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

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Diverse Books for Diverse Readers

Help me give my students books that they can see themselves in while reading in our classroom library!

  • $349 goal

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My Students

My students have a passion for growing friendships and learning all they can! We are a Title I school where the majority of our students participate in free or reduced-rate lunch. We love learning alongside one another!

The students who enter my classroom are already behind their more affluent peers in reading.

We are committed to growing our brains! My kids love exploring and stretching their schema to learn more about the world around them. The students and parents are enthusiastic about learning but do not have the tools (books, writing utensils, etc.) to work on reading and writing outside of school. With a longer school day, longer school year, and strategic planning, my students will make significant gains to leave first grade reading on grade level. I can't wait to see what they will do as they move along their educational journeys!

My Project

My classroom is full of diverse learners! I want the books we read to reflect the diversity in our classroom. Seeing yourself in texts is one way to build a love of reading!

The books in this project are a wide variety of texts that will help my students see themselves in texts and hopefully build that love of reading!

We will use them daily to either take home and read or read during our library time in the classroom. Your support would help us explore the world of books and hopefully find a love of reading during this school year!

Mrs. Griffin East End Preparatory School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Nashville, TN View local requests

Half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Hansel and Gretel • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
La Princesa and the Pea • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Green Giant • Amazon Business $16.34 1 $16.34
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
Rapunzel • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Thank You, Omu! • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Daniel's Good Day • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
Cool Cuts • Amazon Business $13.62 1 $13.62
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50
Did You Burp?: How to Ask Questions (or Not!) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Here and There • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rapunzel (Once Upon a World) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Snow White (Once Upon a World) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Princess Hair • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
The Princess and the Pea • Amazon Business $7.72 1 $7.72
The Korean Cinderella (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Let's Celebrate!: Special Days Around the World • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$262.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.27

Total project goal

$348.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $348.48

2 Donors

-$214.47

Donations toward project cost

-$197.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.17

match offer

-$116.37

Match offer toward project cost

-$98.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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