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Mrs. Edwards from N. Charleston, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Why did the Watsons Go to Birmingham?

My students need 30 copies of "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" and the audio CD for additional listening opportunities for slower readers.

  • $703 goal

This project expired on January 13, 2009.

This project expired on January 13, 2009.

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Mrs. Edwards Eagle Nest Elementary School
N. Charleston, SC Grades 3-5

The students within my urban fifth grade ELA classroom are a mixture of diverse cultures and socioeconomic background. Vietnamese sits elbow to elbow with African American and poor student by upper middle class.

In order to provide every student with the opportunity for enhancing their learning, it becomes necessary to rely on the kindheartedness of people such as yourself. With this in mind, I am requesting a class set of The Watsons Go to Birmingham which will lead each student on an emotional journey through a period of history riddled with mistakes on all sides.

Your generous contribution to this project will enable these 50 plus students to immerse themselves in history as they connect with the main characters and share their burdens, joys, and courage. As they study the facts in their history class, they will for a short time become a part of that period of time as they read about the life of a young person who experienced it.

Your funding of this grant provides opportunity for a trip in time which will enable 1963 to become more relevant to fifth grade students in the 20th century. Thank you for allowing me to take a trip with students which will allow them to experience through the life of a young person, the realities during that dark time in our history.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted
Mrs. Edwards Eagle Nest Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

N. Charleston, SC 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

50 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $15.25 30 $457.50
The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 Christopher Curtis, Narrated by Levar Burton, Read by LeVar Burton • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95

Materials cost

$475.45

Vendor shipping charges

 $47.55

Sales tax

 $23.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$576.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.44

Total project goal

$702.44

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