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Ms. Slatoff from Hayward CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Indigenous Heritage Month Materials

Help me give my students access to material such as pens and books to learn and celebrate indigenous heritage month.

  • $596 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

This November, as a class, we started to discuss what kinds of projects we wanted to focus on for Indigenous Heritage Month. Our students brainstormed ideas in groups, and this project was born. One group felt it vital to include the Indigenous groups in Alaska. Working with this group, they choose the following books: Children of the Midnight Sun, and Berry Magic, to name a few. They wanted to make sure there were both fables and historical information available. Another group wanted to educate the whole school, so they wanted to create a bulletin board. The entire class loved this idea and, as a group, started a template of what they wanted the bulletin board to look like. We put together what supplies we would need to bring their vision to life. So we are asking for some pens, paper, stickers, and border trim. The students want to help teach the rest of the school about the history of different indigenous groups. They have decided to keep this bulletin board up for a couple of months and rotate out additional information so that students can learn about others.

One of our students wanted to teach the class some Navajo String Games her shimásání ( grandmother) taught her, so she picked out two different kinds of string to peer teach this lesson to her classmates and share a piece of her history with us.

Last year we created a project that led to Murder and Missing Indigenous Girls and Women; our class would like to further our study in this area. So they have included books like If I Go Missing and The Power of Style. They have included Skin Tone People Cut Outs, representing the girls and women who go missing to help bring broader awareness to this issue.

Ms. Slatoff
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paper Mate InkJoy Pens, Gel Pens, Medium Point (0.7mm), Assorted, 20 Count • Amazon Business $26.56 1 $26.56
If I Go Missing • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Sharpie S-Note Creative Markers, Highlighters, Assorted Colors, Chisel Tip, 36 Count • Amazon Business $23.42 1 $23.42
Finding My Dance • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Burlap Better Than Paper Bulletin Board Roll • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Indian Chief Wall Decor Native American Picture Canvas Wall Art Print Poster Colorful Feathers Paintings for Home Office Decor (Not framed,16x24inch(40x60cm)) • Amazon Business $16.54 1 $16.54
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets (TP3854-100) • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Cartoon History of the United States (Cartoon Guide Series) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Deep Enders: A Novel (For Young Adults) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book: Revised and Expanded • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Dance on a Sealskin • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Crayola Air Dry Clay for Kids, Natural White Modeling Clay, 5 Lb Bucket [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Burlap Scalloped Border Trim - Bulletin Borders Stickers, 50 ft Back-to-School Decoration Borders for Bulletin Board/Black Board Trim, Teacher/Student Use for Classroom/School Decoration • Amazon Business $12.96 1 $12.96
The Power of Style • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Powwow Day • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Teacher Created Resources® Better Than Paper® Mounting Tape • Amazon Business $11.97 1 $11.97
How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Cotton Twine - Food Grade Cotton String Ball - Bakers Twine, Butchers Twine for Meat, Cooking Twine for Rotisserie, Kitchen Twine - Natural White String Line Twine for Crafts, Gift Wrapping • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Eucalyptus Bulletin Board Border 36ft Two Sided Die-Cut Border Trim for Classroom Decoration School Family Party Leaves Border • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Berry Magic • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Native American Scrapbook Paper: 20 Double Sided Sheets 8.5 x 11 for Scrapbooking, Mixed Media Art, Junk Journals, Crafting projects, Origami, and More | Premium Color • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Paper Mate InkJoy Gel Pens, Medium Point, Black, 10 Count - 1951640 • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Baker Ross AW758 Skin Tone People Cut Outs - Pack of 56, Kids Construction Paper, Card Classroom Supplies, People Skin Color Cut Outs • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
50 Pieces Face Multicultural Creative Cut-Outs Face Shape Paper Cutouts for Children to Design and Decorate, Craft Group Projects, Unity in Diversity Kids' Craft Projects for School/ Home, 5.5 Inch • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Children of the Midnight Sun: Young Native Voices of Alaska • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
50 PCS Native American Stickers,Native Pride Stickers,Indian Aesthetic Vinyl Stickers for Water Bottles, Laptops, Suitcases,Skateboards and Car Decal,Perfect Gifts for Adults,Teens and Kids • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Traditions & Celebrations) (Traditions & Celebrations) (Traditions and Celebrations) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
No More Stolen Sisters MMIW Missing Murdered Indigenous Gift Decorations - 4x3 Vinyl Stickers, Laptop Decal, Water Bottle Sticker (Set of 3) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
(1 Skein) Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Ombre Yarn, Harmony • Amazon Business $5.97 1 $5.97
Carson Dellosa Black Bulletin Board Borders, 36 Feet of Scalloped Black Classroom Borders for Bulletin Board, White Board, Cork Board, Locker, Room Decor, Desk Decor, and Classroom Decor • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$430.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$505.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.27

Total project goal

$595.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.13

6 Donors

-$408.88

Donations toward project cost

-$351.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.21

match offer

-$181.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$154.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.85

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