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The Constitution and This Land

My students need books on our Constitution and our country's history, computer speakers, file boxes with dividers, and an easel with paper.

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My Students

"This land is your land, this land is my land." Those words echo in my classroom as my students sing along to the popular song. With this project, I want to provide the background for this song. I want my students to learn about our country's Constitution, history, and what it means to be a citizen.

The students in my classroom are high achieving 2nd graders who love to come to school.

Our community school is close knit and we enjoy the ever changing population. My students have diverse cultural backgrounds and interests, but we all are excited to earn from one another. We enjoy working in collaborative groups and sharing our knowledge with each other. With this project, I am hoping to help my students build a solid understanding of how our country came to be and what it means to be an American. I want the to understand why this land is your land and this land is my land. I want them to understand that the citizens of America help to shape our government everyday and that their voice will be an important part of that process.

My Project

It is important for my students to develop into great citizens. In order to do this, I am asking for books on our Constitution and our country's history. The True Books series, in particular, is a popular one among my students. The text is accessible for all readers and the photographs and other text features present the content in a clear, kid-friendly way. These resources will be used by my students to gain an understanding of how our Constitution works and how it has changed over time. We will use the easel and paper to record our thinking. The easel will make it easy to reflect on our discussion the next time we meet as our notes will be saved in one place. I want my students to create iMovies about the Constitution. We will use the file boxes with dividers to keep our project materials safe as we are working. We need computer speakers so that my student's presentations can be heard through out the classroom.

This project provides my students with valuable resources that will help them understand our Constitution.

They will get to explore the ideas of citizenship in fun and engaging ways as they create iMovies. I am excited for the opportunity to help my students develop into great citizens who know their country's history and are proud to be Americans.

Mrs. Morikawa Santiago Hills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Irvine, CA View local requests 30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quartet Ultima Easel, Whiteboard/Flipchart, 27 x 34 Inches, Reversible, Black Frame (101EL) • Amazon $116.99 1 $116.99
Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z506 • Amazon $69.99 1 $69.99
School Smart 1467043 Ruled Easel Pad, 27" x 34", 16 lb., 50 Sheets, 50 Pt Chipboard, White (Pack of 4) • Amazon $45.89 1 $45.89
Quill Brand 1/3-Cut Letter-Size File Folders Assorted Colors • Quill.com $14.44 2 $28.88
Quill Brand Portable File Box with Organizer Top Black • Quill.com $13.59 2 $27.18
Avery Ready IndexTable of Contents Dividers for Laser/Inkjet Printers 1-31, Multi-Color • Quill.com $8.49 2 $16.98
Ellis Island (True Books: American History) • Amazon $6.88 1 $6.88
When Jessie Came Across the Sea • Amazon $6.29 1 $6.29
The National Anthem (True Books: American History) • Amazon $6.26 1 $6.26
The Constitution of the United States (True Books: American History) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
If Your Name Was Changed At Ellis Island • Amazon $5.71 1 $5.71
The Bill of Rights (True Books: American History) • Amazon $5.68 1 $5.68
The Declaration of Independence (True Books: American History) • Amazon $5.68 1 $5.68
The American Flag (True Books: American History) • Amazon $5.68 1 $5.68

Materials cost

$354.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.48

Total project goal

$496.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $496.56

2 Donors

-$84.65

Donations toward project cost

-$83.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.35

match offer

-$398.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$338.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.35

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 $0.00

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