Running for Picture Book President With Help From Target
My students need Mini Sports MP3/Pedometers, ear buds, USB Chargers, and 13 books about presidents and running for the presidency.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. H.'s classroom raised $993
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our school is close to two military bases, and many of my kids are the children of deployed military personnel. The school is urban and old. All students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch.
My first grade students represent the very best in America but many are overweight because they often cannot go out side for recess but they have a desire to get fit with help from Target.
My school has a tradition of being a neighborhood school but it is now a school in transition. The stable neighborhood is changing, 18.4% of the families received Supplemental Social Security Income or Public Assistance. Our student population is racially and ethnically diverse. Ten percent are in bilingual/ bi-cultural programs. We have students from Somalia, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan, as well as Natives from the Alaskan rural areas. Some students are enrolled at our school because it is a school that is close to the regional hospital where their parents are getting treatment.
My kids have no money for frills like exercise equipment and they need motivation to get moving.
My Project
My first graders want pedometers and headphones like the big kids so they listen to music, exercise and count their steps. The inexpensive pedometers I am requesting not only count the steps but are like MP3 players. My kids have seen teachers and older kids wearing fitness trackers and they want some to wear on a daily walking workouts. They even brainstormed about charting their fitness facts in the hall so other kids can see and get motivated to walk.
My students want to learn about the presidential election but our election will be between book characters and students will vote with their fitness facts.
I’ll read the books like Duck for President, discuss the elections with the students, and then they will vote for their favorite character with their feet.
Students will wear the special SailFar pedometers that have MP3 players. They will hall chart their daily steps and that is the number of votes they have for their book character.
This is a win-win. My kids often cannot go outside for recess because of the cold weather in Alaska. But as they use the pedometer to record their total number of steps, they will become conscious of their activity level. They also will develop math awareness as they graph their steps. They will learn the election process, books and characters. And, they will show their peers that they are walking, exercising and getting fit everyday. By the time the election is over, my students will be hooked on fitness.
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
SailFar 8GB Mini Sports Clip HIFI MP3 Player MP4 Player Lossless Sound Large Thrust Output Music/Video Player with Built-in Pedometer,Digital Watch,FM Radio (Blue)
• Amazon Business
$27.99
15
$419.85
Anker 60W 10-Port USB Charger Multi-Port USB Charger PowerPort 10 for iPhone SE / 6S / 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air 2 / Pro / mini 3, Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge / S6 / S6 Edge / Edge+, Note 5, LG G5 and More
• Amazon Business
$39.99
3
$119.97
Panasonic ErgoFit Best in Class In-Ear Earbud Headphones RP-HJE120-G (Green) Dynamic Crystal Clear Sound, Ergonomic Comfort-Fit, iPhone, Android Compatible, Noise Isolating Headphones
• Amazon Business
$6.95
5
$34.75
Election!: A Kid's Guide to Picking Our President (Updated Edition)
• Amazon Business
$31.95
1
$31.95
Panasonic ErgoFit Best in Class In-Ear Earbud Headphones RP-HJE120-V (Purple) Dynamic Crystal Clear Sound, Ergonomic Comfort-Fit, iPhone, Android Compatible, Noise Isolating Headphones
• Amazon Business
$6.23
5
$31.15
Panasonic ErgoFit Best in Class In-Ear Earbud Headphones RP-HJE120-A (Blue) Dynamic Crystal Clear Sound, Ergonomic Comfort-Fit, iPhone, Android Compatible, Noise Isolating Headphones
• Amazon Business
$6.18
5
$30.90
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
• Amazon Business
$16.91
1
$16.91
Arthur Meets the President (Arthur Adventure)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
• Amazon Business
$7.49
2
$14.98
Babymouse #16: Babymouse for President
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Duck for President (New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$12.12
1
$12.12
Bad Kitty for President
• Amazon Business
$11.88
1
$11.88
See How They Run: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House
• Amazon Business
$8.87
1
$8.87
If I Were President
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
My Teacher for President
• Amazon Business
$6.99
1
$6.99
If I Ran For President
• Amazon Business
$6.46
1
$6.46
Snoopy for President! (Peanuts)
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Splat the Cat for President
• Amazon Business
$3.39
1
$3.39
Materials cost
$790.13
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$11.85
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.85
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$843.83
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$148.91
Total project goal
$992.74
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$992.74
2 Donors
-$86.43
Donations toward project cost
-$81.60
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$4.83
match offer
-$896.74
Match offer toward project cost
-$762.23
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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