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Ms. Hansberry from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Wax Museum 2

Help me give my students students books to research figures in both history to work on a "Wax Museum" project.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hansberry's classroom raised $675

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My Project

These books will be used for students to research an important figure in either past or present. The books are predominately about important women, important women of color, or important People of color. Students will be able to read about their person and then create a trifold presentation that tells all about their person. At the end of designing their trifold, students can dress as their person and present a short monologue pretending they are that person.

This project is what is called a wax museum.

Wax Museums are project based learning that incorporate multiple content areas such as reading, writing, technology, art, and social studies. Students also will get to display various forms of intelligence when doing a Wax Museum. Finally, if students work with a partner, they are also getting to learn collaboration and communication skills.

Lastly, when we look back on our school years, large projects and project based learning are often what we remember the most. We used to do this Wax Museum each year in 5th grade before the pandemic. This will be the first year we bring it back. Help my students create life long memories!

Ms. Hansberry Mastery Charter School - Smedley Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Story of Strong Black Women 5 Book Box Set: Biography Books for New Readers Ages 6-9 (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $27.81 2 $55.62
Latin Americans in History: 15 Inspiring Latinas and Latinos You Should Know (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
The Story of Black History Box Set: Biography Books for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $18.59 2 $37.18
We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Nuestra América: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States • Amazon Business $15.21 2 $30.42
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Black Voices: 3 books from the best-selling series! Maya Angelou - Rosa Parks - Martin Luther King Jr. • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Amanda Gorman (Volume 75) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 75) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Trailblazers: Lin-Manuel Miranda: Raising Theater to New Heights • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Ronaldo: A Boy Who Became A Star. Inspiring children book about Cristiano Ronaldo - one of the best soccer players in history. (Soccer Book For Kids) • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
Bessie Coleman (My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters (Basketball Biography Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Who Was Kobe Bryant? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson (STEM Trailblazer Bios) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Bessie Coleman: Daring Stunt Pilot (Graphic Biographies) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Track Star (Graphic Biographies) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
Matthew Henson: Arctic Adventurer (Graphic Biographies) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Trailblazers: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fighting for Civil Rights • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Trailblazers: Simone Biles • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Trailblazers: Beyoncé: Queen of the Spotlight • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Trailblazers: Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers in Baseball • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Booker T. Washington: Great American Educator (Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies) • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels (Biography Books for Kids, Feminist Books for Girls) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
The Story of Jackie Robinson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Lin-Manuel Miranda: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who Is Shaquille O'Neal? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Anne Frank: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Frida Kahlo: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Story of Malala Yousafzai: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
George Washington Carver: Ingenious Inventor (Graphic Biographies) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
The Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers) • Amazon Business $6.67 1 $6.67
My Football Hero: Lionel Messi: Learn All About Your Favourite Footballing Star: Biography football book for kids (My Football Hero - Football Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $6.66 1 $6.66
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Was Bruce Lee? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Serena Williams: A Champion on and off the Court (Rookie Biographies) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Barack Obama: Groundbreaking President (Rookie Biographies) • Amazon Business $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68
Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $3.47 1 $3.47

Materials cost

$535.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$573.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.17

Total project goal

$674.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $674.49

1 Donor

-$573.32

Donations toward project cost

-$573.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$101.17

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 $0.00

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