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Ms. Moore from Cranston, RI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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When I Grow Up ... Help Inspire Students with Biographies

My students need picture book biographies to learn about famous people - including chefs, scientists, and writers - in an engaging way.

  • $273 goal

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My Students

After picking through our dated biography section to find materials for third graders to use this year, I want to have updated, fun, friendly-looking books available next year.

As the librarian at a K-6 elementary school, I feel like I have 350 kids of my own: 350 inquisitive, excited, goofy, creative, lovable kids who LOVE to read.

We're a Title 1 community; nearly 70% of the students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and 10% receive ESL services. Many students cannot get to the public library, so their biweekly checkouts at the school library are their main access to books - both for pleasure reading and classroom projects.

My Project

One of these projects is the Grade 3 biography presentation; kids read about a famous person, write a report, and deliver the information to their fellow students while dressed as that person. In addition, Grade 6 students complete a career exploration project in Guidance. Having short, concise biographies on hand will give them additional resources. All students, however, would be able to check out these books. Author Chris Raschka has stated how biographies affected him as a student: "Of my first school library, I remember the shelf with the biographies best - I loved them. It didn't matter who the subject was. President, scientist, musician, artist, football quarterback, I read them all. Perhaps I liked them so well because I discovered that there was another way for me to have a real experience all on my own."

As well as supporting Grade 3 and 6 curriculum, these biographies will entertain and inspire a school full of kids.

Most of the books start out describing the famous person's childhood, and show how their interests then led to them becoming internationally-recognized experts in their field. They will remind my kids that it's possible to use their talents to change the world and help them discover new heroes and heroines.

Ms. Moore
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer'' • AKJ Books $14.56 1 $14.56
On a Beam of Light • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Salt In His Shoes Kadir Nelson, Roslyn M. Jordan • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Helen''s Big World • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Bon Appetit! • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
The Watcher • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) Barbara Ker • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Brave Girl • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams • AKJ Books $12.41 1 $12.41
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci Joseph D''Agnese, John O''Bri • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau Dan Yaccarin • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Sojourner Truth''s Step-Stomp Stride • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Eleanor, Quiet No More • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Just Being Audrey • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Fannie In The Kitchen • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Abigail Adams • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07

Materials cost

$198.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.82

Total project goal

$272.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $272.14

4 Donors

-$269.49

Donations toward project cost

-$231.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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