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Current Events Create Clever Cooperative Classmates

My students need 3 sets of current event magazines to read at their reading level and binders to keep the articles and their written responses.

  • $393 goal

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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.

My Students

Wasn't it great in grade school to be able to learn about current affairs in language you understood! My students need Weekly Readers and Time for Kids to understand the world around them. They know about street life, but, today, to navigate their lives well, they need to know what goes on globally.

My students come from various parts of the world and are learning Academic English with great enthusiasm.

They are loquacious, and inquisitive! Their families cannot afford to provide them with magazines at home but are anxious for them to learn as much English as possible. Our students attend a small, well-loved, inner-city public elementary school that has been in this community for many, many years. Students come from other parts of the city to attend this bilingual school that has a vision of graduating students who are resilient, and culturally aware life-long learners.

My Project

With magazines like Weekly Reader, Weekly Reader's Science Spin, and Time for Kids, my students will share articles that interest each other, read together cooperatively, and learn from each other the strategies to better comprehend a more complex text than simple stories. They will more easily learn the background of current news and scientific research. With this kind of experience, the students will be much better prepared for middle and high school science and social studies classes. They will have a much richer knowledge base for scientific and political issues of the day. The binders I am requesting, will help them to develop organizational skills that will last a lifetime. My students will also learn cooperation and empathy as they work with each other to better comprehend each article they share. It's exciting to think of them cooperatively discussing important issues and helping one another read and understand the stories that interest them.

Without your support, these students will not have the opportunity to read current events articles at their reading level.

They will be left depending on television news coverage that often scares them and leaves them feeling helpless. These magazines have the potential to empower them with the knowledge and the reading skills to better grapple with the issues they will face in the future. With the binders they will organize the articles and log their responses to the articles.

Ms. Kaplan Bridges Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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 directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Oakland, CA View local requests

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

25 students impacted 15donors

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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 10 $48.80
Quill Brand 1-1/2" D-Ring Binder Non-View, Black, 3-Ring • Quill $6.37 25 $159.25
WR News Senior Edition WITH Science Spin (Grades 4-6; For Orders of 15 or More Subscriptions) • Weekly Reader $3.70 15 $55.50

Materials cost

$263.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.14

Sales tax

 $24.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$333.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.90

Total project goal

$392.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $392.65

10 Donors

-$331.59

Donations toward project cost

-$282.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.84

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.06

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 $0.00

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