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Mrs. Elkins from Kenova, WV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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History in the Making Book Project

Help me give my students books to study history and social studies in an engaging way.

  • $259 goal

This project expired on June 21, 2024.

This project expired on June 21, 2024.

My Project

Each year, my students create a t-shirt book report project based on a history book that they read. It is important that the students have the opportunity to pick the topic that they would like to learn more about. I am looking to provide a variety of books for the students to choose from.

Student engagement is the key to success.

If my students have access to information that they are really interested in, then learning and engagement will rapidly increase. It is important for me to provide my students with a variety of books to allow for the interests of all students.

The students in my class will choose a book and topic to create a t-shirt. Students then present their shirts to the class in a presentation form.

Mrs. Elkins Ceredo-Kenova Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Kenova, WV View local requests

More than half 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

25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was? and What Is? America Collection Boxed Set 25 books • Amazon Business $77.94 1 $77.94
Who Was...? Children’s Biography Series Set of 12 books • Amazon Business $65.29 1 $65.29
Who Was Leif Erikson? • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Were the Beatles? (Who Was--?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Were the Navajo Code Talkers? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Was Louis Braille? • Amazon Business $6.78 1 $6.78
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Is LeBron James? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.58 1 $5.58
Who Was Maya Angelou? • Amazon Business $4.78 1 $4.78

Materials cost

$187.33

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$220.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.85

Total project goal

$258.99

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