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Brilliant Backpackers Reading Around The World!

My Brilliant Backpackers need 30 student subscriptions to Time Magazine for Kids and 19 multicultural book titles that explore the lives of children from regions including South Africa, the Middle East, and the Arctic Tundra.

  • $549 goal

This project expired on August 1, 2009.

This project expired on August 1, 2009.

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Ms. Soule Bernard Black Elementary School
Phoenix, AZ Grades PreK-2

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 refer to the 2nd grade students in our class as the Brilliant Backpackers because our classroom theme is traveling around the world. Backed by our motto of "Work Hard. Get Smart. Go Far." we are both using and celebrating our mastery of state standards as we make our way around the world. Despite the many challenges that face students growing up in a high-needs community, the Brilliant Backpackers are invested in their own education because they know that performing well in the classroom affords them endless opportunity in the world at large. Every time the class averages 85% or more on a significant assessment we travel to a new country, meaning we study it for three weeks and the fourth week we literally transform the classroom into that country! The students take ownership of this by grading and tracking their assessments in their very own “Passports.” In doing so they make the connection between the learning that takes place in our classroom and its application outside our four walls. In the fall we visited Mexico, where our activities included learning Spanish, studying Jose Guadalupe Posada and Frida Kahlo, writing stories based on Aztec and Mayan artifacts, and celebrating the Day of the Dead. Our former classroom turned into an overview of Mexicanidad: textiles, masks, papel picado, and images of cultural and historical significance made all of our learning that much more tangible. Prior to Mexico we paid a visit to France where students worked on their French and mingled with the likes of Henri Matisse and Marie Antoinette. More recently, our travels have included Egypt and India. In our class there is no excuse for wasted learning time, not when there are so many things to do and so many places to go! In order to make the Brilliant Backpackers' learning experiences as authentic as possible I need to provide them with a variety of both culturally relevant and up-to-date texts. Our class library is in desperate need of additional multicultural titles because students deserve the opportunity to view the world through the eyes of children their age from various geographical and social contexts. Furthermore, students should be developing their reading and critical thinking skills through hands-on experience with informational texts such as magazines and newspapers. Student subscriptions to Time for Kids would fulfill this need as well as invest students in the excitement of expecting monthly packages of learning. With your help the Brilliant Backpackers could authentically explore the world from the comfort of our classroom!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

25 students impacted
Ms. Soule Bernard Black Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Phoenix, AZ View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Day's Work Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Grandfather's Journey Allen Say, Allen Say (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Paul Goble, Paul Goble (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes Roseanne Thong, Grace Lin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Going North Janice N. Harrington, Jerome Lagarrigue, Jerome Lagarrigue (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Monsoon Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib (Illustrator), James Akib (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
TIME For Kids Magazine- News Scoop Edition w/ TFK Around the World (grades 2-3). Pricing is valid for orders placed after March 2008. After August 15th of current school year, pricing will remain in effect but TIME For Kids reserves the right to prorate issue quantity and free gifts. Only valid for orders in quantities of 10 or more. Orders for less than 10 subscriptions will NOT be fulfilled. • Time for Kids $4.88 30 $146.40
Sami and the Time of the Troubles Judith Heide Gilliland, Florence Parry Heide • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq Jeanette Winter • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Sam and the Lucky Money Karen Chinn, Wright Cornelius Van (Illustrator), Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
The Polar Bear's Gift Jeanne Bushey, Vladyana Langer Krykorka • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Nappy Hair Carolivia Herron, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Elena's Serenade Campbell Geeslin, Ana Juan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Jamela's Dress Niki Daly, Niki Daly (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Color of Home Mary Hoffman, Karin Littlewood (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Bigmama's Donald Crews, Donald Crews (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Going Home, Coming Home/Ve Nha, Tham Que Hu'o'ng Truong Tran, Dana Goldberg (Editor), Ann Phong (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Jazzy Miz Mozetta Brenda C. Roberts, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Honey Baby Sugar Child Alice Faye Duncan, Susan Keeter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Always Room for One More Sorche Nic Leodhas, Nonny Hogrogian (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15

Materials cost

$366.37

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.64

Sales tax

 $20.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$449.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.71

Total project goal

$548.40

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