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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 Research 1

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

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hansberry's classroom raised $386

This project is fully funded

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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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

500 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shaking Things Up • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
Malcolm Little • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Black Heroes of the Wild West • AKJ Education $7.29 2 $14.58
Diego Rivera • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Emmanuel's Dream • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Picture Book Edition • AKJ Education $13.29 1 $13.29
Malala's Magic Pencil • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Harlem's Little Blackbird • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Librarian of Basra • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Little Leaders • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Claudette Colvin • AKJ Education $9.09 1 $9.09
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Thank You, Jackie Robinson • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Magic Trash • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
A Horn for Louis • AKJ Education $5.39 1 $5.39
Who Was Frida Kahlo? • AKJ Education $4.79 1 $4.79
Rosa Parks • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Harvey Milk? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Coretta Scott King? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Is Sonia Sotomayor? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Roberto Clemente? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Louis Armstrong? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Nelson Mandela? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Sitting Bull? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Rosa Parks? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Jesse Owens • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Mae Jemison • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Vision of Beauty Candlewick Biographies • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
Native American Heroes Osceola, Tecumseh & Cochise • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$293.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$327.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.88

Total project goal

$385.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $385.84

2 Donors

-$385.84

Donations toward project cost

-$327.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.88

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