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Mr. Reddington from Middle Village, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Students Need to Learn From Primary Sources!

My students need digital access to primary source documents in American History.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Reddington's classroom raised $370

This project is fully funded

My Students

I love history! I want my students to know that history doesn't exist in textbooks or the notes I write on my whiteboard. The teachers that inspired me as a student pushed me to develop my own opinions based on examination of primary sources. I want to do the same for my students.

I teach 8th grade Social studies for the New York City Department of Education.

Many of my students are first generation children in America, where many of their parents came from South America, Eastern Europe, and Asia. I have never encountered such a wealth of diversity just in one classroom. Each day, they offer questions, challenges, and responses that remind me as to why I became a teacher. My school runs a Kindergarten-8th grade program. I feel incredibly supported as a teacher from the administration, my colleagues, and the surrounding community.

My Project

I would like to use these resources as the foundation for a year long Newscast project. Students will be required throughout the year to create a newscast video depicting a specific point in history. For example, students will create a Newscast on World War I, and students would benefit greatly when they need to know specifically what people said and how they felt during this time in history.

Textbooks.

Oh, textbooks. They are a mile wide but an inch thick. But they can be useful as starting points. But the study of history opens up tremendously when students hear the individual voices left behind for students to discover. Reading primary sources enhances a student's learning. Having these resources available (and easily in a digital format) would allow myself and my students to explore history on a deeper level.

Mr. Reddington PS 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Middle Village, NY View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Documenting America: The Primary Source Documents of a Nation II Series - E-book (unlimited use**) • Britannica Digital Learning $139.80 1 $139.80
Documenting America: The Primary Source Documents of a Nation I Series - E-book (unlimited use**) • Britannica Digital Learning $139.80 1 $139.80

Materials cost

$279.60

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$313.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.37

Total project goal

$369.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.16

3 Donors

-$325.04

Donations toward project cost

-$313.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.12

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 $0.00

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