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Mrs. Salmeron from Aurora, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We All Belong

Help me give my students an insight on different cultures and know more about diversity through different stories.

  • $503 goal

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Mrs. Salmeron has another project! Donate to Summer Learning! to help her classroom.

$219 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach a 5th-grade class in a predominantly Hispanic school district that serves a high population of low-income students.

The beginning of the year will be a great challenge for both my students and me.

We are coming back to the classroom after a virtual learning year. I know that my incoming 5th grade students will be facing many challenges and will need a lot of academic support. I want to be able to help them and also challenge them by making sure I am ready every day to give them a great learning experience.

My Project

These materials will help my students learn more about diversity and cultures.

They will learn that we are all different and that we all make contributions in society in our own way.

I want my students to be able to understand each other through empathy and respect. Through the use of these materials we will discuss in class how to understand others and why being different is a great thing.

This project will also help them in the social emotional learning and will understand how to accept others and each other's differences.

Mrs. Salmeron L.D. Brady 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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Aurora, IL View local requests

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

21 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Right Now!: Real Kids Speaking Up for Change • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Love Is Love: An Important LGBTQ Pride Book for Kids About Gay Parents and Diverse Families (Gifts for Queer Families) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Love Around The World 1: Family and Friendship Around the World (Lonely Planet Kids) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
We All Belong: A Children's Book About Diversity, Race and Empathy • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
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 $12.99 1 $12.99
I Promise • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $12.68 1 $12.68
Mixed: A Colorful Story • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Different is Good: A Cute Children's Picture Book about Racism & Diversity to help Teach your Kids Equality and Kindness • Amazon Business $12.43 1 $12.43
What I See: Anti-Asian Racism From The Eyes Of A Child • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Little SPOT of Empathy: A Story about Understanding and Kindness • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger: Social Emotional Book for Kids about Diversity and Kindness (Children’s Book for Boys and Girls) (World of Kids Emotions) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Acceptance is my Superpower: A children’s Book about Diversity and Equality (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Gratitude is My Superpower: A children’s book about Giving Thanks and Practicing Positivity (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.33 1 $11.33
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $11.21 1 $11.21
Because • Amazon Business $11.12 1 $11.12
Same, Same But Different • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
What If We Were All The Same!: A Children's Book About Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Sulwe • Amazon Business $9.64 1 $9.64
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Hair Love • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
We're All Wonders • Amazon Business $8.85 1 $8.85
Rain Boy: (Kindness Books for Kids and Children, Teaching Empathy, Inclusion, and Diversity) • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
The Boy at the Back of the Class • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Color of His Own • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (Empower the Future, 1) • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
I Am: Positive Affirmations for Kids | Self-Esteem and Confidence Coloring Book for Girls | Diversity Books for Kids • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $5.91 1 $5.91
Meeting Mimi: A Story About Different Abilities Children's Book―PreK-Grade 2 Interactive Book About Diversity With Illustrations, Vocabulary, Reading ... (24 pgs) (Playing and Learning Together) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$391.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$427.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.38

Total project goal

$502.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $502.52

6 Donors

-$265.55

Donations toward project cost

-$230.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.83

match offer

-$231.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$196.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.89

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 $0.00

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