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Ms. Zitman from Brooklyn NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Anthropology and Education - First grade.

The cost of a world map puzzle, dinosaurs and fossils kit, games, Ancient Egypt book bundle and a Eastern Culture book bundle is $1007, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $1,028 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

This is my third year teaching at a hard to staff school in Brooklyn, New York. It's been a wonderful experience for me and each day I learn so very much. This year I am teaching first grade. I received a Masters degree in 2002 and was then accepted at Teachers college to work on a graduate degree in Anthropology and Education. I am five courses short of completing the course work. Through this fascinating program in Anthropology and Education I was able to gain exposure of the world and the people in it. I was able to find interesting and creative ways to expose youngsters to the world and all the fascinating things in it, such as tribal peoples, cultural events around the world, fossils, extinct creatures and Egypt's pyramids. I work in an environment where the children are rarely exposed to museums and interesting books on people and places. I would like to expose the children in my classroom to the world and the people that live in it. Teaching children about our world is difficult without the right books and materials. I would like to help the children better understand their world through film, literature, maps and some hands on materials such as fossils. I feel these items will deepen the children's understanding of themselves and others in this world. The children of class 1-103 would greatly appreciate your assistance in gaining the materials they might need to sharpen their knowledge of themselves the world around them. Also we do not have any games in our classroom and would love to receive a few if possible. We thank you for your support and look forward to hearing from you.

Ms. Zitman
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DSM III Dinosaurs and Fossils - Complete Kit • Delta Education $355.00 1 $355.00
Games That Teach • KidCarpet.com $224.99 1 $224.99
Classroom Rock Collection • Delta Education $49.95 1 $49.95
Far Eastern Cultures: Book Bundle for Grades K-2 (8 Books) • AKJ Educational Services $47.02 1 $47.02
Ancient Egypt: Book Bundle for Grades 2-4 (10 Books) • AKJ Educational Services $44.32 1 $44.32
WORLD MAP PUZZLE • Nasco $10.75 1 $10.75

Materials cost

$732.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$842.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.95

Total project goal

$1,027.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,027.50

5 Donors

-$959.74

Donations toward project cost

-$843.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$116.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$68.61

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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