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Ms. Sicherman from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Peoples: Native American History and Culture

My students need 20 books about 4 different Native American groups.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sicherman's classroom raised $425

This project is fully funded

My Students

This year, my kids will become experts on the Eastern Woodlands Native Americans who were once the only inhabitants of our area. But their understanding will be limited without the in-depth study of other Native groups that this project will allow.

My students are 3rd and 4th graders at a small, urban public elementary school in New York State.

They are an extremely diverse group, in terms of ethnic background, socioeconomic status, native language, and special education needs. My past classes have always been fascinated by our study of the Eastern Woodlands tribes. Now, I want to help them research and learn about tribes from other geographical areas of the United States.

My Project

After we complete our study of Eastern Woodlands Native Americans, my students will embark on their own research. They'll work in small groups to investigate the Inuits, the Navajos, the Sioux, and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest. This grant will provide for several well-researched, high-quality books about each of these Native groups. By studying their histories and cultures (both past and present), and comparing and contrasting them with those of Eastern Woodlands Indians, my students will gain vitally important learning experiences. They'll get an amazing lesson into how natural environments affect human societies--and vice versa. And my students will also learn essential research skills as they absorb, analyze, critique, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.

This classroom set of books about four Native American groups will be the basis of our comparative research.

By researching these tribes, my students will acquire research skills they'll use throughout their lives, as well as knowledge and respect for Natives and an understanding of how people interact with their environment. I can't wait to watch my students light up with their newfound knowledge and understanding!

Ms. Sicherman Children's Workshop School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Inuit (True Books Series) Andrew Santella • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Inuit Suzanne Morgan Williams • Barnes and Noble $21.80 1 $21.80
The Inuit (America's Frist Peoples Series): Ivory Carvers of the Far North Rachel A. Koestler-Grack, Rick Juliani • Barnes and Noble $20.51 1 $20.51
Inuit: A Proud People Deborah Kent • Barnes and Noble $20.45 1 $20.45
The Inuit Natalie M. Rosinsky • Barnes and Noble $19.32 1 $19.32
Navajo (True Books) Andrew Santella, Melissa Stewart • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
The Navajo (America's First Peoples Series): Weavers of the Southwest Therese De Angelis, Rick Juliani • Barnes and Noble $20.51 1 $20.51
The Navajo Natalie M. Rosinsky • Barnes and Noble $18.38 1 $18.38
Navajo: A Proud People Allison Lassieur • Barnes and Noble $20.45 1 $20.45
The Navajo (American Indian Art and Culture Series) Rennay Craats, Marilyn Wynn (Photographer), Marilyn "Angel" Wynn (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $21.80 1 $21.80
The Sioux: Nomadic Buffalo Hunters Rachel A. Koestler-Grack • Barnes and Noble $20.51 1 $20.51
The Sioux (American Indian Art and Culture Series) Anna Koopmans, Marilyn Wynn (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $21.80 1 $21.80
The Haida David C. King • Barnes and Noble $25.58 1 $25.58
Sioux (Native American Peoples Series) D. L. Birchfield • Barnes and Noble $21.09 1 $21.09
The Sioux (First Reports) Petra Press • Barnes and Noble $19.36 1 $19.36
Lakota Indians Caryn Yacowitz, Mir Tamim Ansary • Barnes and Noble $6.70 1 $6.70
If You Lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast Kamma, Pamela Johnson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $2.99 1 $2.99
Nations of the Northwest Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
The Makah Sharlene Nelson, Ted Nelson • Barnes and Noble $21.80 1 $21.80
Sea and Cedar: How the Northwest Coast Indians Lived Lois McConkey, Douglas Tait (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$329.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$369.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.18

Total project goal

$424.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $424.46

12 Donors

-$416.83

Donations toward project cost

-$369.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.63

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