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Mrs. Moorman from N Hills, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Telling Our Own Stories of Strong Females

My students need books with strong female leads and a Chromebook to create digital stop motion stories about women with their own strong female leads.

  • $400 goal

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My Students

My classroom is a buzz of activity, focused on giving kids the opportunities that they may not get elsewhere. My 5th grade class is in a high-need, low-income public school, nestled in the heart of Southern California. Each of the students in my class is a vibrant, excited learner who looks for the next opportunity to gain knowledge.

Each child in my classroom is a unique learner who comes to school each day ready to achieve at the highest levels.

As a teacher, it is my job to make sure the students have access to the materials they need at all times as well as use those materials in a way that will facilitate higher learning and achievement.

My Project

My students are enamored by books and storytelling. They spend much of their free time reading and exploring the stories around them. With all that reading, however, many of the books they are exposed to feature male main characters or duos, leaving the girls to be underrepresented in the literature.

Females represent 50% of my classroom, yet comprise only a fraction of the lead characters in our literature—a fact I would like to change with this project.

With the literature I have requested, the students will be exposed to strong female characters who make a difference not only to the story but to the world around them. My students will see that it isn't just the boys who make a difference in the world, but that girls can have an equal or greater impact on things as well.

And from that literature, the students will create their own stories with strong female leads. They will bring the tales they create to life using stop motion animation (hence the need for the Chromebook requested.) The students will be able to use the literature as a springboard for their own storytelling quest, and create a love of telling stories throughout this year and, hopefully, the rest of their lives.

Mrs. Moorman
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Samsung Chromebook 3, 11.6", 4GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, Chromebook (XE500C13-K04US) • Amazon Business $189.00 1 $189.00
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24
The War I Finally Won • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Outrun the Moon • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
Grace for President • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
Rain Reign • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tar Beach • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Paper Wishes • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
When You Reach Me (Yearling Newbery) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $5.21 1 $5.21
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$279.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$339.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.88

Total project goal

$399.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $399.22

1 Donor

-$199.61

Donations toward project cost

-$169.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.94

match offer

-$199.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.94

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