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Ms. Potter from Chapel Hill, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Potter's classroom raised $2,019

Surviving Storms: Learning from the Past

Help me give my students fiction and nonfiction books about historical events that are both accessible and engaging.

This project is fully funded

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Ms. Potter New Hope Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC Grades 3-5

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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 Project

“The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city . . . True, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd . . .

So when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms.” (from the synopsis of I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 by Lauren Tarshis)

With these book sets, my students will grapple with the challenges that people faced during historic events, build empathy and understanding for others’ lived experiences, and make connections across time and place.

During this unit, students will read fiction and nonfiction accounts of historical events, synthesizing information across multiple texts, exploring character traits, and identifying recurring themes.

My students want to explore big ideas and make the world a better place. During this unit, we will look to the past to better understand how people navigate and persevere through difficult situations. With this knowledge, we are taking small steps towards building a better future.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

95 students impacted 23 donors
Ms. Potter New Hope Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

95 students impacted 23donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tara and the Towering Wave: An Indian Ocean Tsunami Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 16 $127.20
Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 16 $127.20
Maddy and the Monstrous Storm: A Schoolhouse Blizzard Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 16 $127.20
Carrie and the Great Storm: A Galveston Hurricane Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $7.95 16 $127.20
Rescue on the Outer Banks (On My Own History) • Amazon Business $8.99 12 $107.88
The Schoolchildren's Blizzard (On My Own History (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $8.99 12 $107.88
Maribel Versus the Volcano: A Mount St. Helens Survival Story (Girls Survive) • Amazon Business $6.70 16 $107.20
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14) (14) • Amazon Business $5.78 16 $92.48
I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5) (5) • Amazon Business $5.74 16 $91.84
I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21) (21) • Amazon Business $5.35 16 $85.60
I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) (16) • Amazon Business $4.99 16 $79.84
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 • Amazon Business $4.74 16 $75.84
Earthquake in the Early Morning (Magic Tree House #24) (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $5.99 12 $71.88
Sobreviví el terremoto de San Francisco, 1906 (I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 12 $71.88
Hurricane Heroes in Texas (Magic Tree House (R)) • Amazon Business $5.96 12 $71.52
Sobreviví los ataques de tiburones de 1916 (I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916) (2) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.79 12 $69.48

Materials cost

$1,542.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $120.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,715.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$302.74

Total project goal

$2,018.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,018.28

19 Donors

-$1,573.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,360.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$212.20

match offer

-$417.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$354.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.94

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