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Mrs. Hays from Eaton Park, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Books for Our Classroom

Help me give my students an opportunity to use these books about diversity, discrimination, and acceptance to view themselves and others in a new way.

$163 goal

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Celebrating 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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

This is my first full year of teaching. I started teaching in the classroom, January 2021. My students come from a low-income area. Over 80% of our student population receives free or reduced-price lunches. I would like to provide a learning environment where the students can come to school feeling successful. Like many other educators, I am cultivating a strong learning community.

The sense of humor, curiosity, and level of resilience that these students possess amaze me.

My students are enrolled in a Title I funded school and are in the DHH (Deaf/Hard of Hearing) Program. They typically do not use their ears for learning, they rely heavily on what they see and feel. Because of the pandemic, it is imperative now more than ever for them to have their own materials.

My Project

In a literary world where the average percentage of children's books that contain multicultural content is around 10%, I want my library to be more inclusive! I want diverse books that can be read year round, not just in February. We need books for every genre, not only Informational texts. We want fiction, mystery, graphic novels, anything! We need books with diverse characters!

The funding of this project would provide books for my classroom library that will honor and recognize the need for equity of characters that represent the diverse background of my students!

With your help, our classroom library can become a place where each and every student can have access to books that offer multicultural stories.

Mrs. Hays

Grades PreK-2

Oscar J Pope Elementary School

Eaton Park, FL

Florida

More than half of students from low‑income households

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 reach 10 students.

4 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

I Am Amazingly Unique • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $14.27 1 $14.27

Beautiful Are We • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Mighty Mila: An Inclusive Children's Book about an Unstoppable Deaf Girl • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me: Illustrated in American Sign Language • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

I Promise • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98

Shelly Goes to New York (The Shelly's Adventures Series) • Amazon Business $9.50 1 $9.50

Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Don't Feed The WorryBug: A Children's Book About Worry • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost			$106.69
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$1.60
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$138.29
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$24.40
Total project goal			$162.69
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$162.69
2 Donors			-$81.34
Donations toward project cost			-$69.14
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$12.20
match offer			-$81.35
Match offer toward project cost			-$69.15
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$12.20
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Diverse Books for Our Classroom

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Give this project a boost!

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

My Students

My Project

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Give the most requested basic supplies

Give back to your community

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.