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Mrs. Granger from Indianapolis, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Life, Liberty and Happiness: Democratic Principles Through Literature

My students need trade books to expose them to peaceful change makers around the world.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Granger's classroom raised $185

This project is fully funded

My Students

Energy, passion, excitement and determination are all words that come to mind when I'm asked to describe the room full of scholars that walk in my door every morning for 180 days. Their home lives are varied and a large percentage of them come from families that qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. Many of them have very supportive, involved parents, and others have parents whose attention is spread very thin. But no matter their lives at home, they are so excited to learn new things and, when I am able to find a topic that they have strong opinions about (what third grader doesn't have some strong opinions?), they run with it!

My Project

The third grade social studies standards ask us to teach students citizenship skills, as well as the democratic principles upon which our country was built. This is a big topic that is hard to teach to students who are just turning nine and may not have witnessed them in action yet.

I plan to use these trade books as an avenue to encourage students to analyze how people all over the world have practiced their freedoms of speech and peaceable assembly to better their community.

Students will be asked to develop opinions about these freedoms and why they think they are important. They will then be encouraged to identify a problem in our own community and explore ways they can try to make a positive change themselves.

Mrs. Granger Deer Run Elementary 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $14.75 1 $14.75
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
I Have a Dream (Book & CD) • Amazon Business $13.71 1 $13.71
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Nelson Mandela • Amazon Business $12.44 1 $12.44
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
We March • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans • Amazon Business $6.76 1 $6.76

Materials cost

$124.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.66

Total project goal

$184.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $184.38

1 Donor

-$92.19

Donations toward project cost

-$78.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.83

match offer

-$92.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$78.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.83

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 $0.00

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