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TOOBs for Tolerance

My students need various TOOB's of figurines to study history and understand how a lack of tolerance affected the United States.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach special education US History for my incredibly diverse population of students. This group of young people work incredibly hard despite their challenges. Their eyes light up when they figure something out and they are excited when they learn new things.

Most of my students are on free lunch, meaning they live at or below poverty level; many have parents who speak a foreign language at home and are first generation citizens.

Because of their diversity, it is important that we work together to create a cohesive classroom.

I teach at the largest high school in my state. With over 3500 students, we are across 2 campuses and have the opportunity to give the students a wide variety of electives and sports opportunities.

My Project

TOOBs are long tubes of various themed characters. They represent historical figures, animals, foods, nature, etc. I am requesting the TOOBs about U.S. landmarks, U.S. Historical Figures, Jamestown [the early settlers], food, musical instruments, trees, and animals that were native to North America.

My students have special needs and they learn the best through manipulatives; it is difficult for them to imagine how the world was years ago and to learn from those mistakes.

By utilizing figurines, I will be able to explain some of the reasons behind the different wars. My students will try to imagine how they felt as the various different characters throughout U.S. History. We will discuss the relationships between the different types of people, how the Native Americans and the Settlers interacted, slavery and the Civil War, and the cultural differences caused wars and dangerous situations.

We will create a tolerance bill of rights for our classroom, describing the behaviors that are inappropriate or appropriate in our classroom based on U.S. history examples.

Mr. Hemsey Clifton High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Clifton, NJ View local requests

More than half 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
Safari Ltd Jamestown Settlers TOOB with 12 Fun Figurines, Including Sailor with Navigational Device, Blacksmith, Settler with Musket, Settler Workman with Axe, John Smith, Female Settler Gardening, Female Settler Cooking, Chicken, Pig, Cannon, and Tall Chip. • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Safari Ltd Wild West TOOB - With 12 Hand Painted Toy Figurines - Includes Teepee, Indians, Texas Longhorn Bull, Covered Wagon, Buffalo, Cowboy, Chief, Annie Oakley, And More - For Ages 3 And Up • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Safari Ltd. Supertoob - USA • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Safari Ltd Fruits & Vegetables Toob • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd Musical Instruments TOOB • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd In The Sky TOOB • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd Down On The Farm TOOB • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd U.S.A. Presidents TOOB with 8 Presidential Toy Figurines Including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd Wild Safari North American Wildlife TOOB With 12 Favorite Animal Toy Figurines Including a Mountain Lion, Wolf, Elk, Big Horn Ram, Bison, River Otter, Raccoon, Pronghorn Buck, Moose, Grizzly Bear and Beaver. • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd Nature TOOB - Comes With 12 Different Hand Painted Figurine Models Including Gray Wolf, Moose, Raccoon, Beaver, Rabbit, Black Bear, Cardinal, Cougar, Bald Eagle, Fox, Buffalo, and Doe • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari Ltd Trees TOOB • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Safari 679604 Around the World TOOB, 10 Figurines • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39

Materials cost

$174.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$206.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.51

Total project goal

$243.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $243.38

7 Donors

-$115.51

Donations toward project cost

-$108.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.83

match offer

-$115.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$98.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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