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Ms. Zelik-Diker from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Seriously Social Studies!

My students need a collection of Social Studies books, including a We the People U.S. History Series, a The American Colonies Paperback Series and 17 additional single titles.

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My students are passionate about learning about historical time periods. They are in 4th grade in the Chinatown neighborhood of NY. My students don't often leave their neighborhood due to low incomes with in their families and working parents with multiple jobs. That's why is my job to open their eyes and minds to a world outside of NY in both the present and past.

NYS 4th grade curriculum is divided into four parts. They are U.S. government, the Iroquois nation, Colonial America and Immigration. My class never really had many materials on Colonial America or other interesting time periods like the Gold Rush.

We need books on individual colonies, large colonial maps, and books on larger events like the American Revolution. In my list of requested materials, they are all generally books. This is so because when we are studying a time period we get most of our information from trade books, as our school does not have text books. All of the materials I have requested have equal importance. The first step in this study is to learn about the first settlements and then how those settlements turned into larger colonies. Daily life and slavery in colonies will also be studied, as well as, the events that led to the Revolutionary War.

Your help will ensure my students have the appropriate materials to learn about these important time periods in history.

Ms. Zelik-Diker PS 1 Alfred E Smith 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clothes in Colonial America Mark Thomas • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Maria's Story: 1773 (Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans Series) Joan Lowery Nixon • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
John's Story: 1775 (Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans Series) Joan Lowery Nixon • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Caesar's Story: 1759 (Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans Series) Joan Lowery Nixon • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Ann's Story: 1747 (Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans Series) Joan Lowery Nixon • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Colonial America: Building Toward Independence Richard Worth • Barnes and Noble $28.73 1 $28.73
Life in Colonial America Peter F. Copeland, Peter F. Copeland (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
Colonial Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in the New World Laurie M. Carlson • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 Betsy Maestro, Giulio Maestro (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Hannah of Fairfield Jean Van Leeuwen, Donna Diamond (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak Kay Winters, Larry Day (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl (Young American Voices Series) Marissa Moss, Marissa Moss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
Weetamoo: Heart of the PocassetsRoyal Diaries Series) Patricia Clark Smith • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85
FA843 - The American Colonies Paperback Series • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50
CC112 - We the People U.S. History Series • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50
Fun and Games in Colonial America Mark Thomas • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Your Travel Guide to Colonial America Nancy Raines Day • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Maggie's Dare: The Great Awakening (Sisters in Time Series, 1744) Norma Jean Lutz • Barnes and Noble $4.47 1 $4.47
Nancy's Story: 1765 (Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans Series) Joan Lowery Nixon • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$354.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$416.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.32

Total project goal

$507.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $507.32

8 Donors

-$489.41

Donations toward project cost

-$416.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.91

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