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Ms. Moy from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Relevant and Life-Changing Guided Reading Books

Help me give my students literature circle books that reflect the issues that they are going through as they prepare to go into middle school: friendship, family, loss, bullying, growing up, acceptance, and identity.

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My Students

My mission every year is to teach knowledge and skills, nurture confidence and character, and inspire the passion needed for students to achieve their goals, excel in the competitive world, and positively impact the community. My elementary students work hard and are eager to learn. They come from our diverse community, with over 75% qualifying for free or reduced price lunch.

As 82% of my students are children of color, I feel responsible to provide equitable opportunities to them to ensure that they have access to all the resources they need to reach their full potentials.

I have witnessed the challenges of distance learning for my students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I want to ensure that they have equal access to the resources they need at home in order to continue their growth during this year.

My Project

I am requesting literature circle books that reflect the issues that my students are going through as they prepare to go into middle school: friendship, family, loss, bullying, growing up, acceptance, and identity.

My students have matured into readers who are able to pull out deep themes from literature that relate to their own lives.

The moments in class where we have read and discussed diverse literature in our class have led to some of the richest conversations I've ever heard from 10 and 11-year olds. Students will make connections to the texts and to each other, and I see them growing not just in their analytical thinking skills, but in their socio-emotional skills as well.

Thank you for supporting us in buying more sets of books so that students can read and hold literature circles in small groups. The books I have selected deal with issues that will expand students' worldview in age-appropriate stories, highlighting issues of race, immigration, poverty, gender identity, and diverse family backgrounds.

Ms. Moy Nora Sterry 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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More than three‑quarters of 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
George (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
I Am Malala • AKJ Education $6.36 5 $31.80
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15
Dancing Home • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15
Third Grade Angels • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50
Sylvia & Aki • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50
Fourth Grade Rats • AKJ Education $5.10 5 $25.50
The Complete Nate Paperback Trilogy: Better Nate Than Ever; Five, Six, Seven, Nate!; Nate Expectations • Amazon Business $18.32 1 $18.32
When Stars Are Scattered • AKJ Education $15.32 1 $15.32
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
The Breadwinner • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26

Materials cost

$256.74

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $23.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.48

Total project goal

$376.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.56

4 Donors

-$188.28

Donations toward project cost

-$160.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.24

match offer

-$188.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.24

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 $0.00

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