Help me give my students additional resources, like books and film, to help learn US History.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Keaton's classroom raised $272
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
The textbooks are boring. They were boring when I was in school and not much has changed. Help be the change at our school by providing additional resources to help grasp history through picture books and visual aids. The listed books are great to either tell a unique story or see the event from a different perspective.
I teach social studies and need something to help grab my students’ attention with US history.
My favorite way to yank them is to tell them stories they won't find in their textbooks. The suggested book is great to either tell a unique story or see the event from a different perspective. Our school is a Title I school where about 70% of our students are on free and reduced lunches. I can only put so much money of my own into the classroom and would not ask the parents because I know that they are hardworking people that need the money themselves.
My Project
Knowing how much I disliked reading fact after fact in the textbooks, I realized that I could get the same information if someone told it to me in story form. That is what I try to do with my students - make sure that they see how far we have come as a country, and make it meaningful to them. Telling stories that are not widely known can really pull my students in and make it more memorable to the students personally. The books that are listed are ones that tell a unique story that would not normally be found in a textbook or common knowledge.
By helping to purchase these books, you are helping students grasp a better understanding about their state’s history and how they have the power to change the world.
Outside of our textbook and our school library, my students do not have exposure to different types of resources. The books on this list will help enrich the learning that my students receive in my classroom. Textbooks are limiting and district funding is not there to supply our library. Students learn in many different ways and these books will provide for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners.
Nearly all 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
Craig Frames 1WB3BK 16 by 20-Inch Picture Frame, Smooth Wrap Finish, 1-Inch Wide, Black
• Amazon Business
$24.29
2
$48.58
Susan B. Anthony: The Making of America #4
• Amazon Business
$13.28
2
$26.56
Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America
• Amazon Business
$22.46
1
$22.46
This is America, Charlie Brown: The Complete Series
• Amazon Business
$17.94
1
$17.94
Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Making of America #5
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
4 Documents of Freedom - Authentic Reproductions on Antiqued Parchment: US Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Gettysburg Address and Bill of Rights
• Amazon Business
$15.97
1
$15.97
The Infographic Guide to American Government: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to Know
• Amazon Business
$15.75
1
$15.75
BEBONCOOL RF 2.4GHz Wireless Presenter Remote Presentation USB Control PowerPoint PPT Clicker
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Abraham Lincoln: The Making of America #3
• Amazon Business
$10.15
1
$10.15
The Ultimate Guide To The Presidents [DVD]
• Amazon Business
$8.79
1
$8.79
Materials cost
$198.18
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.97
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$231.15
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$40.79
Total project goal
$271.94
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$271.94
4 Donors
-$271.66
Donations toward project cost
-$231.15
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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