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Ms. Poppe from Duncan, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Connecting to Culture

Help me give my students more books and materials to read as we venture into more culture and history of Germany each year!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Poppe's classroom raised $248

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My Students

Guten Tag! As a German teacher, I am always looking to bring current and interesting material to my students about culture and language. My students are exposed to German from 1st-6th grade in hopes that they continue the language in middle and high school. I continue their exposure to culture and language at an intermediate school that has 5th-6th grade.

My school is a Title I school and the closest most of my students will be to Germany is through books and pictures.

I want them to experience as much as they can to not only build interest in the language but also to have a greater understanding of international culture. My students are enthusiastic and curious about many parts of German culture and love seeking out new information. I want to be able to provide them with information with a vibrant and expansive classroom library.

My Project

Culture is a major part of creating student interest in German. However, culture is bigger than this course, which is why there is a mixture of German culture books and world geography and culture book. These resources will all help to paint a picture of the definition and vastness of culture.

In order to continue student interest in culture and language, I want students to be able to explore the world through books filled with rich information and images.

History is a favorite unit of my students and they love borrowing books throughout the school day to read more about German history. Through a partnership between culture and language, I hope to grow the number of students that continue world language in middle and high school.

Ms. Poppe Beech Springs Middle School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

700 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Official Secrets What the Nazis Planned, What the British and Americans Knew • AKJ Education $16.79 1 $16.79
The Librarian of Auschwitz • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Projekt 1065 • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
The Last Train A Holocaust Story • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History • AKJ Education $11.17 1 $11.17
The Book Thief • AKJ Education $10.49 1 $10.49
Unpacked: Germany • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
In a Glass Grimmly • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
The Grimm Conclusion • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Twelve Dancing Princesses • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
A Tale Dark and Grimm • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Germany: A Benjamin Blog and His Inquisitive Dog Guide • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Alemania • AKJ Education $5.51 1 $5.51
The Shoemaker and His Elves: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale • AKJ Education $5.18 1 $5.18
Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$166.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$210.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.19

Total project goal

$247.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $247.94

3 Donors

-$224.26

Donations toward project cost

-$195.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.39

match offer

-$17.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$14.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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