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Ms. Smith from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Diverse Books in 3rd and 4th Grade

My students need diverse books in which they are able to see themselves, dream for their futures, and become activists for change in the world.

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My Students

Step into my classroom and you will find a diverse group of students, engaged in their own way, at their own pace and ability at the task at hand. You may see two or three sets of students clustered around the paraprofessionals, chatting and completing their math work. You may see students working independently or in pairs in the library nook on the floor, spread out and lying down. You may see two or three students working with me on the Smartboard. We are engaged and we are flexible.

I am a teacher of students with disabilities in a low-income/high poverty district.

My students come from immigrant families, foster families, and a variety of family structures. I work to give them positive reinforcement and as much love as they need. I cannot control what goes on outside of my classroom, but my classroom is a space where they can be who they need to be and learn how they need to learn.

My Project

It is my goal to be an inclusive and anti-racist educator and to create a classroom that is an inclusive space. In order to effectively be inclusive, we have to learn from other points of view and practice listening.

“Students need not necessarily agree with other viewpoints, but should come to understand how they could make sense from the point of view of those who hold them." C.

E. Sleeter

I have searched for a diverse range of books which will provide my students with both a mirror in which to see and understand themselves. Representation matters and I want all my students to feel how much they matter. I have also requested books which will give my students a window into other cultures, people, languages, and experiences. I hope they will use these books to better understand the world and decide how they wish to improve or change it.

Ms. Smith PS 139 Alexine A Fenty 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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet (CitizenKid) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Mommy's Khimar • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Pink Is for Boys • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Haiti My Country • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You • Amazon Business $14.61 1 $14.61
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $14.53 1 $14.53
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship • Amazon Business $14.11 1 $14.11
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore (Carolrhoda Picture Books) • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10
Her Right Foot • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty (The World Around Us) • Amazon Business $13.96 1 $13.96
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Mae Among the Stars • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
We Came To America • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
The United States v. Jackie Robinson • Amazon Business $12.28 1 $12.28
Pass the Ball, Mo! (Mo Jackson) • Amazon Business $12.17 1 $12.17
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Betty Before X • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Black Girl Magic: A Poem • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
A Sky Full of Stars • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
Come With Me • Amazon Business $11.16 1 $11.16
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
A is for Activist • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Counting on Community • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father’s Secret Children • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
Luciana (American Girl: Girl of the Year 2018, Book 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
El Deafo • Amazon Business $7.65 1 $7.65
The Wild Book • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
A Boy Called Bat • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sparkle Boy • Amazon Business $6.88 1 $6.88
Yes I Can!: A Story of Grit (Cloverleaf Books: Stories with Character) • Amazon Business $6.60 1 $6.60
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $6.40 1 $6.40
The Real Boy • Amazon Business $6.28 1 $6.28
Penny Dreadful • Amazon Business $6.21 1 $6.21
The Beach Trip (Sofia Martinez) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Abuela's Special Letters (Sofia Martinez) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Shopping Trip Trouble (Sofia Martinez) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
A Girl Named Rosa: The True Story of Rosa Parks (American Girl: A Girl Named) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Get a Hit, Mo! (Mo Jackson) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Don't Throw It to Mo! (Mo Jackson) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
The Secret Recipe (Sofia Martinez) • Amazon Business $3.00 1 $3.00

Materials cost

$557.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$596.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.19

Total project goal

$701.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $701.29

6 Donors

-$648.35

Donations toward project cost

-$596.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.94

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