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Ms. Dunton from Dover Foxcroft ME is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Go Global! One Big Happy Family!

My students need 35+ books about children around the world so they can learn about different cultures and communities from a global perspective.

  • $542 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

What do kids in Small Town, USA have in common with kids in the rainforest, a busy city in Asia, or a remote village in the desert? Students will learn as they explore this global literature text set and prepare to write and publish their own class book!

My kids LOVE reading!

They spend hours in the classroom each day pouring through the books on the shelves, leaving me sticky notes about what books to buy next! These students go to a small school in a rural economically-depressed area. They are creative, and they seamlessly apply what they've been reading to their writing and work that hangs on our classroom walls. They rarely complain, and they take pride in their work.

My Project

This global literature text set will provide students with the background they need to be able to research, write, and publish their own classroom book. Living in a small close-knit community, it is imperative that I provide resources to show students what happens in other parts of the world. Students will learn about how community extends beyond classroom and city walls, and they will work together to write a classroom book on a universal concept, which will hopefully be published. This project will provide lasting experiences of global awareness. It will enrich their understandings of their own culture, and it will prove that they are teachers and that kids can and do make a difference.

These books will be students' guides throughout this project.

I have selected high-quality literature to lead students through the process of discovering different cultures around the world. They will never again look at their own culture the same way. Their published work will be with them forever, and they will be able to choose a charity that any proceeds will benefit. By supporting this project, you are supporting the students for years to come.

Ms. Dunton
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Homes Around the World (DK Readers Level 1 Series) Deborah L • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Hopscotch Around the World • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Lost • AKJ Books $13.46 1 $13.46
Midday Meals Around the World • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Mazes Around the World • AKJ Books $13.24 1 $13.24
Morning Meals Around the World • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
People Around the World • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Snack Time Around the World • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Street Rhymes Around the World • AKJ Books $10.76 1 $10.76
The Milestones Project • AKJ Books $13.28 1 $13.28
Tooth Tales from Around the World • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Wish • AKJ Books $15.29 1 $15.29
Let''s Eat: What Children Eat Around the World Beatrice Holly • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
My Librarian Is a Camel • AKJ Books $15.26 1 $15.26
This Is The Way We Go To School • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Wake up, World!: A Day in the Life of Children Around the Wo • AKJ Books $14.05 1 $14.05
Our World of Water: Children and Water Around the World Beat • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
A Life Like Mine • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
A Day in the Life of Children Around the World: A Collection • AKJ Books $8.96 1 $8.96
Children from Australia to Zimbabwe • AKJ Books $16.24 1 $16.24
Children Sing Around the World • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
My School in the Rain Forest • AKJ Books $16.16 1 $16.16
This Child, Every Child • AKJ Books $14.02 1 $14.02
My World, My Story • AKJ Books $11.83 1 $11.83
A Ride on Mother''s Back • AKJ Books $11.84 1 $11.84
A School Like Mine DK Publishing, UNICEF Staff, Contribution • AKJ Books $14.79 1 $14.79
Around The World • AKJ Books $13.28 1 $13.28
Around the World on Eighty Legs • AKJ Books $14.05 1 $14.05
Around the World With Money • AKJ Books $6.62 1 $6.62
Roots of Empathy • AKJ Books $14.36 1 $14.36
Birthday Customs Around the World • AKJ Books $17.75 1 $17.75
Evening Meals Around the World • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Games Around the World • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Hands Around the World • AKJ Books $9.58 1 $9.58
Hanukkah Around the World • AKJ Books $5.88 1 $5.88
Homes Around The World ABC • AKJ Books $19.72 1 $19.72

Materials cost

$399.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$460.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.27

Total project goal

$541.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$541.82

6 Donors

-$224.02

Donations toward project cost

-$209.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$295.92

Match offers toward project cost

-$251.53

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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