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Ms. Hoffman from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Students Stories are Americas' Story

My students need a copy of action magazine per student and books on immigration to help them write and publish a story about their life in America.

  • $567 goal

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My Students

My students have learning disabilities which includes students with auditory and visual disabilities to students with autism. Many are ESL students entering our school from numerous countries around the world.

My students in this picture just finished getting their stories published.

This is a picture of a collaboration between my six graders and the class of intellectually disabled students next door.

I want to now include all my students 6th, 7th and 8th graders in a publishing project which I feel will not only help them write better but will help them feel welcomed in our school and our country.

My Project

Our students will explore the struggles and success of various people that have come to America looking for a new beginning by reading scholastic magazine articles and books on immigration as well as scholastic video resources online.

Every child having their own copy of scholastic magazine will help them see how to write their own special American story as they read those written by various authors.

Our students will share their own stories about themselves and their families as many of our students come to our school from all over the world.

Students will then work together to write a book collaborating their stories which we will submit for publishing. Those that were born in America will share their stories with those that have come to our school from other countries. I feel this project will not only help students read and write better, but they will also see the contributions each have contributed to our society and feel safe learning that their stories is the same as many others who have come to America.

Ms. Hoffman
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic Action, Grades 6 - 12, Reading Level Grades 3 - 5 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 10 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 6–12, Reading Levels 3–5 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $8.99 35 $314.65
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $14.48 1 $14.48
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery • Amazon Business $14.15 1 $14.15
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale (Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.63 1 $13.63
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ordinary People Change the World) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81

Materials cost

$379.41

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.46

Sales tax

 $34.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$481.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.93

Total project goal

$566.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $566.21

2 Donors

-$566.21

Donations toward project cost

-$481.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.93

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