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Ms. White from Denver, CO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I See You. You Matter.

Help me give my students the opportunity to see themselves in books, multicultural crayons and paper to accurately draw themselves, and multicultural toy figures to use during our Identity and Community Helpers projects.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

My Students

My kindergarten students are spunky, kind and full of questions. They are always up for a challenge but also leery towards things that they have not yet become comfortable with. At the beginning of the year, in our new space with new faces, we love to learn more about who and what makes up each individual.

This year and years to come more, my students deserve to be seen, heard and valued for who they truly are.

In our classroom we have a very diverse group who more or less come from the neighborhood directly located next to our school. For most, kindergarten is their very first experience in a classroom and my goal is to create a space for my students to be proud of who they are and the wonderful, colorful skin that they live in.

My Project

My kindergarten students are a lively bunch who have their entire lives ahead of them to explore, to learn and succeed. Within the four walls of our classroom, our learning and discussions are going to look different this upcoming year more than ever before. With a worldwide pandemic and the social injustices that have been in the news and happening right in front of us, it's apparent that there are going to be traumas that need to processed and regulated. I know there are things I won't always understand from what my students have seen, heard or experienced. I know we are different. But it's my responsibility within our class to make every one of my students feel heard, valued and welcomed.

My students deserve to see themselves positively represented and shown within published books.

All of the books listed have either a direct connection between the cultures my students identify with or open the door to deeper perspectives of kindness towards others. In the past my colleagues and I have always tried our best to follow curriculum but to also incorporate a multicultural perspective. But I feel like it was never enough. This year we will dive deeper than ever before, into recognizing our identity within classroom, home and community. Each step of the way using the the perspectives from our wonderful books and materials to accurately create themselves.

Ms. White Cheltenham Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

24 students impacted 20donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Multicultural Crayons -24 Count (Set of 3 - 8 Packs) • Amazon Business $7.75 5 $38.75
Marvel Education Pretend Professionals Career Doll Figures, Toy Figures for Kids, Set of 12 • Amazon Business $23.41 1 $23.41
The Water Princess • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Mixed Me! • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
You Matter • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Happy in Our Skin • AKJ Education $15.29 1 $15.29
The Magical Yet • Amazon Business $14.32 1 $14.32
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $13.92 1 $13.92
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Shaking Things Up • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Thank You, Omu! • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Saturday • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Fry Bread • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Rainbow: A First Book of Pride • Amazon Business $13.44 1 $13.44
My Brother Charlie • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Papa, Daddy, and Riley • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
A Bike Like Sergio's • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Alma and How She Got Her Name • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Jabari Jumps • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Hygloss Products Kid Shape Cuts Outs – Assorted Multi-Cultural Paper - 16", 25 Pack (68253) • Amazon Business $11.42 1 $11.42
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Dad, Who Will I Be? • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
LC169 People Shapes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
I Am Perfectly Designed • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Name Jar • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
My Name Is Yoon • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
SunWorks 9512 Multicultural Construction Paper, 12" x 18", 5 Assorted Colors, 50 Sheets • Amazon Business $4.67 1 $4.67
We're Different, We're the Same (Sesame Street) (Pictureback(R)) • Amazon Business $4.29 1 $4.29

Materials cost

$423.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $27.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$493.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.00

Total project goal

$580.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $580.01

14 Donors

-$529.48

Donations toward project cost

-$450.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.97

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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