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Mrs. Castro-Woodhead from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing History Alive through Literature

My students need 30+ non-fiction and historical fiction texts to learn about colonial times and the American Revolution.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Castro-Woodhead's classroom raised $476

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Help bring the American Revolution to our classroom! The books that I have chosen are not only informational but also biographical and historical fiction texts. This will give students the opportunity to learn about the revolution through the people living it.

My 5th grade students are readers!

They love to read everything they get a hold of. Unfortunately, they live in a low-income urban community were books are seldom available. I have a mixed ability group, from newcomers to the country from countries like Mongolia and El Salvador to English only students. All 30 of them are in love with learning, especially through text.

My Project

The resources requested are 32 high-interest books on the American Revolution. They vary from informational texts, to biographies, to historical fiction. I carefully selected each of these books to match the child who is going to read them. As a teacher I know what kinds of books each of my students like to read, so if they are into story telling I choose a book that tells a story. While other students like the high-graphics informational text like in magazines. The books were also selected to match the students reading level. Some books are written for middle school students while others are more primary. This is done so that no matter their level of reading they will each learn the content required.

What is your most memorable moment in 5th grade?

Is it opening a history book or math book? I am sure that your most memorable moments from your elementary school life were those projects that taught you something new, that expanded your thinking and point of view. The books will serve as resources to a learning project on the American Revolution. These books are the stepping stone to a life long memorable project that they will recall for the rest of their lives. Please help my students!

Mrs. Castro-Woodhead New Open World Academy 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

30 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fifth Of March Rev • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (Childhood of Famous Americ • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
George Washington''s Socks • AKJ Books $4.43 2 $8.86
Johnny Tremain • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Samuel''s Choice • AKJ Books $15.29 1 $15.29
Sleds on Boston Common: A Story from the American Revolution • AKJ Books $13.31 2 $26.62
Dear America: The Winter Of Red Snow Kristiana Gregory • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold • AKJ Books $5.17 2 $10.34
Revolutionary War • AKJ Books $29.19 2 $58.38
A Guide for Using My Brother Sam Is Dead in the Classroom Pa • AKJ Books $8.09 1 $8.09
My Brother Sam Is Dead (Mass Market) • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
African Americans and American Indians Fighting in the Revol • AKJ Books $17.71 1 $17.71
American Revolution • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Jean Fritz, Margot Tome • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Fight for Freedom • AKJ Books $18.49 1 $18.49
Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783 Betsy M • AKJ Books $14.05 1 $14.05
The Boston Tea Party Matt Doeden, Dave Hoover (Illustrator), • AKJ Books $21.70 1 $21.70
The Declaration of Independence • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
The History and Activities of the Colonies Margaret C. Hall • AKJ Books $21.46 1 $21.46
You Wouldn''t Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
The History and Activities of the Revolutionary War • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 Betsy Maestro, Giul • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Night Journeys • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
A Lion to Guard Us • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
A Journey To The New World Kathryn Lasky • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Our Strange New Land • AKJ Books $3.69 1 $3.69
Surviving Jamestown • AKJ Books $11.80 1 $11.80
Traitor in Williamsburg: A Felicity Mystery • AKJ Books $6.26 1 $6.26

Materials cost

$333.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$404.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.31

Total project goal

$475.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $475.42

14 Donors

-$237.70

Donations toward project cost

-$202.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.65

match offer

-$237.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$202.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.66

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