You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Cassermere from Baltimore MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Cassermere is requesting

Who's Who in History: Big Head Biographies

My students need a collection of biographies that will provide background knowledge on various subjects and people in an informative and accessible way.

  • $287 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Give us big heads to fill our own! My students are discovering their world every day, but they don't always have the background knowledge that will bring it all together. How did a puppeteer revolutionize children's television? How are the stories of Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson similar?

My students are like a room full of reporters, always asking questions, gratified equally by my ability to answer a question as well as those moments when I'm stumped.

But the substance of my answers is what my 53 fifth graders seek more than anything else. They are as eager to be shared with as they are to share with others. Individually, they aspire to meet and beat challenges; collectively, they have displayed a strength and creativity that only barely touches their potential. As our school has progressed, so have our kids. They are evolving from students to active participants in learning, and they want nothing more than to make sense of the world around them.

My Project

The "Who Was..." series of biographies brings important past and present figures to life for school age children. Where a lesson in my classroom can reveal a door and open it a little bit, a biography can bust it wide open. These resources can and will be used as sources for research projects, provide perspective on individuals for debates, and allow my students to make sense of what we learn in class on their own time. I want students to grab these books off the shelves and get lost in their pages. I want them to approach every adult they know asking the question, "Did you know...?" These books will provide them with a foundation of knowledge that will do more than just prepare them for classroom discussions, they will offer them the opportunity to connect the events and people in history to events and people they hear and learn about today.

As adults, we understand how the lessons learned in the past, as well as the sacrifices and decisions made have changed and shaped the world as we know it.

As teachers, we strive to teach everything, but teaching everything includes teaching our kids how to learn on their own. These books will enable my students to teach themselves in a way that makes sense to them. From there, they will be empowered to continue learning and growing on their own, and that's the most important lesson of all.

Ms. Cassermere
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Cassermere is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Is Barack Obama? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Babe Ruth? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Jim Henson? Joan Holub, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Johnny Appleseed? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Marco Polo? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Is Neil Armstrong? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was George Washington? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was King Tut? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Leonardo de Vinci? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Quien fue el Rey Tut?/ Who Was King Tut? • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Quien fue George Washington? / Who was George Washington? • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Quien fue Leonardo da Vinci? / Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Was Helen Keller? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Quien fue Amelia Earhart?/ Who Was Amelia Earhart? Kate Boeh • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Who Was Amelia Earhart? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Daniel Boone? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Quien fue Fernando de Magallanes?/ Who was Ferdinand Magella • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Who Was William Shakespeare? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Harriet Tubman? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was JFK? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Louis Armstrong? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Rosa Parks? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Quien fue Harriet Tubman?/ Who was Harriet Tubman? Yona Zeld • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Who Was Walt Disney? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Pablo Picasso? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Roald Dahl? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Quien fue Abraham Lincoln? / Who was Abraham Lincoln? • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Was Dr. Seuss? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Mark Twain? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Quien fue Mark Twain?/ Who was Mark Twain? April Jones Princ • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Who Was Elvis Presley • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Were the Beatles? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Sacagawea? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Harry Houdini? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Annie Oakley? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Albert Einstein? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Charles Darwin? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who is Maria Tallchief? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Anne Frank? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Benjamin Franklin? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt? Margaret Frith, John O''Brien (Il • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who Was Paul Revere? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Witness • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Technically, It''s Not My Fault • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34

Materials cost

$198.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$243.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.00

Total project goal

$286.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $286.65

2 Donors

-$75.00

Donations toward project cost

-$67.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$207.24

Match offers toward project cost

-$176.15

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Cassermere and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Baltimore","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1581524],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MD","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":908313,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/whos-who-in-history-big-head-biographi/908313/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":53,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Cassermere","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"1581524":{"owner":"Ms. Cassermere","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[908313],"proposalHash":"-618019690","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1581524_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1462124696049","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":266954,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTYzNDAyNw==","NjkwNDQ2","MTYzOTk4Mg==","MTU4MDcxNw=="],"teacherId":1581524,"schoolCounty":"Baltimore City","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.