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Ms. Rice from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Food for Thought

Help me give my students short, relatable, positive, growth mindset themed children's books!

  • $495 goal

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My Students

This year my district is starting the school year off with distance learning! I teach at a low-income urban school and most of my students are performing below grade-level. Despite this, I am up for the challenge of this new platform and so far we are all thriving!

My students are doing very well with virtual learning, they're trying very hard to learn to navigate the digital world!

They love being competitive at the end of each lesson - they're also great at utilizing teamwork and positive talk when participating in class!

Regardless of the challenges, my class is full of smiles and laughs! Now we just need some supplies to keep them having fun while they learn!

My Project

I have a small array of children's books that I love to do read-alouds from to help students think a bit differently about themselves or situations they may find themselves in. However, some of them are chapter books. Our current curriculum for ELA uses a chapter book already, so I no longer get to choose to read a chapter book to them.

Not only do these children's books help with a growth mindset, a positive mindset, overcoming obstacles and being a life-long learner, but they have characters with different backgrounds, ethnicities, and relatable struggles that would be well received in my diverse classroom.

I would love these books because, while they are under a 5th-grade reading level, they all have a really powerful message! From the small number of children's books I already have with these themes, my class has responded enthusiastically. I am also able to use these books in many different ways that support the same standards that we are learning about in class.

Ms. Rice Overby - Sheppard Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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.

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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

14 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth • Amazon Business $16.20 1 $16.20
Seeds and Trees: A children's book about the power of words • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Little Tree • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Boy Who Loved Words • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Black Dog • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
The Worry Box • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Most People • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
I'm NOT just a Scribble... • Amazon Business $13.80 1 $13.80
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Lion Inside • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Good People Everywhere • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Spoon (The Spoon Series (1)) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
I Can't Do That, YET: Growth Mindset • Amazon Business $12.77 1 $12.77
Manjhi Moves a Mountain • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
My Strong Mind: A Story About Developing Mental Strength (Positive Mindset series) • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World (Entire World Books) • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Thanks for the Feedback... I Think? (BEST ME I Can Be!) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Beautiful Oops! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The OK Book • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
Clue by Clue (Carmen Sandiego) • Amazon Business $6.18 1 $6.18
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$380.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$420.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.22

Total project goal

$494.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $494.79

2 Donors

-$227.54

Donations toward project cost

-$223.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

match offer

-$232.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$197.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.86

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