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Investigating Immigration

Help me give my students these books for our unit on immigration, as we study the reasons why people leave their countries, while also learning current events and history.

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My Project

My students are from a rural school in Maine and are curious about the world around them. They are interested in the bigger world as a whole, especially out of New England and outside the United States. Many of my students have never left Maine, and while we have some diversity, there is still a lot to discover. Many of my students don't know what it is like to have to move halfway through the school year and have been friends with the same people since kindergarten and have a total of 15 students in their classroom. It is through my novel studies and book studies that I try to teach students about other countries, ethnicities, cultures etc. and through books, we can learn and empathize for others, while also learning what is happening in the world around us. Furthermore, for some, this is their first rudimentary understanding of other cultures and other places.

One fifth grade unit is studying human rights, and we focus on immigration, and why people have to learn their homes, and these books will give students an invaluable understanding of why it happens and how it affects people when they have to leave.

It could be related to natural disasters, job searches, political changes, or war and we study all the different reasons of what would make people leave their homes and what is it like for them when they do- and the hardships they go through, usually from the perspective of children. Furthermore, we bring in geography as we study where many people immigrate. We study how human rights are broken and what we can do as citizens. This ties into our government unit as well, as we talk about the rights of citizens in this country to protest and vote for change.

Ms. Campbell Ames Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Searsmont, ME 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Efrén Divided • Amazon Business $11.99 7 $83.93
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $10.99 7 $76.93
The Night Diary • Amazon Business $10.39 7 $72.73
The Weight of Water • Amazon Business $10.30 7 $72.10
What Was Ellis Island? • Amazon Business $6.69 7 $46.83
The Red Pencil • Amazon Business $20.49 2 $40.98
My Name Is Yoon (Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, 2004) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Ellis Island and Immigration for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series) • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
La Frontera (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.76 1 $10.76
Dreamers • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Coming to America: The Story of Immigration • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
What Is a Refugee? • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
A New History of Immigration (True History) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$486.74

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.94

Sales tax

 $24.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$553.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.64

Total project goal

$650.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $650.96

3 Donors

-$470.00

Donations toward project cost

-$399.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.50

match offer

-$180.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.14

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