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Mr. M. from NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sports Biographies For Athletic Students

My students need 32 biographies on different sport icons. These icons include Pele, Michael Phelps, and Shaun White.

  • $280 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

I teach sixth literacy and social studies to 38 wonderful students. Our school is located in an urban area with a high crime rate and very little perks. The children in my class have very little. My school has few resources for the children to use inside and outside of the classroom. My students need materials that will help stimulate their brains and encourage them to do great things in the class. My class and I will be reading and writing biographies. The students will be asked to read a biography and then write a biography about someone in their family, in the class or on someone famous. The books I am asking for will be used inside the classroom as well as outside the classroom. I need these materials so my students can have something to see, read and use to help them write their own biographies. I have asked for many different types of professional peoples biographies. The biographies on sports legends such as Lou Gerhig, Shaun White, Freddy Adu and others will be read by my boys who love reading about sports. With this knowledge the students will be able to create their own biography on the person they choose. I do this activity every year with my class. I don't have enough resources for all of the children to use. I also don't have a wide variety, nor does the schools library, to offer these children a choice on whose biography they can read. I would like these books so I can now make sure that all of my children have an opportunity to take a book home with them or to have one in the class to work with. With these variety of books, I am ensured that every student will find at least one person that they can be excited to learn about. It is my hope that I can continue to encourage them to be as creative as possible. With these books, I know I will be able to get my students excited about their work.

Mr. M.
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Travis Pastrana Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Pele James Buckley • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
At the Plate with ... Ken Griffey, Jr. (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf Series) Glenn Stout • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates Jonah Winter, Raul Colon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man David A. Adler (Illustrator), Terry Widener (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
Shaun White Matt Doeden • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
James Stewart Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Ichiro Suzuki Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Fredd Adu Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
David Oritz Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
David Beckham Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Danica Patrick Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Dallas Friday Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Albert Pujols Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Maria Sharapova Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Joe Mauer Jeffrey Zuehlke • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Dwyane Wade Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Dirk Nowitzki Jeffrey Zuehlke • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Johan Santana Jeffrey Zuehlke • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Tony Hawk Eric Braun • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Annika Sorenstam (Amazing Athletes Series) Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Ben Roethlisberger Jeffrey Zuehlke • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Jeff Gordon Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Ryan Howard Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Carly Patterson Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Michael Phelps Jeffery Zuehlke • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Amazing Athletes: Steve Nash Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
On the Court with... Lebron James Matt Christopher, Stephanie Peters • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Troy Aikman: Quick-Draw Quarterback Joel Dippold • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Brett Favre: The All-Time Leader Laura Marchesani • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Peyton Manning Jeff Savage • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost

$188.55

Vendor shipping charges

$18.86

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$229.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.27

Total project goal

$279.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$279.27

5 Donors

-$269.41

Donations toward project cost

-$229.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.86

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$0.00

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