The Past and The Curious: Information, Inspiration and Affirmation
Help me give my students diverse books that celebrate lesser-known historical figures, trailblazers, and innovative immigrants who were influential in California history to include all.
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Curious, creative, and clever -- these are a few words to describe my fourth-grade students. My students come from diverse cultures and backgrounds and include Gifted and Talented Students, English language learners, and students with special needs. They are all unique in their own way which is what makes our school community an inviting and accepting place for all. My students are thriving in fourth grade!
My Project
I am requesting books that celebrate lesser-known historical figures, trailblazers, and innovative immigrants who were influential in California history to include all.
While setting out on a walk the other day, I searched for a Podcast on history for kids and I struck gold!
This project is inspired by the The Past and The Curious - A History Podcast for Kids and Families. The podcast features people in history who faced discrimination yet found opportunities in the American West such as Levi Strauss. Another unsung hero, Charley Willis, who was a cowboy, once enslaved and who was impacted by the events of Juneteenth. Also Stagecoach Mary, a trailblazing African American women, who helped settle the American West.
You won't find these people in our Social Studies textbook but by integrating multiple sources such as the podcast and books such as, Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants and Black Heroes of the Wild West, my fourth graders will be introduced to more than what the textbook has to offer.
As an educator, I want to guide and facilitate my fourth graders to read with a critical lens, to be thinkers and changers, to recognize that not all stories are told nor are all historical figures represented in our textbooks and to to see themselves reflected in the curriculum.
I strive to offer an inclusive look into our past by highlighting diverse people who helped shape our state. I want to guide my students to build a deeper understanding of events that transformed this country and allow all students to realize that people who look like them played a significant role in our history. Many of these historical figures and unsung heroes featured in the books are often overlooked and unnoticed. Let's shine a light on these heroes by reading books that celebrate their triumphs and let my students see themselves reflected in our history.
More than a third 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
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants
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$17.99
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$17.99
Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons: A TOON Graphic
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$16.95
1
$16.95
Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service (Carter G Woodson Award Book (Awards))
• Amazon Business
$16.95
1
$16.95
Girl on a Motorcycle
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$16.49
1
$16.49
Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories
• Amazon Business
$14.79
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$14.79
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
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$14.60
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$14.60
Girl Running
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$14.49
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$14.49
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship
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$10.00
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$10.00
You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want to…: American History)
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$9.95
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$9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Railroad! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want to…: American History)
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$9.95
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$9.95
Meet Nat Love: Cowboy and Former Slave (Introducing Famous Americans)
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$9.48
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$9.48
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
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$8.99
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$8.99
Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression
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$7.99
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$7.99
Coolies
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$7.85
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$7.85
Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider (Based on a True Story)
• Amazon Business
$6.79
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$6.79
Who Was Levi Strauss?
• Amazon Business
$3.99
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$3.99
Materials cost
$187.25
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$17.13
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.81
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$237.19
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$41.86
Total project goal
$279.05
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$279.05
4 Donors
-$92.96
Donations toward project cost
-$79.17
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$13.79
match offer
-$185.91
Match offer toward project cost
-$158.02
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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