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Ms. Sperduto from Saint Louis, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's Happening in the World Today?

My students need materials that help them connect with the world around them, such as Time for Kids magazines and real world science magazines.

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My Students

There are so many great ways to keep up with the real world for adults. The Internet, news programs and magazines are great ways that adults keep up with the world around them. I find it important for kids to have good, reliable materials to do the same thing.

My students live in a suburban area of the Midwest and often times get little to no exposure to other areas of the country, much less the world.

The majority of our building is African-American and they attend a public school with close to 500 students. They love to learn about new places and are very curious about the world and how it is different from their own lives.

My Project

I am a student of the world and enjoy learning new things about new cultures and places. I try to pass this on love of our world on to my students. I like to have materials in the classroom for them to read and study that help them connect to the world around them. By using Time for Kid and Super Science magazines, my students can read and talk with each other about what they are discovering about others. Not only do they need to learn about the people in the world, but they need to understand the physical differences between our world and the geography of our planet. The teacher resources helping the students understand geography and how our world works will allow them to know both aspects of our planet and how it works.

Creating lifelong learners and students who want to be good citizens is an important part of teaching students in the 21st century.

Making them aware of what is happening in the world around them and how they fit into that world is a great way to start them to develop a sense of where they belong and who they are. I want to make this as interesting as possible and know that these materials will help with that.

Ms. Sperduto Grannemann Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Saint Louis, MO View local requests

Nearly all 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
K. SuperScience , Grades 3-6 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $6.99 30 $209.70
A Child''s Introduction to the World • AKJ Books $17.96 1 $17.96
The Everything Kids'' Geography Book • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
Edition 5 - 6 with Around the World (Grades 5 and 6) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics and themes kids love to learn about and it s the best nonfiction text you ll find! Edition 5 - 6 builds non-fiction literacy skills and helps students become informed and active citizens. In addition to receiving Edition 5 - 6, subscribers will receive TFK Around the World. • Time for Kids $4.88 30 $146.40
Fast Facts About the 50 States • AKJ Books $8.10 1 $8.10
Greetings from the 50 States • AKJ Books $14.05 1 $14.05
SCIENCE ACTIVITIES WEB • School Specialty Inc. $18.99 1 $18.99
BOOK ACTIVITY SOCIAL STUDIES • School Specialty Inc. $11.39 1 $11.39

Materials cost

$434.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.01

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$500.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.27

Total project goal

$588.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $588.45

7 Donors

-$294.22

Donations toward project cost

-$250.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.13

match offer

-$294.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.13

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