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Mrs. Gaines from Fayetteville, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Love, Tolerance, Acceptance, and Diversity-It's What We Do

My students need a variety of books, M & M's, a Sneetch, and stones to teach tolerance and acceptance.

  • $257 goal

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My Students

I teach at a Title I school located near Fort Bragg, NC. My students come from a variety of backgrounds including military, high poverty, and single-parent households. My students enjoy coming to school as an escape from other aspects in their lives.

I work hard every day to ensure that I am pushing every child to be their absolute best.

When my students enter the room, they are ready to learn. Due to the high level of poverty, all students receive free breakfast and lunch. As their teacher and role model, it is my job to expose them to the wonderful world of learning and life.

My Project

I teach in a very diverse area that includes all races, military families, and families living in poverty just to name a few. To me, that is what makes my classroom so special! I am requesting a variety of texts that cover culture, race, and acceptance for who we are.

This is absolutely necessary to expose my students to different cultures and experiences so they can go out into the world and love.

I will also be doing a sticks and stones lesson that will utilize the stones that I am requesting. We will be painting these stones and leaving them around our school. This will help to spread love and encouragement to our peers. The Sneetch will be used during a lesson about being different while utilizing the Sneetch story by Dr. Suess. Finally, the M and M's will be used to talk about how we all look different on the outside but our inside is all the same.

All of the materials I am requesting will help to implement tolerance and acceptance which is definitely needed in our classroom.

Mrs. Gaines
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
M&M'S Milk Chocolate MINIS Size Candy 1.08-Ounce Tube 24-Count • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Margo 30 Lb. Mexican Beach Pebble 2 in. to 3 in. • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
Crayola; Ultimate Crayon Collection; Art Tools; 152 Colors, Durable Storage Case, Long-Lasting Colors • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Skin You Live In • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
The Sandwich Swap • Amazon Business $10.30 1 $10.30
Kohls Dr. Seuss Sneetch 15 Plush Bird • Amazon Business $9.96 1 $9.96
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Woolbur • Amazon Business $9.57 1 $9.57
The Sneetches and Other Stories • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
Same, Same But Different • Amazon Business $8.62 1 $8.62
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $7.70 1 $7.70
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • Amazon Business $6.11 1 $6.11
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74
It's Okay To Be Different • Amazon Business $4.70 1 $4.70

Materials cost

$171.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$217.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.42

Total project goal

$256.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $256.11

5 Donors

-$127.17

Donations toward project cost

-$109.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.58

match offer

-$127.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$108.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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