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Social Justice Books For Our 3rd Grade Classroom Library

My students need a rich and diverse selection of books in which they can learn and read stories about individuals of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.

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My Students

My students are enrolled in a 50/50 Spanish dual-immersion program, where they receive 50% of instruction is Spanish and 50% of instruction in English every day by two different teachers. I will be working with roughly 48 students who are all of diverse backgrounds, and aiming to become bilingual citizens to aid them in this global economy. Our school is a Title 1 school where 60% of the students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, but that does not change the value they hold for reading and education in general!

My Project

My students need to be exposed to stories which could aid them in celebrating their own cultural roots, as well as other cultures and points of views that may or may not be present in their school or classroom. They need to read books about people who not only look like them or their classmates, but also people of different backgrounds. Essentially, I want my students to learn about all people who create change in one way or another and advocate for justice for themselves and others.

Bringing social justice into the classroom is what every teacher should be doing and I believe students can put themselves in others' shoes using all the books requested in this project, whether it be learning stories about immigration, individuals with disabilities, accomplishments of women, ssegregation and racism, people of different genders, diverse people overcoming adversity, etc.

What better way to do this than by having books readily available in our very own library?!

As my students are exposed to the lived experiences of diverse individuals, they will be able to develop an understanding of different stories and be exposed to history and information they might not have learned about yet. These books will help me create a classroom environment where we foster tolerance and promote acceptance not only in our classroom, but everywhere else I our world, too. Students will enjoy these books independently and read aloud. Oh, the possibilities!!

Ms. G. Micheltorena Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

48 students impacted 15donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Name Is Bilal • Amazon Business $15.81 1 $15.81
Iggy Peck, Architect • Amazon Business $15.67 1 $15.67
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $15.58 1 $15.58
Sparkle Boy • Amazon Business $15.12 1 $15.12
Where's Rodney? • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69
The Other Side • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Oliver Button Is a Sissy • Amazon Business $14.26 1 $14.26
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey (Arabic and English Edition) • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $13.34 1 $13.34
In a Village by the Sea • Amazon Business $13.21 1 $13.21
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
Grandfather Gandhi • Amazon Business $12.82 1 $12.82
A Bike Like Sergio's (A Junior Library Guild Selection) • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition) • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $12.17 1 $12.17
Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $11.55 1 $11.55
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $11.26 1 $11.26
Ron's Big Mission • Amazon Business $10.94 1 $10.94
Oskar and the Eight Blessings • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $10.04 1 $10.04
A Friend Like Simon - Autism / ASD (Moonbeam childrens book award winner 2009) - Special Stories Series 2 (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Recess Queen • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • Amazon Business $9.94 1 $9.94
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin • Amazon Business $9.81 1 $9.81
My Brother Charlie • Amazon Business $9.62 1 $9.62
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $9.61 1 $9.61
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream • Amazon Business $9.24 1 $9.24
Baseball Saved Us • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ruby's Wish • Amazon Business $7.90 1 $7.90
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
The Dead Family Diaz • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
White Socks Only (Albert Whitman Prairie Paperback) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism • Amazon Business $6.75 1 $6.75
Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers • Amazon Business $6.36 1 $6.36
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein • Amazon Business $6.35 1 $6.35
We March • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story (Albert Whitman Prairie Paperback) • Amazon Business $5.51 1 $5.51
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit) • Amazon Business $5.48 1 $5.48
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream • Amazon Business $5.16 1 $5.16
Tikki Tikki Tembo • Amazon Business $4.90 1 $4.90
The Story of Emma Lazarus: Liberty's Voice: A Biography of One of the Great Poets in American History • Amazon Business $3.73 1 $3.73
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition • Amazon Business $3.57 1 $3.57

Materials cost

$526.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $48.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$612.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.12

Total project goal

$720.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $720.81

12 Donors

-$360.41

Donations toward project cost

-$306.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.06

match offer

-$360.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$306.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.06

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