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Ms. Keesee from Northridge, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Historical Wax Museum Comes to Life!

My project needs books to create a library of biographies so students can do research for our Historical Wax Museum.

  • $600 goal

This project expired on August 28, 2008.

This project expired on August 28, 2008.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

I teach second grade at a title one school. Forty seven percent of the students are economically disadvantaged. I teach the SAS (school for advanced studies) class. I have 13 identified gifted students. Many of these students need motivation to work to their potential.

One of the second grade Social Studies standards is to understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others' lives. In order for students to make these discoveries they need access to grade level appropriate biographies of famous historical figures. Our school library just doesn't have enough biographies to go around.

As I mentioned before, my students have immense potential, but they need a little extra motivation to push them towards their goals. Rather than simply read a biography, I would like to give my students an experience they won't soon forget. This is where the Historical Wax Museum comes in. Once I have a set of biographies, each student will choose 1 biography to read. Each student will use this resource to transform into their famous historical figure. Each student will have an "exhibit" in our Historical Wax Museum. For each exhibit students will need to write a short speech in first person as their figure. They will also need to find an appropriate costume and make a backdrop for their exhibit. Other classes will be invited to come to our museum. They will listen to the student's speeches, look at their costumes and backdrops, and try to guess who the historical figure is.

Help make history come alive for my students! All we need to make our Historical Wax Museum are the biographies. You can make this memorable experience possible for my class!

Ms. Keesee Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy Grades PreK-2

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More than half of 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Theodore Roosevelt (History Maker Bios Series) Gwenyth Swain • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
George Washington (History Maker Bios Series) Candice F. Ransom, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Abraham Lincoln (History Maker Bios Series) Jane A. Schott, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Rosa Parks (History Maker Bios Series) Maryann N. Weidt, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Harriet Tubman (History Maker Bios Series) Maryann N. Weidt, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Albert Einstein (History Maker Bios Series) Stephanie Sammartino McPherson, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Martin Luther King (History Maker Bios Series) Mary Winget • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Thomas Edison (History Maker Bios Series) Shannon Zemlicka, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Benjamin Franklin (History Maker Bios Series) Victoria Sherrow, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
Marie Curie (History Maker Bios Series) Laura Hamilton Waxman, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Milton Hershey (History Maker Bios Series) Jane Sutcliffe, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Thomas Jefferson (History Maker Bios Series) Victoria Sherrow, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Sitting Bull (History Maker Bios Series) Susan Bivin Aller • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes Beverley Birch, Christian Birmingham • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Time For Kids: Alexander Graham Bell HarperCollins Childrens, John Micklos (Editor), With John Micklos • Barnes and Noble $3.59 6 $21.54
Levi Strauss (History Maker Bios Series) Stephanie Sammartino McPherson • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
The Wright Brothers (History Maker Bios Series) Ginger Wadsworth, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Lewis and Clark (History Maker Bios Series) Candice Ransom, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Eleanor Roosevelt (History Maker Bios Series) Mary Winget, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Amelia Earhart (History Maker Bios Series) Jane Sutcliffe, Tim Parlin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Hist Maker Bios: Jane Goodall: Inventors and Scientists Michelle Levine • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Hist Maker Bios: Alexander Graham Bell: Inventors and Scientists Stephanie Sammartino McPherson • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Hist Maker Bios: George Washington Carver: Inventors and Scientists Matt Doeden • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
William Kellogg: Company Founders Laura Hamilton Waxman • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Hist Maker Bios: Louis Braille: Inventors and Scientists Madeline Donaldson • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Sally Ride Elizabeth Raum • Barnes and Noble $7.19 6 $43.14
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out (TFK Biographies Series) Editors of TIME for Kids, Time for Kids Editors, With Denise Lewis Patrick • Barnes and Noble $3.59 6 $21.54

Materials cost

$396.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.65

Sales tax

 $28.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$492.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.00

Total project goal

$600.00

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