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Mrs. Humpfer from Valparaiso IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Understanding the World Through Books

Help me give my students the book, "A Long Walk to Water" and a lesson on valuing what they have and what it means to be a refugee.

  • $162 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I am teaching in Valparaiso, Indiana. I am working with an amazing group of 5th graders. My students are excited about learning and problem-solving.

I want my students to learn to love reading by finding the deeper meanings behind the titles.

My students participate in reading chapter books while breaking down what they read with deeper meaning. Students will work together to read the chapters.

I know that with this project my students will gain knowledge, find connections with the world, and problem-solve solutions for the problems in the text.

My Project

I will be reading aloud the book, "Refugee" for my class. My students will be reading the title, "A Long Walk to Water" as an independent read. These two books will create an understanding of issues in the world and the struggles children their age are dealing with around the world.

My goal is to get students to think deeper about concerns of the world and to understand civil rights of children their age.

I believe that students need to think about the concerns of the world and think of ideas to improve the situation for the future. Help them explore and problem solve.

Mrs. Humpfer
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Long Walk to Water • AKJ Education $5.28 20 $105.60

Materials cost

$105.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.21

Total project goal

$161.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $161.39

5 Donors

-$131.39

Donations toward project cost

-$111.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.71

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

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 $0.00

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