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Mrs. Shippy from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Don't Know Much About HIstory

Help me give my students some history books and post-its to increase their knowledge of the history of America.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shippy's classroom raised $184

This project is fully funded

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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.

My Project

I am lucky enough to teach an awesome group of middle school students who are creative, eager, and enthusiastic. They are always interested in learning more about a topic and constantly challenge me to be on my toes. I want to teach my kids the required subject matter, but I also want to teach them to be themselves, have fun learning and to love reading! Thank you for joining us on our journey. They are very eager to learn more about our country and are amazed by its interesting and sometimes unbelievable history. I love sharing this great story with them, the problem is the incredibly boring textbook we have...yawn! W don't use it much, but my students need to have a book for reference. That's where our request comes in....

I want to provide my students with a fun, interesting and easy-to-read book that will bring the amazing story of our country to life, Don't Know Much About American History is that book!

A fun and interesting read, Don't Know Much About History, will be a great reference for all of my students, from the gifted to the diverse learners. We will use it to learn more about well-known and not so well-known events in our great history. It will make these events come alive .

The history of our country is an unbelievable and inspiring story that I want to share with my student this year and for many years to come.

Mrs. Shippy Dawes Elementary School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

120 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Don't Know Much About American History (Don't Know Much About...(Paperback)) • Amazon Business $6.39 15 $95.85
Post-it Notes 11 x 11 Orange 30 Sheet/Pad (BN11O) • Staples $9.40 3 $28.20

Materials cost

$124.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.51

Total project goal

$183.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$183.42

1 Donor

-$183.42

Donations toward project cost

-$155.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.51

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$0.00

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