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Mrs. Michalski-Geist from Chicago, IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mapping Our Way To The World!

My project needs a globe and hands-on mapping activites for my class to learn about geography.

  • $179 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I currently teach thirty first grade students at a Chicago Public School. Our school is located in a south side area of the city, and most of my students come from low-income families. The current social studies materials that we use in our classroom are extremely old and does not spark my students interests. My students groan and moan when it comes time for social studies because it is so boring to them. What I would like to do is spark up social studies. All of my students in the past have been extremely interested in the world and mapping. What we really need in our classroom is a globe! It is really difficult to talk about different parts of the world when you can not show your students where different continents and countries are. I am also asking for your help in getting my students a Geography skills learning center kit. This activity kit has over twenty different hands-on components that will allow the students to explore different geographical concepts like landforms, bodies of water, mapping symbols, and other physical features of maps. I feel that my students would have a different opinion about social studies if we had some new, up-dated materials to resort to. I know that my students would love working together to explore the world and all that it has to offer.

Mrs. Michalski-Geist
Grades PreK-2
  • Altgeld Elementary School
  • Chicago, IL
    • Nearly all 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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    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 reach 30 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AW447 - Basic School Globe • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50
JJ353 - Building Geography Skills Activity Maps • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
DD102 - Black Magnetic Write & Wipe Markers with • Lakeshore Learning $4.99 7 $34.93

Materials cost

$114.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.44

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$146.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.05

Total project goal

$178.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.05

1 Donor

-$171.76

Donations toward project cost

-$146.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.29

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