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Rev Up With the American Revolution

My students need a variety of books about the American Revolution and the events that led to it. The 25 titles include "The Mayflower Compact," "The Declaration of Independence" and "Black Heroes of the American Revolution."

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My Students

If we don't learn from our history, we are doomed to repeat our mistakes. Especially in a world where the content areas are pushed to the back burner in favor of English Language Arts and mathematics, it is so important for students to learn about the history of our magnificent country.

My fourth graders are a bunch of inquisitive, ambitious kids.

They love learning new things and never have a shortage of questions! Our school strives to foster this love of knowledge within all of our students across all grades. We try to make sure that they feel comfortable enough to ask these higher-order questions, and we require all of the materials that will allow them to find the answers through their inquiry-based work. We are a Title l school, and many of our students live below the poverty line.

My Project

The American Revolution is a huge topic in the fourth grade curriculum. In our reading, writing, and social studies units, students will be studying about all of the events that led up to the Revolution, all of the people who played critical roles, and the impacts the War had on the formation of our country. In order to conduct this research, the students will need a variety of books across the topic that they can read through, looking for the information they need. Based off of their specified research (ex: One group might research the Boston Massacre while another will research the Battles of Lexington and Concord), students will then write informational books, using all of their information as well as their knowledge of text features.

These books will really impact the success of the reading, writing, and social studies units.

If my students have more books to research from, they will be able to have their own books that they can take home to research, rather than having to only use books in the classroom because there are so few available. My students will then have more independent reading time, which will hopefully enable a love of history!

Mrs. Lafaman PS 176 Ovington School Grades 3-5

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More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Boston Massacre Michael Burgan, Keith Williams (Illustra • AKJ Books $21.89 1 $21.89
The Boston Massacre • AKJ Books $20.43 1 $20.43
Revolutionary War • AKJ Books $16.05 1 $16.05
The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activiti • AKJ Books $15.26 1 $15.26
King George: What Was His Problem? • AKJ Books $7.29 2 $14.58
Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
American Revolution (Eyewitness Books Series) Stuart Murray, • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
A History of U.S. • AKJ Books $11.64 1 $11.64
The Mayflower Compact • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
The Boston Massacre • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
The Boston Tea Party • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
The Thirteen Colonies • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
The US Constitution and Bill of Rights • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
The French and Indian War • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
The Declaration of Independence • AKJ Books $11.42 1 $11.42
Revolutionary War Days: Discover the Past with Exciting Proj • AKJ Books $10.91 1 $10.91
Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Battles of the French and Indian War • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Colonial America • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution Kay Moor • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Black Heroes of the American Revolution • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
The Witchcraft of Salem Village • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
The Jamestown Colony-when gone.... • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34

Materials cost

$267.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.15

Total project goal

$354.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.31

7 Donors

-$354.31

Donations toward project cost

-$301.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.15

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