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Ms. Ingerson from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High-Interest Books, on Zoom or at School

Help me give my students high-interest, complex read-aloud books that reflect the diversity of the world (and our classroom).

  • $409 goal

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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.

My Students

My students have about three months of distance learning under their belts, but they are far from experts. They struggled to stay engaged, keep track of complicated schedules, and complete their work digitally.

What I noticed about teaching during the pandemic was that the materials available to me digitally were less likely to reflect the cultural and linguistic diversity of my students.

Most digital resources available through our curriculum offer token representation at best, and very few non-white authors.

My Project

My school hasn't yet announced a finalized plan for next school year, but we are likely looking at a partial in-person, partial at-home blended learning experience. I've found it difficult to find high-quality texts written by Black/Indigenous/People of Color authors within the resources provided by my school, and I'd like to supplement that by adding these books to my read-aloud library.

I'd love to give my students access to high-quality, high-interest read-aloud books that also reflect greater diversity than the online component of our curriculum.

I can do both live readings for my students, using my document camera to show the illustrations and text in greater detail, as well as prerecorded readings modeling specific comprehension skills that students can then practice with their own reading. These books will be so useful to supplement the online resources we have, but they will also become beloved read-alouds when we return to the classroom.

Ms. Ingerson Southwark Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

90 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $10.26 2 $20.52
Max and the Tag-Along Moon • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
A Map into the World • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Nana Akua Goes to School • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream • Amazon Business $16.69 1 $16.69
A Bicycle in Beijing • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
The Girl and the Wolf • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Birdsong • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Octopus Stew • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sulwe • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Islandborn • Amazon Business $12.84 1 $12.84
When I Found Grandma • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Tar Beach (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $12.08 1 $12.08
Each Kindness (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Rosa • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
New Kid • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79

Materials cost

$312.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$347.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.31

Total project goal

$408.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $408.75

8 Donors

-$194.37

Donations toward project cost

-$182.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.15

match offer

-$214.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$182.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.16

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