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Ms. Nabi from Bellport, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making History: Connecting to Historical Fiction

Help me give my students a variety of literature, in picture book form, that makes the learning of the historical fiction genre come to life for them!

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My Students

The students that I teach come from a variety of racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Due to their diverse backgrounds, they are encouraged to share and celebrate their differences. They truly enjoy sharing their traditions, languages, etc.

My students mean the world to me, and for that reason, I want to open up the world to them!

As readers, many of our students are reading below grade level. They can be reluctant to open books, so we try to find texts that they can see themselves in, as these are the kinds of stories that truly motivate them to read. They love to share when a character or experience is familiar to them. Additionally, a number of my students are English Language learners or come from an impoverished background, therefore they struggle to find their place in the world they are living in now. Building their confidence and love of learning is the most important way I can help them feel successful and important.

My Project

The genre of historical fiction is often one of our high-interest units in fourth grade. Students love to learn about history's struggles and triumphs. Because the subtopics within this unit often highlight the cultural/racial backgrounds of many of our students, they can see themselves in these stories. They see the positive impact and differences they can make in the world.

This unit allows my students to think deeply, question the world around them, and make connections to their own lives.

Many of the texts, specifically the chapter books, are at more advanced reading levels which can be challenging for struggling readers. This can be frustrating and make these readers feel left out of this unit. Enter...picture books! Picture books allow these students to work in a variety of accessible reading configurations, such as reading independently, shared reading, paired reading, etc. Also due to their shorter length, they allow students to read a variety of stories on a subtopic to help support comprehension strategies such as theme. The pictures also help all students, struggling or not, picture a time period with which they aren't familiar. In turn, students build background knowledge which allows them to then read the more complex chapter books.

My hope is that students will take what they have learned in this unit to treat others with respect and make the world a better place. In year's past, I have seen them make references to both historical facts and characters when dealing with conflict.

Ms. Nabi Frank P Long Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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Bellport, NY View local requests

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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands • Amazon Business $11.98 2 $23.96
As Fast As Words Could Fly • Amazon Business $10.95 2 $21.90
Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II • Amazon Business $10.76 2 $21.52
The Jacket • Amazon Business $5.37 4 $21.48
Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII • Amazon Business $9.05 2 $18.10
The Whispering Town • Amazon Business $7.95 2 $15.90
Ruth and the Green Book • Amazon Business $15.44 1 $15.44
Almost to Freedom (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book) • Amazon Business $15.16 1 $15.16
Show Way • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Let Them Play (Tales of Young Americans) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Fish for Jimmy: Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp • Amazon Business $11.71 1 $11.71
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins • Amazon Business $5.69 2 $11.38
Busing Brewster • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
The Secret to Freedom • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
A Sweet Smell of Roses • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Across the Blue Pacific: A World War II Story • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Will Come Back for You • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Follow the Drinking Gourd • Amazon Business $3.98 2 $7.96
White Water • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Harmonica • Amazon Business $7.42 1 $7.42
Freedom Summer • Amazon Business $7.41 1 $7.41
Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$322.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.07

Total project goal

$420.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $420.46

7 Donors

-$210.00

Donations toward project cost

-$180.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$208.69

Match offers toward project cost

-$177.39

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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