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Ms. McGhie from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is Fundamental: When Characters Look Like US

Help me give my students options in the books they read! Currently we have varying reading levels in our classroom and limited diversity and representation within our current library.

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My Students

Teaching 3rd grade coming out of a pandemic school year has its unique set of challenges for students, teachers, parents and schools. In my 3rd grade class, we have a range of students learning different skills ranging from grades k - 3. Some students are working on decoding words with digraphs and long vowels, while other students are building comprehension skills about characters and authors purpose. One thing that has made this year powerful are my students eagerness to learn and take risk. They understand that everyone is on different levels of learning and it is amazing to watch them celebrate each other’s wins and encourage each other by “sending them some shine”. Often during lessons, when someone is having difficulty answering a question, a student would say “You got this!”. Supportive, encouraging and eager to learn; my students do a grate job of reminding me that it’s ok to be frustrated when challenges arise, it’s not ok to never try at all.

My Project

These books would help widen my students vocabulary and experiences. My students enjoy learning and reading in general, but I notice a spark within them when we learn about black characters like Bill Pickett, who is one of most famous black cowboys. When we learned about the Chinese culture that lead to the Legend of Mulan, there were mini activist being born saying things like “That’s not fair. Why would they treat her like that, just because she’s a girl”. These additions to our library will help build experiences for my students about different cultures while also getting them excited about the places they can go with just reading stories.

Ms. McGhie Moten 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

HBCU Alum 24 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 3 Classic Grade Level Library (52 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $282.26 1 $282.26
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set • MahoganyBooks $21.57 1 $21.57
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Change Sings • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Hair Love • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Black Boy Joy • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Max and the Tag-Along Moon • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$409.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.39

Sales tax

 $24.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.55

Total project goal

$563.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $563.66

2 Donors

-$242.56

Donations toward project cost

-$242.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$278.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$236.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.80

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 $0.00

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