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Ms. Ekins from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books About Important People, for My Important People

My students need six copies each of biographical book titles to learn how to use informational text and learn about important and interesting people in American history.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ekins's classroom raised $749

This project is fully funded

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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.

Greetings! I am a first year, 2nd grade teacher in a Title 1 school...that means that my students come from low socio-economic households. Despite these challenges, the students come to school each day eager to learn and take charge of their education. I believe in empowering my students and giving them thrilling and motivating educational experiences that simultaneously improve their reading and math skills.

My students CRAVE facts and they are obsessed with informational text. However, the interesting informational text I currently have is all science text. I want to inspire the same interest in social studies, as I have in science, by teaching a biography unit with sets of 2nd grade level, biographical books.

I need biographies in sets of six books so that each table can have a copy of each biography. The students love to reread books we have read together as a class. Having biographical books in sets of six will allow the students to read the information they are interested in, again and again. Also, using this table system allows the students to work in tables to do research. I want to create excitement for social studies, by teaching the students about important Americans, and providing interesting text to read and research from at each table.

Because so much educational focus is on reading and math, many students aren't exposed to science and social studies until the later grades. But 2nd graders are so curious and interested in information. I want to provide my students with the information they crave, while incorporating reading skills and strategies. The students read about social studies and learn reading comprehension skills to process the information. With your help, my students will read to learn about important people in American History...and be inspired to become an important person in American History.

Ms. Ekins North Star Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ben Franklin and His First Kite Stephen Krensky, Bert Dodson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 6 $21.54
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin David A. Adler, John Wallner (Illustrator), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 6 $37.50
A Picture Book of Helen Keller David A. Adler, John Wallner (Illustrator), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 6 $37.50
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson (Picture Book Biography Series) David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 6 $37.50
A Picture Book of Jesse Owens David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 6 $37.50
Jesse Owens Jane Sutcliffe, Janice Lee Porter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 6 $37.50
Dr. Seuss Dana Meachen Rau, Jeanne Clidas • Barnes and Noble $4.45 6 $26.70
Helen Keller Sean Dolan • Barnes and Noble $4.45 6 $26.70
Jane Goodall (History Maker Bios) Michelle Levine • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Jane Goodall Lola M. Schaefer • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Art Lesson Tomie dePaola, Tomie de Paola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 6 $37.74
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 6 $37.74
Tomie DePaola Eric Braun • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Dr. Seuss Cheryl Carlson • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Amelia Earhart Lola M. Schaefer • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
Jackie Robinson Lola M. Schaefer, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10

Materials cost

$530.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $53.05

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$614.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.78

Total project goal

$748.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $748.78

3 Donors

-$722.36

Donations toward project cost

-$614.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$108.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.42

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