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Ms. Ferguson from Saint Paul MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What a World! Kids and Cultures

My students need books and resources to learn about children and cultures around the world, and a globe to see what part of the world they are learning about.

  • $298 goal

This project expired on March 7, 2015.

This project expired on March 7, 2015.

My Students

Lose a tooth and throw it on the roof? Kids who hunt for duck eggs and dogsled but also eat chips and watch television? These are things my students would love to learn about. How kids in other places live very differently, but also much the same as they do.

My students are 2nd and 3rd graders who are very interested in the world around them.

They love to hear each others' stories. They also love to hear stories of times in the past. They really love to hear stories about people and animals from other places. We are a nature immersion charter school. Part of learning about our environment is learning about how human choices effect nature and how nature helps humans. Learning about other places and cultures helps us learn about how others respect the natural world and how other environments help sustain human life.

My Project

Complex ideas about a complex world; the people, animals and plants in it; and different lifestyles, can be hard for children to comprehend. Understanding of this topic begins by reading about other people groups, cooking their traditional foods, playing their games, and making their crafts. It starts with learning about varieties of animals in the world and comparing them to the animals in our world. Seeing differences and similarities in plant life and how they are used for food, clothing, and medicines help to make sense of the vast world we live in.

This project will help my students to be aware of people groups, traditions, and lifestyles around the world.

It will start them thinking globally and may spark an interest to learn more as they grow older.

Ms. Ferguson
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Replogle Explorer Raised Relief Globe, 12" Diameter • Amazon $45.95 1 $45.95
Around The World Through Holidays: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre • Amazon $24.70 1 $24.70
Flags of the World • Amazon $16.35 1 $16.35
Around The World Crafts: Great Activities For Kids Who Like History, Math, Art, Science And More! • Amazon $15.26 1 $15.26
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World • Amazon $14.66 1 $14.66
The Science Chef Travels Around the World: Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids • Amazon $14.35 1 $14.35
In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World • Amazon $14.00 1 $14.00
A Trip Around the World, Grades K - 5: Bringing Cultural Awareness to Your Classroom with Activities Across the Curriculum • Amazon $13.88 1 $13.88
A Ride on Mother's Back: A Day of Baby Carrying around the World • Amazon $13.59 1 $13.59
It'S Back To School We Go!: First Day Stories from Around The World • Amazon $13.50 1 $13.50
Kids Around the World Create!: The Best Crafts and Activities from Many Lands • Amazon $13.45 1 $13.45
I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) • Amazon $12.75 1 $12.75
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World • Amazon $6.95 1 $6.95

Materials cost

$219.39

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.59

Total project goal

$297.27

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