My students need 51 biographies written at their independent reading levels.
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My Students
Who is your hero? When you were a child, who did you aspire to emulate? Sports stars? Singers? Actors? My students look up to these celebrities already, but I also want to introduce them to presidents, scientists, explorers, authors, doctors, and others committed to bettering the world.
I have the distinct honor of teaching some of the wisest and most wonderful third graders in the entire state of Massachusetts.
Many of my students' families have immigrated to the United States, and more than half come from low income households. Despite the linguistic, cultural, and socioeconomic challenges my students face, however, I am constantly inspired by their curiosity and dedication to learning. Our school is part of an innovating expanded learning initiative, and our eight hour day offers us the luxury of spending two-and-a-half hours each day delving into the magical worlds of reading and writing.
My Project
As part of that reading and writing workshop, I engage my students in a unit on biographies. Through our study of this genre, my students can necessary experience with nonfiction texts- thus preparing them for success on the MCAS- and they also get to know many historical figures whom they've never met before. My students will discover new heroes, and be introduced to careers and life paths they'd never considered before. In order for all of this to become a reality, however, my students need biographies they can access at their independent reading levels. My current collection of biographies is quite small and lacks diversity. I want my students to be able to read about many people of different genders, cultures, and fields.
Your donation to this project will help enrich my biography unit and help my students significantly improve their reading performance.
If my students can read above-grade-level nonfiction as third graders, they will meet with continued success as they move through the grades. Thank you in advance for your help!
Author: A True Story Helen Lester, Helen Lester (Illustrator)
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Girl Named Helen Keller (Hello Reader! Series) Margo Lundell, Irene Trivas (Illustrator)
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Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates Jonah Winter, Raul Colon (Illustrator)
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra Andrea Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Mordicai Gerstein, Mordicai Gerstein (Illustrator)
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Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (On My Own History Series) Margaret K. Wetterer, Karen Ritz (Illustrator)
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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing James Rumford, Anna Sixkiller Huckaby (Translator)
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A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart David A. Adler, Jeff Fisher (Illustrator)
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America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle David A. Adler, Terry Widener (Illustrator)
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If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong Roxane Orgill, Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator)
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Barbara Kerley, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
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Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa Don Brown, Juanita Havill, Anne Sibley O'Brien (Illustrator), Don Brown (Illustrator)
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Cesar Chavez Lucile Davis
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Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero Herb Dunn, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator), Robert S. Brown (Illustrator)
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Basketball: The Return of Bernard King Michael Sandler
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Bethany Hamilton: Follow Your Dreams! Michael Sandler, Sunshine Makarow
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Ice Skating: The Incredible Michelle Kwan Michael Sandler, Kenny Moir
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Tennis: Victory for Venus Williams Michael Sandler
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Who Was John F. Kennedy? Yona Zeldis McDonough, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator), Jill Weber (Illustrator)
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A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt David A. Adler, Robert Casilla (Illustrator)
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My Great-Aunt Arizona Gloria Houston, Susan Condie Lamb, Susan C. Lamb (Illustrator), Susan Condie Lamb (Illustrator)
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Baseball's Greatest Hitters: (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 5 Book) Sydelle Kramer
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Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian (Illustrator)
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Ann Weil, Gray Morrow (Illustrator)
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Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans Series Joanne Landers Henry, Robert Doremus (Illustrator)
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Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Katharine E. Wilkie, Robert Doremus (Illustrator)
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Mark Twain: Young Writer (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Miriam E. Mason, Henry S. Gillette (Illustrator)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Dharathula H. Millender, Al Fiorentino (Illustrator)
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Geronimo: Young Warrior George Edward Stanley, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)
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Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) Herb Dunn, Meryl Henderson (Illustrator)
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Who Was Daniel Boone? Sydelle Kramer, George Ulrich (Illustrator)
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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? Sydelle Kramer, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator), Elizabeth Wolf (Illustrator)
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Who Was King Tut? Roberta Edwards, True Kelley (Illustrator)
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? Roberta Edwards, True Kelley (Illustrator)
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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? Margaret Frith, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
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Who Was Thomas Jefferson? Dennis Brindell Fradin, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Yona Zeldis McDonough, Carrie Robbins (Illustrator)
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Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote Tanya Lee Stone, Rebecca Gibbon (Illustrator)
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How My Family Lives in America Susan Kuklin, Susan Kuklin (Illustrator)
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Rocks in His Head Carol Otis Hurst, James Stevenson (Illustrator)
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Who Was Mark Twain? April Jones Prince, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
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Dinosaur Named Sue: The Find of the Century (Hello Reader! Series) Fay Robinson, Portia Rollins (Illustrator), Portia Sloan (Illustrator)
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Ice Mummy: The Discovery of a 5,000 Year-Old Man Mark Dubowski
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Rosa Parks Eloise Greenfield, Gil Ashby (Illustrator)
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Eleanor Roosevelt Lucile Davis
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Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa Andrea Pinkney, Scat Cat Monroe, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
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Great Black Heroes: Five Brave Explorers (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Wade Hudson, Ron Garnett (Illustrator)
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Great Black Heroes: Five Notable Inventors (Hello Reader! Series) Wade Hudson, Ron Garnett (Illustrator), Ron Garrett (Illustrator)
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Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth Robert Burleigh, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator)
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Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei Peter Sis, Peter Sis (Illustrator)
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Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City Barbara Bash, Sierra Club Books, Barbara Bash (Illustrator)
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Materials cost
$357.37
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.36
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$397.73
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$59.43
Total project goal
$457.16
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$457.16
18 Donors
-$457.16
Donations toward project cost
-$397.73
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