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

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Black History Biographies

Help me give my students the necessary biographies of African Americans in history for them to learn about and report on their life and achievements.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Carreras's classroom raised $208

This project is fully funded

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.

My Project

My Project

Students will select an African American person from history that made an important contribution to the world.

They will read an biography of their chosen person. They will write a report detailing the person's early life, their adult life, and the contributions they made. They will then make a large construction paper version of their person and place their report inside.

Finally, they present their project to the class and it is proudly displayed. Students love this project. They get very involved in the research of their person's life. Not only do they learn about one famous person, they learn about the lives of all the other famous African Americans the class worked on. These books cover the lives of African Americans throughout our history. I selected biographies of some lesser know authors, painters, scientist to broaden their knowledge of Black heroes.

Ms. Carreras Mollison 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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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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Black Athletes who Changed Sports: Black History Matters Book Series • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Black Heroes: A Black History Book for Kids: 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A. (History's Greatest Heroes) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present (See Yourself in Their Stories) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19
Saving the Day: Garrett Morgan's Life-Changing Invention of the Traffic Signal (A Sweet Blackberry Book) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The First Woman Millionaire! (Madam CJ Walker): Black History Books 3-5 (Black History For Kids 3-5) • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
A Journey Through Black History: 95 Fun and Educational Activities Based on Influential Black Leaders to Encourage Reflection and Self-Love! • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Black Woman Did That (1) • Amazon Business $9.91 1 $9.91
Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline of Past and Present Social Justice Issues in America (Black History Book For Kids) (Woo! Jr. Kids Activities Books) • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Colin Kaepernick: Athletes Who Made a Difference • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Enough! 20+ Protesters Who Changed America • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Black Men in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrate Remarkable Moments in Black History with this Uplifting Story • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
DK Readers L4: The Story of Muhammad Ali • AKJ Education $3.28 1 $3.28

Materials cost

$144.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.18

Total project goal

$207.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $207.86

2 Donors

-$207.86

Donations toward project cost

-$176.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.18

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