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Ms. O'Keefe from Los Angeles, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diversity Focused Classroom Library

Help me give my students multicultural and diversity focused books, carpet and cushions for them to read on in the library, and a few other library essentials!

  • $292 goal

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My Students

Students in my school have grown up in an all-inclusive environment. They benefit from a diverse community that supports and integrates students with minor to severe disabilities in the general classroom. Here students learn to cherish differences and support one another. Students are paired both heterogeneously, so that students learn to work with different abilities, as well as homogeneously, receiving differentiated learning with leveled groups.

The students in my classroom are brilliant, and in first grade go from decoding words to reading chapter books!

They learn through integrated subjects and project-based learning. They excel at technology, benefiting from multiple different differentiated websites. To them, learning is both fun and accessible. They are cultivating a love of learning while recognizing that everyone has different strengths. They benefit from an education that focuses on kindness and mindfulness. My students are my life and I want to prepare them as much as I can to begin their education path.

My Project

My hope for my students is that they leave my classroom with an enriched understanding that their are many different perspectives in the world. I teach that diversity is something to learn from and celebrate. I believe that diversity focused literature and a love of reading are both huge aids in cultivating a multicultural classroom.

The items I am hoping to receive for my students will help them enjoy reading about different diverse communities and people.

The books chosen are written for children to explain stories of impactful people from disenfranchised communities. I will use these books to create many units including one that focuses on powerful Black historical women. I have also included some fun teaching resources to help in small reading groups.

Ms. O'Keefe Wish Community School TK - 5 Grades PreK-2

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests 24 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pillow Perfect Indoor/Outdoor Forsyth Bench Cushion, Green • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Junovo Rectangle Ultra Soft Area Rugs Fluffy Carpets for Bedroom Living Room Shaggy Floor Rug Home Decor Mats, 4 x 5.3ft, Green • Amazon Business $23.90 1 $23.90
MAX Houser Fabric Storage Bins Cubes Baskets Containers with Dual Plastic Handles for Home Closet Bedroom Drawers Organizers, Foldable, Set of 6 (Yellow) • Amazon Business $21.49 1 $21.49
MAX Houser Fabric Storage Bins Cubes Baskets Containers with Dual Plastic Handles for Home Closet Bedroom Drawers Organizers, Foldable, Set of 4 (Yellow) • Amazon Business $16.66 1 $16.66
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • Amazon Business $15.64 1 $15.64
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 • Amazon Business $13.08 1 $13.08
Learning Resources Answer Buzzers, Set of 4 Assorted Colored Buzzers, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78

Materials cost

$197.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$248.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.79

Total project goal

$291.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $291.91

4 Donors

-$234.39

Donations toward project cost

-$206.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.35

match offer

-$49.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.01

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 $0.00

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