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Ms. Shaw from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Trip Around the World

My students need various novels written from around the world to increase their sense of community in our classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shaw's classroom raised $885

This project is fully funded

My Students

"Excuses are tools of incompetence, they build monuments of nothingness, and those who specialize in their uses seldom accomplish anything." This is a quote my students learn the first week of school each year. It's our mantra, a reminder that we can do anything if we truly put our minds to it. Most importantly, it inspires us to shy away from excuses and focus on solutions.

I work in an inner city school with 100% of our students receiving free breakfast and lunches.

Despite those challenges, My students are excited to work on the many engaging projects I design throughout the school year. This year will not be any different.

My Project

This year I want to focus on making my students more aware of the world they live in. Students will be reading novels, both literature and nonfiction texts, to engage in understanding not only historical references but also current events.

Access to quality books will give my students their passport to success this school year.

The novel "Jason's Song" will help with exposing students to a new culture and also discuss topics such as bullying to bring relevancy an important issue. We will read this novel as a class.

The other novels will assist my students with learning about other cultures at their own pace and interest level. Student choice is an important component in the classroom.

Ms. Shaw Claremont Academy Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

HBCU Alum 45 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy (American Indian Nations) • Amazon Business $8.19 30 $245.70
Eagle Song • AKJ Education $5.39 30 $161.70
The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers • Amazon Business $33.44 1 $33.44
The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers • Amazon Business $25.10 1 $25.10
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World • Amazon Business $10.50 2 $21.00
Dia's Story Cloth • Amazon Business $9.93 2 $19.86
DIY Literacy: Teaching Tools for Differentiation, Rigor, and Independence • Amazon Business $19.47 1 $19.47
Ellen's Broom (Coretta Scott King Honor - Illustrator Honor Title) • Amazon Business $8.57 2 $17.14
The Scout: Tommy Prince (Tales from Big Spirit) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Homesick (Novel) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
The Matchbox Diary • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Death of the Iron Horse • Amazon Business $7.91 2 $15.82
A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero • Amazon Business $15.03 1 $15.03
The Birchbark House • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons • Amazon Business $6.87 2 $13.74
Return to Sender • Amazon Business $6.00 2 $12.00
Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $5.81 2 $11.62
Sees Behind Trees • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
The Woman Who Lived with Wolves: & Other Stories from the Tipi • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
The Keeping Quilt • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Materials cost

$711.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$751.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$132.68

Total project goal

$884.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $884.55

2 Donors

-$884.55

Donations toward project cost

-$751.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.68

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