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Mrs. McFadden from Bowie MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

AUTHENTIC DISCUSSION THROUGH STORYTELLING

Help me give my students a book that they can use to engage in an authentic study of American history this school year!

  • $844 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are part of a zillion bright and shining stars in a glorious universe. They will be our future leaders and change makers. They are coming of age in the midst of a global pandemic and observing what positive change and inclusivity will look like in the years to come. They will be part of a multicultural wave that will spread across America with the express intention to help ALL people believe that they matter and have within themselves the ability to contribute to this world in mighty and wonderful ways.

My Project

Students will read Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and engage in meaningful discussions from a historical perspective of a child coming of age during a time of change in the United States. As they engage in a class novel study, they will have the opportunity to hone their reading and writing skills while they evaluate the text independently and as a group.

My students will use history to gain perspective as we travel back in time and take a peek into the life of a child that would've been their peer.

History can provide valuable lessons and lay the groundwork for solutions for all generations.

Mrs. McFadden
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $7.99 80 $639.20

Materials cost

$639.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$717.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.55

Total project goal

$843.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $843.69

7 Donors

-$720.93

Donations toward project cost

-$657.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.29

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.76

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 $0.00

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