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Celebrating Women's Influence: a Biography Library for 1st-3rd Grade

Help me give my students books to enhance their awareness of women's historical contributions by providing age-appropriate biographies that inspire curiosity, empathy, and a love for learning.

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My Project

I am excited to launch this special project to enhance my 1st-3rd-year students' awareness of women's influence throughout history. The specific items we are requesting, including age-appropriate biographies, will make a significant difference in our students' learning by providing them with accessible and inspiring stories of women who have made a positive impact on the world.

The primary goal for this project is to instill a sense of curiosity and love for learning while offering a wider variety of identifiable representatives for the children to identify with.

By having a dedicated biography section in the class library, we aim to expose them to diverse role models from various fields, promoting empathy, tolerance, and a broader perspective on life. These resources will not only support our curriculum but also encourage independent reading and research, helping students develop critical thinking skills and a passion for knowledge.

What makes our students truly special is their enthusiasm for learning and their diverse backgrounds. We have a wonderfully diverse group of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders who bring unique perspectives to our classroom. This project is designed to celebrate this diversity by including biographies that reflect a wide range of experiences, cultures, and achievements. Your support will empower our students to see themselves in the stories they read and inspire them to dream big.

Together, we can create a library space that fosters a lifelong love of reading and learning for our exceptional students. Your support will help us provide a rich collection of biographies that will inspire our young learners and broaden their understanding of the world.

Thank you for considering our project and for your dedication to enhancing the educational experiences of our students.

Ms. Lisa Villa Montessori School Grades PreK-2

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Phoenix, AZ View local requests 28 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was Clara Barton? • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math (Girls Who Love Science) • Amazon Business $16.18 1 $16.18
Audrey Hepburn: (Children’s Biography Book, WW2 Stories for Kids, Old Hollywood Actress, Meaningful Gift for Boys & Girls) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Ada Lovelace: (Children's Biography Book, Kids Books, Age 5 10, Historical Women in History) (Inspired Inner Genius) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Marie Curie: (Children’s Biography Book, Kids Ages 5 to 10, Woman Scientist, Science, Nobel Prize, Chemistry) (Inspired Inner Genius) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Asian American Women in Science: An Asian American History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Biographies for Kids - All about Princess Diana: Learning about All Her Humanitarian Efforts - Children's Biographies of Famous People Books • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Book of Awesome Women: Boundary Breakers, Freedom Fighters, Sheroes and Female Firsts (Teenage Girl Gift Ages 13-17) (Awesome Books) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Laura Ingalls Wilder (On My Own Biography) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bold Women in History: 15 Women's Rights Activists You Should Know (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34
Coco Chanel (Volume 1) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Malala Yousafzai: A Children's Book About Gender Equality, Civil Rights, and Justice • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Brave Clara Barton (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$133.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$174.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.82

Total project goal

$205.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $205.46

3 Donors

-$134.03

Donations toward project cost

-$117.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.35

match offer

-$67.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$56.97

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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