection of high-interest and just-right leveled books that are written by a diverse group of authors, we are hopeful that these books will enhance the reading experience for all students in our classrooms.

Mrs. Thomas Sand Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Fishers, IN View local requests 150 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Molly Mac • Amazon Business $39.60 6 $237.60
Zoey and Sassafras Books 1-6 Pack • Amazon Business $21.06 6 $126.36
Mighty Meg: 4 Books in 1! (1) • Amazon Business $14.99 6 $89.94
Little Shaq Takes a Chance • Amazon Business $9.99 6 $59.94
Little Shaq • Amazon Business $9.99 6 $59.94
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants: The Questioneers Book #2 • Amazon Business $9.19 6 $55.14
Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up • Amazon Business $9.13 6 $54.78
The Superhero Project (Superhero Harry) • Amazon Business $8.95 6 $53.70
The Wild Field Trip (Superhero Harry) • Amazon Business $8.95 6 $53.70
The Recess Bully (Superhero Harry) • Amazon Business $8.95 6 $53.70
The Runaway Robot (Superhero Harry) • Amazon Business $8.95 6 $53.70
LeBron James: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Became King • Amazon Business $8.22 6 $49.32
Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1 • Amazon Business $7.49 6 $44.94
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $6.98 6 $41.88
Superhero Harry • Amazon Business $6.95 6 $41.70
The Major Eights 4: Starstruck (4) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Rock Star #1 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Class Act #2 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
The Major Eights 3: The Goo Disaster! (3) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
The Major Eights 5: The New Bandmate (5) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Pirate Pedro • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
The Tricky Tooth (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
Katie's Lucky Birthday (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
Star of the Show (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
No More Teasing (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
The Big Lie (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
A Nervous Night (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
Moving Day (Katie Woo) • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
Little Shaq: Star of the Week • Amazon Business $5.95 6 $35.70
Yasmin the Zookeeper • Amazon Business $5.89 6 $35.34
Meet Yasmin! • Amazon Business $5.86 6 $35.16
The Major Eights 2: Scarlet's Big Break (2) • Amazon Business $5.69 6 $34.14
The Major Eights 1: Battle of the Bands (1) • Amazon Business $5.69 6 $34.14
Yasmin the Chef • Amazon Business $5.64 6 $33.84
Yasmin the Superhero • Amazon Business $5.44 6 $32.64
Katie Woo Tries Something New • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
Katie Woo Loves School • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
Katie Woo Rules the School • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
The Dangers of Dog Walking (Billy Burger, Model Citizen) • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
Jumping for Junk Food (Billy Burger, Model Citizen) • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
The Ferret Fiasco (Billy Burger, Model Citizen) • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
Recess Is Ruined (Billy Burger, Model Citizen) • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
Katie Woo and Her Big Ideas • Amazon Business $4.95 6 $29.70
Yasmin the Teacher • Amazon Business $4.42 6 $26.52
Yasmin in Charge • Amazon Business $3.99 6 $23.94
Katie Woo and Friends • Amazon Business $2.79 6 $16.74

Materials cost

$2,195.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$32.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,258.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$398.50

Total project goal

$2,656.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,656.65

1 Donor

-$2,258.15

Donations toward project cost

-$2,258.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$398.50

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 $0.00

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