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
I work in an urban elementary school with students in grades kindergarten through fifth. Approximately 99 percent of our children are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Parents face numerous challenges just to meet basic needs such as providing meals when students are not in school. A large number of students participate in the Backpack Weekend program which provides meals for those who may not eat until they return on Monday.
In addition to benefiting from programs that meet nutritional needs, our students have an opportunity to receive warm coats, shoes and supplies from various organizations.
My Project
I have selected titles and resources to enhance lessons on award winning books and specific authors. The students look forward to reading stories by Lois Lowry, Roald Dahl, and Madeline L'Engle every year. Because they are favorites extra copies are always needed. Patriotic celebrations such as Constitution Day are also favorite times of the year. I selected several titles to add value to those lessons.
I have a strong desire to support our students with special needs.
I believe the material selected will provide the strategies to accomplish this goal. Every effort is made to understand our unique population of students who suffer from social anxiety or who have autism. I hope the books will assist with this endeavor.
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
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
• Amazon Business
$20.33
2
$40.66
The Pura Belpré Award 1996 2016: 20 Years of Outstanding Latino Children s Literature
• Amazon Business
$19.95
2
$39.90
Martina The Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
• Amazon Business
$19.60
2
$39.20
The Giver (illustrated; gift edition) (Giver Quartet)
• Amazon Business
$17.99
2
$35.98
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2016 Edition
• Amazon Business
$34.00
1
$34.00
A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet)
• Amazon Business
$15.84
2
$31.68
28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World
• Amazon Business
$15.26
2
$30.52
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
• Amazon Business
$15.19
2
$30.38
Danitra Brown, Class Clown
• Amazon Business
$15.12
2
$30.24
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (Pura Belpre Medal Book Illustrator (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$13.44
2
$26.88
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
• Amazon Business
$12.87
2
$25.74
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent)
• Amazon Business
$12.12
2
$24.24
Words with Wings
• Amazon Business
$11.25
2
$22.50
The Missing Piece
• Amazon Business
$10.59
2
$21.18
The Pura Belpré Award 1996 2016: 20 Years of Outstanding Latino Children s Literature
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
Cinderella
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
Last Stop on Market Street
• Amazon Business
$9.49
2
$18.98
Pocahontas: Princess of the New World
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
• Amazon Business
$16.73
1
$16.73
What Do You Do With an Idea?
• Amazon Business
$8.13
2
$16.26
The Nutcracker
• Amazon Business
$16.14
1
$16.14
Dirty Beasts
• Amazon Business
$7.99
2
$15.98
America's Star-Spangled Banner Story - Celebrating 200 years of Our National Anthem
• Amazon Business
$7.95
2
$15.90
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Honorable Mention)
• Amazon Business
$15.67
1
$15.67
My Country, 'Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights
• Amazon Business
$15.32
1
$15.32
John Henry (Caldecott Honor Book)
• Amazon Business
$15.09
1
$15.09
The Monster In The Bubble (Worrywoo Monsters)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
The Monster Who Wanted It All (WorryWoo Monsters)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
The Monster Who Wanted It All (WorryWoo Monsters)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Cruelty in Children's Books. a Comparison Between Revolting Rhymes and the Witches by Roald Dahl
• Amazon Business
$14.90
1
$14.90
The Wolf's Story: What Really Happened to Little Red Riding Hood
• Amazon Business
$14.66
1
$14.66
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition
• Amazon Business
$14.12
1
$14.12
What Do You Do With a Problem?
• Amazon Business
$13.88
1
$13.88
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
• Amazon Business
$13.85
1
$13.85
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Familys Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$13.68
1
$13.68
Adventures from the Land of Stories Boxed Set: The Mother Goose Diaries and Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty
• Amazon Business
$13.41
1
$13.41
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Amazon Business
$12.59
1
$12.59
The Very Frustrated Monster (WorryWoo Monsters)
• Amazon Business
$12.45
1
$12.45
Trombone Shorty
• Amazon Business
$11.95
1
$11.95
Milk Goes to School
• Amazon Business
$11.70
1
$11.70
School's First Day of School
• Amazon Business
$11.68
1
$11.68
A Child of Books
• Amazon Business
$11.45
1
$11.45
A Guide for Using Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH in the Classroom (Literature Units)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger's and Sensory Processing Disorders
• Amazon Business
$9.93
1
$9.93
A Friend Like Simon - Autism / ASD (Moonbeam childrens book award winner 2009) - Special Stories Series 2 (Volume 1)
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables
• Amazon Business
$8.96
1
$8.96
The Autism Activities Handbook: Activities to Help Kids Communicate, Make Friends, and Learn Life Skills (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Books)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Let's Celebrate Constitution Day (Holidays & Heroes)
• Amazon Business
$7.95
1
$7.95
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
• Amazon Business
$7.19
1
$7.19
Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
My Mouth Is a Volcano!
• Amazon Business
$6.61
1
$6.61
Gone Crazy in Alabama
• Amazon Business
$5.94
1
$5.94
Materials cost
$930.89
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$13.96
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$974.85
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$172.03
Total project goal
$1,146.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,146.88
2 Donors
-$1,146.88
Donations toward project cost
-$974.85
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