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Ms. Moy from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Culturally Diverse Books Needed for a Culturally Diverse Classroom!

Help me give my students books that reflect their diverse backgrounds! These culturally relevant books will help students connect more with what they read as well as make learning more appropriate and effective for them.

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My Students

My mission every year is to teach the knowledge and skills, nurture the confidence and character, and inspire the passion needed for students to achieve their goals, excel in the competitive world, and positively impact the community. My students come from our diverse community, with over 60% qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

As 82% of my students are children of color, I feel responsible to promote a culturally responsive curriculum.

Unfortunately, the reality is that many of the resources in our classroom today do not reflect who our students are. My students deserve the opportunity to interact with texts that inspire them and also introduce them to heroes and characters who look like them. This will help motivate them to also reach their full potential as they prove what is possible in their futures.

My Project

These diverse books will be included in our classroom library and some will be read aloud to promote discussion of pertinent themes and social issues. My hope is that these books help promote respect and empathy for all types of people. Providing these culturally relevant resources to our classroom is a big part of ensuring that our students are receiving an equitable education!

All students deserve to see themselves in books, to relate to the characters.

Students who are not alway exposed to people different from themselves have the chance to learn through books and understand that while we may appear to have many differences, we still really truly do have much more in common.

Ms. Moy Nora Sterry Elementary School 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 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

25 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 4-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $7.48 4 $29.92
Coretta Scott King Classroom Library Builder: Grades K-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $25.00 1 $25.00
Vashti Harrison Boxed Set • Amazon Business $22.48 1 $22.48
Growing Peace: A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone • Amazon Business $16.67 1 $16.67
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $15.75 1 $15.75
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85
Ahimsa • Amazon Business $14.63 1 $14.63
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours • Amazon Business $14.36 1 $14.36
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $12.26 1 $12.26
Amazing Faces • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Pink and Say • Amazon Business $11.68 1 $11.68
42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero • Amazon Business $5.61 2 $11.22
Harlem (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Beisbol: Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends (English and Latin Edition) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Love to Langston • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Black Girl Magic: A Poem • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
How We Are Smart • Amazon Business $8.28 1 $8.28
Women Who Broke the Rules: Sonia Sotomayor • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
It Jes Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Dia's Story Cloth • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say • Amazon Business $5.61 1 $5.61
Women Who Broke the Rules: Coretta Scott King • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$495.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.00

Sales tax

 $45.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$588.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.78

Total project goal

$691.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $691.88

9 Donors

-$396.00

Donations toward project cost

-$338.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.90

Matching donations from our partners

-$294.12

Match offers toward project cost

-$250.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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