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Mrs. Butts from Honolulu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help 5th Graders Time Travel

My students need 20 copies each of "Dear America: The Winter Of Red Snow" and "Chains", with single copies of 7 additional book titles.

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My Students

Help me transport my students back 400 years and across 5,000 miles to Colonial America!

We are two teachers who co-teach a class of 18 eager 5th graders at a Title-1 public school in Hawaii.

Our school practices mindfulness through the Habits of Mind. As part of a heterogeneous class that focuses on team and community, our students enjoy learning, reading, and achieving together. They also enjoy games, dancing, and gardening.

My Project

Hawaii's 5th grade social studies curriculum focuses on The Age of Exploration and Colonialism, ending with the Revolutionary War. While we live in a beautiful place, it's often hard for the students to imagine life in New England, let alone 400 years ago! They loved reading a historical novel about James Town in 1607. I am requesting class sets of the historical novels "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson and "Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow" by Kristiana Gregory. Our class will read these books together as a group, stopping often to discuss, write, question, and draw about the reading. With similar books from this grant, they will be able to keep learning about this time period and practice their reading skills.

Students will practice reading in pairs, groups, and individually.

The content in the books will also help inspire writing, art, and creativity projects. Your donations will help broaden knowledge of history and the world for a class of curious learners. These books can help create a future generation of life long learners and readers!

Mrs. Butts Waikiki Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Honolulu, HI View local requests 18 students impacted 20donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chains Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $5.97 20 $119.40
Boston Tea Party Pamela Duncan Edwards, Henry Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
The Declaration of Independence Elaine Landau • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Heroes of History: William Penn: Liberty and Justice for All Janet Benge, Geoff Benge • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution Kay Moore, Daniel O'Leary (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides Rosalyn Schanzer • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Dear America: The Winter Of Red Snow Kristiana Gregory • Barnes and Noble $8.88 20 $177.60
If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America Anne Kamma, Pamela Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
If You Lived in Colonial Times McGovern, Brinton Turkle, Brinton Turkle (Illustrator), June Otani (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$345.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$400.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.70

Total project goal

$471.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.33

19 Donors

-$469.24

Donations toward project cost

-$400.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.09

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