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Mrs. Bitar from New Kensington, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Children Around the World

My students need 15 subscriptions to Time For Kids magazine and 15+ books about children across the world.

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My Students

Exposing students to how others live across the world is an opportunity help them to becoming better citizens in this world. Once our students see that we are all the same across the world, and how the unique differences make us special. Hopefully, it will help the students be better adults.

I teach in a school district that is having a very difficult time with it's budget.

My class is a class of Gifted students from first to third grade and they love to learn about other students and lifestyles from all around the world. Unfortunately, because of the budget problems we don't have the money for anything that is enrichment. The students I work with are craving for enrichment. Many of these student's don't get a lot of exposure to anything outside of the town that we live in, and don't have an opportunity to travel. This magazine and these books would give them some exciting information that they are looking for. Watching the sparkle in their eyes when they are getting new information is so exciting.

My Project

Using the "Time" weekly magazine to work with the students on current events will help our students to not only be aware of what is going on, but it will also help our students become aware of other students around the world. As we come across each area in the "Time" magazines- they will learn about the Seven Continents. I also want the children to go onto "epals" and to make a Pen-pal that they will correspond with across the World. I will have them use the books about children across the world to learn about the children they are corresponding with and to be able to understand what the children's lives are like. They will do a project on the country that they choose and learn about the children, the schools, and the climate. They will have different ways to report this back to me. Podcast, writing or poster.

Teaching students about others around the world is so important, because it is the only way to teach compassion.

The Dalai Lama says: “Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential... The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce."

Mrs. Bitar Ft Crawford Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than three‑quarters 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Edition 3 - 4 with Around the World (Grades 3 and 4) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics and themes kids love to learn about and it s the best nonfiction text you ll find! Edition 3 - 4 builds non-fiction literacy skills and helps students better understand their world. In addition to receiving Edition 3 - 4, subscribers will receive TFK Around the World. • Time for Kids $4.88 15 $73.20
The Seven Continents Wil Mara • AKJ BOOKS $5.08 1 $5.08
Antarctica Mel Friedman • AKJ BOOKS $5.93 1 $5.93
Asia Gary Drevitch • AKJ BOOKS $5.93 1 $5.93
Europe Sandra Newman • AKJ BOOKS $5.93 1 $5.93
Africa Mel Friedman • AKJ BOOKS $5.93 1 $5.93
North America Allan Fowler • AKJ BOOKS $5.08 1 $5.08
South America Allan Fowler • AKJ BOOKS $5.08 1 $5.08
Asia Allan Fowler • AKJ BOOKS $5.08 1 $5.08
Children Around the World Donata Montanari, Donata Montanari (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 1 $6.79
Recess at 20 Below Cindy Aillaud, Cindy Lou Aillaud (Photographer) • AKJ BOOKS $7.64 2 $15.28
Children Just Like Me Anabel Kindersley, Barnabas Kindersley • AKJ BOOKS $13.67 1 $13.67
A School Like Mine DK Publishing, UNICEF Staff, Contribution by Unicef • AKJ BOOKS $16.23 1 $16.23
A Life Like Mine DK Publishing, Harry Belafonte, Manufactured by DK Publishing • AKJ BOOKS $10.54 1 $10.54
Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days (Judy Moody Series #7) Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $5.12 2 $10.24
School Days Around the World Catherine E. Chambers • AKJ BOOKS $3.41 1 $3.41
It's Back To School We Go!: First Day Stories from Around The World Ellen Jackson, Jan Davey Ellis (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $12.94 1 $12.94
Wake up, World!: A Day in the Life of Children Around the World Beatrice Hollyer, Oxfam • AKJ BOOKS $14.57 1 $14.57
A Trip Around the World Barbara Schaff, Ina M. Levin (Editor), Walter Kelly (Editor), Keith Vasconcelles (Illustrator), Cheryl Buhler (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.67 1 $13.67

Materials cost

$234.58

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$273.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.19

Total project goal

$321.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.29

7 Donors

-$321.29

Donations toward project cost

-$273.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.19

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