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Ms. Hess from Lakeland, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Election Project

My students need books to work in leveled groups to understand what it means to go through an election year.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hess's classroom raised $262

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember it being so confusing when your parents were voting for a new president?

My students face special challenges and many have educational plans.

Many of my students come from a very low income area. They are in a process we call inclusion, where ESE students are integrated with low, medium and high performing students. I would like for them to totally be able to understand the election process.

My Project

I would like to use the books I have requested to work with students in small leveled groups to help them understand what it going on in the election process this school year. This way they can all understand, at their own reading level, and be able to more fully understand the normal curriculum.

I believe that students need to understand how the election process works and why it is so vital they pay attention to what it going on and vote as informed citizens.

If given a good impression of the voting process so young, hopefully they will continue to be interested in the electoral process as adults.

Ms. Hess James W Sikes Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lakeland, FL View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cartoon Nation: Political Elections • AKJ Books $5.88 7 $41.16
The Class Election from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adven • AKJ Books $2.95 7 $20.65
Barack Obama • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Electing Our President • AKJ Books $8.13 1 $8.13
What''s a President and Vice President? • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Elect Me! • AKJ Books $14.79 7 $103.53

Materials cost

$184.52

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$222.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.23

Total project goal

$261.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$261.52

5 Donors

-$126.35

Donations toward project cost

-$111.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.20

match offer

-$130.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$111.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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