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Ms. Provence from Ozone Park, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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They're Coming To America

My project needs various books on immigration into America.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Provence's classroom raised $355

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I am a 4th grade teacher in a Title One Public School in New York City. I have a large class this year and each one of my students has a strong desire to learn. I have been able to feed off my students desire to learn and have begun to create an in-depth study of immigration into America, specifically New York City, during the early 1900s. Throughout this study my students will learn the reasons why people left their home countries, what opportunities awaited them upon arrival in New York Harbor and various other aspects of immigration. During this study of the various cultures that immigrated to America and made their homes in New York, my students will learn about the problems faced these travelers on the trip to America. They will also understand the troubles that awaited most immigrants upon their arrival at Ellis Island. They will also discuss the living conditions in the tenement buildings in lower Manhattan. I would love to create a learning library in my classroom with wonderful fiction and nonfiction books about immigration. I would love for the students to be able to bring these books home with them to share their new knowledge with the rest of their family. Having these books opens new and wonderful opportunities for my students. It allows them to conduct independent research and allows for open discussions with their classmates. I really hope that you have a strong desire to learn just like my students and can help us create a wonderful learning center in our classroom.

Ms. Provence PS 63 Old South Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Coming to America: The Story of Immigration Betsy Maestro, Susannah Ryan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Name Was Changed at Ellis Island Ellen Levine, Wayne Parmenter (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Ellis Island Richard Conrad Stein, R. Conrad Stein • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
History of U. S. Immigration: Coming to America Ann Byers • Barnes and Noble $28.73 1 $28.73
Arriving at Ellis Island Dale Anderson • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Ellis Island: Doorway to Freedom Steven Kroll, Karen Ritz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Ellis Island: New Hope in a New Land William Jay Jacobs • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
House of Tailors Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
How I Became an American Karin Gundisch, James Skofield (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Just Call Me Joe (Orca Young Reader Series) Freida Wishinsky, Stephen McCallum (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Sweet America: An Immigrant's Story McGraw-Hill, McGraw-Hill Staff • Barnes and Noble $13.27 1 $13.27
Immigrant Kids Russell Freedman • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Becoming a Citizen Sarah E. De Capua • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side Raymond Bial, Raymond Bial (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Immigration: Book Bundle for Grades 4-6 (4 Books) • AKJ Books $20.47 1 $20.47
The Early 1900s Charts • School Specialty Inc. $10.35 1 $10.35
Maggie's Door Patricia Reilly Giff • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The King of Mulberry Street Donna Jo Napoli • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Tenement Stories: Immigrant Life, 1835-1935 Sean Price • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
How the Other Half Lives (Library of Essential Reading Series) Jacob A. Riis, Dail Murray (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$243.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.33

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$291.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.88

Total project goal

$354.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.88

3 Donors

-$342.35

Donations toward project cost

-$291.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.53

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