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

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Culturally Relevant Books for Fourth Graders!

Help me give my students books where they can see characters that look and sound like them!

  • $368 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Koreatown is a community with predominantly Latino students. Students at our school have a deep community bond with other students, staff, administration, and teachers. Since the school is K-12, students create a strong bond with one another from the first day of school, and this bond continues until their graduation. Students always support one another and through arguments become stronger.

My students are dedicated and hardworking.

They take care of each other emotionally and physically and also care for the younger students at the school.

My Project

My students enjoy reading books and discussing the theme, characters and plot. Now more than ever, they need to read books about characters that look like them and that are currently going through the same issues they are going through.

My students are dealing with a myriad of feelings such as anxiety, anger and sadness due to the current events.

These books will help them understand their moods better, such as where they are coming from and how they can live with them. In addition, my students will learn more about the current protest and learn how from these books to be more kind and welcoming.

Not only are my students going to be identifying with the characters they see in the books, but they will also learn to appreciate and accept their peers as well.

Ms. Poot New Open World Academy 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.

More about Ms. Poot

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

29 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ASL Kids Sign Language Posters - 3 16x20" UV Gloss Laminate Charts • Amazon Business $20.99 2 $41.98
The Ickabog • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.78 1 $15.78
How to Be an Antiracist • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice • Amazon Business $14.82 1 $14.82
Pink Is for Boys • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Mood Flip Book - Help Kids to Identify and Manage Their Emotions • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sulwe • Amazon Business $12.54 1 $12.54
Diversity Ninja: An Anti-racist, Diverse Children’s Book About Racism and Prejudice, and Practicing Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality (Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Gritty Ninja: A Children’s Book About Dealing with Frustration and Developing Perseverance (Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Little Respectful SPOT: A Story About Respecting People, Places, and Things • Amazon Business $11.80 1 $11.80
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
Anxious Ninja: A Children's Book About Managing Anxiety and Difficult Emotions (Ninja Life Hacks) • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
A Little SPOT of Anger: A Story About Managing BIG Emotions • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12
The World Needs More Purple People • Amazon Business $10.15 1 $10.15
Hair Love • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Let's Talk About Race • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$251.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $23.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.17

Total project goal

$367.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.82

1 Donor

-$156.32

Donations toward project cost

-$156.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$183.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$156.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.59

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 $0.00

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