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Ms. Buchinsky from Woodland Hls., CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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TK's Person of the Week Library

Help me give my students access to age-appropriate read aloud stories that introduce them to a variety of diverse national and international heroes.

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My Students

Our school is a place where all kids are honored for the unique abilities and talents they bring. We teach in an inclusive setting that provides opportunities for ALL students to learn together to their fullest potential. The students in our classrooms have a wide variety of needs, academic and social skills- including children who develop typically, children with special needs and children who are gifted- we all learn side by side.

Imagine a world where all children are equally valued, a world where all children are seen as a gift.

We have two classes of absolutely amazing transitional kindergarteners that learn together through collaboration in a dynamic and nurturing environment.

My Project

This year we will be introducing students to a person of the week who exemplifies the social-emotional characteristics embedded in our SEL curriculum. These age-appropriate read aloud stories will introduce students to a variety of diverse heroes from around the country and around the world who have accomplished impressive things through hard work, bravery, creativity, determination, curiosity, commitment and many other traits. Students will meet individuals such as Malala Yousafzai, Pedro Flores, Keith Haring, Maya Lin, Indra Nooyi, Yo-Yo Ma, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, Kamala Harris, Cesar Chavez, and many more individuals who helped shape the world in which they live.

Ms. Buchinsky Chime Schwarzenegger Community School Grades PreK-2

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Woodland Hls., CA View local requests 44 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pedro's Yo-yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Art Is Life: The Life of Artist Keith Haring • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs) • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
An Equal Shot: How the Law Title IX Changed America • Amazon Business $16.35 1 $16.35
Patsy Mink, Mother of Title 9 (Amazing Asian Americans) • Amazon Business $16.20 1 $16.20
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Little People, BIG DREAMS) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
I am Malala Yousafzai (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing (DIAL BOOKS) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Michelle Obama (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 62) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
Joey: The Story of Joe Biden • Amazon Business $13.33 1 $13.33
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice • Amazon Business $12.58 1 $12.58
Steve Jobs: A Kid's Book About Changing the World (Mini Movers and Shakers) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Indra Nooyi: A Kid's Book About Trusting Your Decisions (Mini Movers and Shakers) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Jane Goodall (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 21) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Superheroes Are Everywhere • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Maya Angelou: (History Book for Kids, Biography Book for Children) • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
Elton John (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 50) • Amazon Business $10.78 1 $10.78
Me . . . Jane • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Mahatma Gandhi (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 25) • Amazon Business $9.76 1 $9.76
Maya Angelou (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 4) • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
Coretta Scott • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Alvin Ailey • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
To the Stars!: The First American Woman to Walk in Space • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Yo-Yo Ma (Great Asian Americans) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Patsy Mink (Great Asian Americans) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Amazon Business $4.43 1 $4.43

Materials cost

$402.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$475.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.85

Total project goal

$559.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.01

10 Donors

-$483.33

Donations toward project cost

-$411.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.90

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.71

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 $0.00

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