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Mr. G. from MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Oh, the Humanities!

My students need books about ancient cultures, magazines about current issues, and humorous and interesting fiction books to start the new year.

  • $1,191 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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.

My Students

My kids need resources which will allow them to study ancient cultures, to learn about American history, and they need fun and interesting novels and books which will engage them during independent reading time. They need in particular references and fun novels to flesh out their classroom library.

My students are 6th and 7th graders at an urban charter school in Maryland.

Most of the 6th graders have been at this charter school for several years, but my 7th graders are coming from a different public school which was closed last year. I have a blend of interests and abilities, from students who are advanced for their grade level to kids who read three or four grades below level. All of them are eager to learn, however, and all they need are the appropriate materials easily available.

My Project

After 3 years as a Language Arts teacher, I've built up a reasonably deep classroom library. Now, however,I've moved to a new school and I'm teaching Humanities, which means I need to teach language arts and social studies together. My kids need resources which will engage them in a variety of topics we'll cover this year: ancient civilizations, immigration, and the Civil War. My kids need fun and engaging books at different reading levels to help kids develop a passion for reading, they need research resources to help them find out more about the topics we'll cover this year, and they also need periodicals which will help me teach reading strategies using current events. Kids love magazines, which are rich in visuals and engaging text.

Your donation will ensure my kids have access to books and periodicals they can borrow and read during class time.

They will have reference materials to help them research topics we'll cover this year, and there will be multiple copies of novels related to those topics for literature circle discussion groups. Together we can help ensure my urban students have access to the same materials their counterparts in the county enjoy. My ultimate goal is to create life-long readers. You can help!

Mr. G.
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ashes of Roses Mary Jane Auch • Barnes and Noble $5.55 5 $27.75
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 10 $48.80
Bread and Roses, Too Katherine Paterson • Barnes and Noble $5.97 5 $29.85
500 Things to Know about the Ancient World Carolyn Howitt • Barnes and Noble $8.54 3 $25.62
The Maya Jane Shuter • Barnes and Noble $22.32 3 $66.96
Inca: Activities and Crafts from a Mysterious Land Arlette N. Braman, Michele Nidenoff (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.51 3 $31.53
The Inca Charles George, Linda George • Barnes and Noble $21.32 3 $63.96
Joey Pigza Loses Control Jack Gantos • Barnes and Noble $5.12 5 $25.60
The Everything Kids' Mummies, Pharaohs, and Pyramids Puzzle and Activity Book: Discover the mysterious secrets of Ancient Egypt Beth L Blair, Jennifer A Ericsson • Barnes and Noble $6.79 3 $20.37
Secrets of Egyptian Treasures (Barron's Activity Kits for Kids Series) Gaby Goldsack, Kevin Kimber (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Hieroglyphs from A to Z: A Rhyming Book with Ancient Egyptian Stencils for Kids Peter Der Manuelian • Barnes and Noble $14.57 3 $43.71
Tools of the Ancient Romans: A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Rome Rachel Dickinson • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-7) J. K. Rowling • Barnes and Noble $48.30 3 $144.90
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator), Mary GrandPr (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.51 10 $75.10
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Jack Gantos • Barnes and Noble $5.12 5 $25.60
I Am Not Joey Pigza Jack Gantos • Barnes and Noble $10.94 5 $54.70
First Captain Underpants Collection: Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4 Dav Pilkey • Barnes and Noble $20.48 5 $102.40
Schoolhouse Rock - Special 30th Anniversary Edition • Barnes and Noble $14.24 1 $14.24
Ancient Egypt Alexandra Fix • Barnes and Noble $24.11 1 $24.11
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths Bernard Evslin, William Hofmann (Illustrator), Bernard Evslin (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 5 $29.85
Immigrant Kids Russell Freedman • Barnes and Noble $7.68 3 $23.04

Materials cost

$908.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$54.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$1,012.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$178.61

Total project goal

$1,190.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,190.72

20 Donors

-$1,188.95

Donations toward project cost

-$1,012.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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$0.00

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