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Ms. Simmons from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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North, South, East, West - Help Us Find Our Way

My students need 2 globes, flashcharts depicting the different types of maps and the 50 states, a daily geography practice book, and books on the different types of maps.

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Ms. Simmons PS/MS 4 Crotona Park West
Bronx, NY Grades 3-5

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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.

As a ninth year teacher in an inner-city public school in New York, I have been privileged to teach children from 4th grade to 6th grade. This upcoming school year, I will be teaching 4th grade for the third year in a row. Our school system has developed a new Scope and Sequence for 4th grade social studies and accordingly, my school has ordered the requisite new textbooks. In reading the new Scope and Sequence (a framework for the units of study and the order in which they are to be taught) I noticed that it did not include geography. It briefly touches upon the geography of the state of New York but it does not include geography terms, how to read maps or study of a globe. Geographic skills are so incredibly important but sadly lacking in many of today’s students. I know that many of the 4th graders that I will be teaching in the Fall have not been taught many of the geography skills that they will need to succeed on future state social studies exams or in life. Every year I teach geography skills for the first month of school. These skills include identifying and using map features such as compass roses, map keys, scales, latitude and longitude lines. They also include the similarities and differences between maps and globes, drawing maps, and making globes. The resources that I am requesting to aid in my students’ learning of geography are 20 copies each of Sparkcharts’ “U.S. map,” Flashcharts’ “The Fifty States” and “My Map Book.” I am also requesting 3 copies each of “There’s A Map On My Lap” and “My Map Book”, 1 copy of “Daily Geography Practice” and 2 Explorer globes. With these resources my students will be able to learn, utilize and master various geographic skills. These are skills that will stay with them not only for the rest of their school careers but for the rest of their lives.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. Simmons PS/MS 4 Crotona Park West Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Bronx, NY 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
U.S. Map (SparkCharts) SparkNotes Editors • Barnes and Noble $4.45 20 $89.00
The Fifty States (FlashCharts) Flash Kids Editors • Barnes and Noble $3.55 20 $71.00
There's a Map on My Lap!: All about Maps Tish Rabe, Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 3 $24.27
Maps and Globes Jack Knowlton, Harriett Barton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 20 $125.80
DAILY GEOGRAPHY PRACTICE GRADE 4 - In Daily Geography Practice, Grade 4, 36 map lessons introduce basic geography skills and over 100 geography terms. What a perfect hands-on approach to geography instruction! The geography skills presented at Grade 4 include: globes compass roses map legends map grids and coordinates map scales physical state, region, and country maps projections road and tourist maps historical and cultural landmark maps population and product maps climate and time • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $37.44 1 $37.44
EXPLORER - The Explorer Classroom Globe 12" Political Raised Relief Globe. Mountain areas have 3-dimensional shading in raised relief relating countries to their elevations. Map areas in vivid colors show political boundaries. Brite-Gold finish on numbered semi-meridian. Stands 16" high.----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $52.64 2 $105.28
My Map Book Sara Fanelli, Sara Fanelli (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 3 $45.87

Materials cost

$498.66

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.87

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$578.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.88

Total project goal

$704.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $704.88

5 Donors

-$680.00

Donations toward project cost

-$578.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.88

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 $0.00

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