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Mrs. Hobby from Monticello, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making the U.S. Constitution Come to Life through Literature

My students need quality non-fiction and historical fiction books related to United States history and the Constitution.

  • $461 goal

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My Students

Do you remember saying the Pledge of Allegiance in primary school? Did you know what it meant? What about when your teachers talked about the Constitution, or Benjamin Franklin? My students are eager to read and I want them to connect with history through the literature we read.

In order for my first and second grade primary school students to understand important historical events and documents, they must first relate to them.

This can be done in small guided reading groups, where we focus on reading for information and details of United States history. We celebrate Constitution Day at my school, and I want to prepare my students for this celebration by helping them gain knowledge about the importance of the United States Constitution and what it means to our country.

My Project

My students will read books about important historical documents, individuals, and landmarks in small guided reading groups and also independently from our class library. Discussion and interaction are important parts of making meaning in the primary classroom. We will also create our own classroom constitution and reenact important historical events we learn about in the literature.

Your donations will enable my students to understand important historical events that often seem abstract and far away to young students.

Quality children's literature allows historical events to come to life for my students. I want them to understand why we say the Pledge of Allegiance and why we celebrate Constitution Day.

Mrs. Hobby Jasper County Primary School Grades PreK-2

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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

380 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The U.S. Constitution Norman Pearl, Matthew Skeens (Illustra • AKJ Books $6.53 6 $39.18
Constitution Day • AKJ Books $6.53 6 $39.18
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution • Amazon $5.47 6 $32.82
The Constitution of the United States Christine Taylor-Butle • AKJ Books $5.07 6 $30.42
. . . If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution • Amazon $4.97 6 $29.82
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Elementary Science Trade Library) • Amazon $6.29 4 $25.16
We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States • Amazon $4.14 6 $24.84
A is for America • Amazon $17.56 1 $17.56
I Pledge Allegiance • Amazon $8.09 1 $8.09
Our American Flag (American Symbols) • Amazon $8.05 1 $8.05
The Pledge of Allegiance (American Symbols) • Amazon $8.05 1 $8.05
America Is... • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
The Story of the Statue of Liberty • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The Story of the Star Spangled Banner • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
The Pledge of Allegiance • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
O, Say Can You See? America's Symbols, Landmarks, And Important Words • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
U. S. Symbols (First Step Nonfiction) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
A Is for America • Amazon $4.49 1 $4.49
The Liberty Bell (Welcome Books: American Symbols) • Amazon $4.46 1 $4.46
The White House (Welcome Books) • Amazon $4.46 1 $4.46
Teddy Roosevelt: The People's President (Ready-to-read SOFA) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
F Is For Flag (Reading Railroad) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Time For Kids: Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President (Time for Kids Biographies) • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
My First Biography: Benjamin Franklin • Amazon $3.26 1 $3.26

Materials cost

$333.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$391.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.12

Total project goal

$460.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $460.80

3 Donors

-$80.75

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$365.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$310.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.87

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.25

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 $0.00

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