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Ms. Rice from Bowdoin, ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cultivating Diverse Readers and Citizens

Help me give my students a diverse library to help them become kind, empathetic, and accepting citizens of the world.

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My Students

While it's still summer, I have heard that the group of students I have coming into my classroom are a talkative, inquisitive bunch and I couldn't be more excited to get to know them. Our Step-Up day was a bit different this year but I did receive a couple of videos from incoming second graders introducing themselves. I learned that one of my new students love science and wants to learn about animal habitats (one of my favorite things to teach as we focus on the ocean). I also learned that two of my incoming boys love space (found a few fun things at the Target Dollar Spot the other day for them). I'm excited to get to know these kids, to take their curiosity and help them realize they can make a difference in the world.

My Project

"Everyone is a reader, some just haven't found their favorite book yet." This is a quote I firmly believe it, so much so I have it posted in my classroom. My classroom library is in need of a makeover, as the majority of the books I inherited aren't terribly engaging to students in 2020. The goal of this project is to help some of my students discover their favorite book, while supporting others who already consider themselves readers.

The books selected are both for students to read independently but there are some for me to use as (interactive) read alouds.

There were three specific things I was looking for when selecting books for this project and they were: strong characters and storylines for struggling readers (boys in particular), books with diverse characters, and picture books celebrating diversity, STEM, and women's empowerment.

Although time will tell what my school district decides to do for learning this coming school year, one thing is certain: students need engaging books to read, (especially when they are reading at home), and the importance, and power, of a read aloud has become more apparent. As a teacher I push myself to help my students become global citizens when they leave "the Nest"; with everything going on in our current world this is more important than ever, and one of the best ways to make this goal a reality is through literature. Help me make this goal a reality.

Ms. Rice Bowdoin Central School Grades PreK-2

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Bowdoin, ME View local requests 18 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT Takes Action! Box Set (8 Books) • Amazon Business $40.01 1 $40.01
Zoey and Sassafras Books 1-6 Pack • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
The Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable • Amazon Business $17.69 1 $17.69
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.41 1 $14.41
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $14.03 1 $14.03
Jack's Worry • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Be You! • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
I am Gandhi (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Most People • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65
She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History • Amazon Business $12.14 1 $12.14
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Push • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Stuck • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I am Neil Armstrong (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
A Little SPOT Stays Home: A Story About Viruses And Safe Distancing • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Roscoe Riley Rules #2: Never Swipe a Bully's Bear • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
I am Billie Jean King (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $9.78 1 $9.78
Bird & Squirrel on the Edge! • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Say Something • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
Pig the Fibber (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
I am Marie Curie (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
What Do You Do With a Problem? — New York Times best seller • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
Stuey Lewis Against All Odds: Stories from the Third Grade • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Bird & Squirrel On Fire • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Bird & Squirrel On Ice (Bird & Squirrel #2) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Pig the Stinker (Pig the Pug) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bird & Squirrel All Or Nothing • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader (3) (An Ada Lace Adventure) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Bink and Gollie • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Ada Lace Sees Red (2) (An Ada Lace Adventure) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Bink and Gollie: Two for One • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
All the Fun Winter Things #4 (Arnold and Louise) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
One and Only Stuey Lewis • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Octo-Man and the Headless Monster #1 (The Escapades of Clint McCool) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ada Lace, on the Case (1) (An Ada Lace Adventure) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Sol-Ray Man and the Freaky Flood #2 (The Escapades of Clint McCool) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Yasmin the Explorer • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Yasmin the Builder • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Yasmin the Zookeeper • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Yasmin the Superhero • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation • Amazon Business $5.64 1 $5.64
Howl at the Moon: A Branches Book (Haggis and Tank Unleashed #3) (3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks (Penguin Young Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Roscoe Riley Rules #4: Never Swim in Applesauce • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Roscoe Riley Rules #3: Don't Swap Your Sweater for a Dog • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Big Stink (Pedro) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
On Top of the World (Pedro) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Pedro, First-Grade Hero • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Pedro, First-Class Friend • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Digging for Dinos: A Branches Book (Haggis and Tank Unleashed #2) • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69
The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Pig and Pug (Penguin Young Readers, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$582.37

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $29.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$658.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.15

Total project goal

$774.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $774.36

3 Donors

-$432.04

Donations toward project cost

-$397.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.81

Matching donations from our partners

-$307.04

Match offers toward project cost

-$260.98

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.29

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