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Mrs. C. from Winder, GA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. C.'s classroom raised $380

Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, Oh My!

My students need a Classroom Rock, Fossil & Mineral Collections set, an Earth Science discovery box, a tabletop magnifier, an earth board game, and 10 science related picture books.

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Mrs. C. County Line Elementary School
Winder, GA Grades 3-5

Watching young minds grow and developing young minds to love learning is something I get to do everyday. I teach in a third grade classroom with 21 students whose abilities range from below grade level to above grade level work, as well as special education students and English Language Learners. Each student is unique and all of my students love to learn. We are located in a semi-rural area. We are a Title 1 school and a great deal of our students come from lower-income families. Our county's budget has been slashed and we do not have money to purchase ANYTHING at all for our students.

My young students enjoy learning and using books and hands-on materials in the classroom. While I have many books for them to read for enjoyment, I am lacking informational texts about rocks, minerals, and fossils that are related to our science curriculum. I have very few books in my classroom that touch on these topics and only a couple of rock and mineral samples for the students to view. Our county is not giving teachers any money to purchase materials or supplies.

The picture books and informational books that I have found at Barnes and Noble and the rocks, minerals, and fossil collections that I have found from Lakeshore Learning would allow my students the opportunity to research and learn more about rocks, minerals, and fossils that are in our state's science curriculum. These resources would allow my students the opportunity to use texts and hands-on materials that would provide real world experiences that they normally would not get to experience in their day to day lives. With these resources, the students would also be able to gain knowledge that they would not be able to get from a small reading section in a textbook or from studying one small rock or mineral sample.

Your donation will assist me in the enrichment of the third grade experience for my students. Hands-on learning is essential for third grade, and the ten picture books and the rocks, minerals, and fossils collections would be a fun and engaging way for my students to learn about rocks, minerals, and fossils on a level they can relate to.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

21 students impacted 10 donors
Mrs. C. County Line Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Winder, GA View local requests

More than half 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

21 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE804 - Can Do! Earth Game • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
FF882 - Earth Science Discovery Box • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
FE405X - Classroom Rock, Fossil & Mineral Collections - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $99.00 1 $99.00
Fossils Tell of Long Ago Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
If You Find a Rock Peggy Christian, Barbara Hirsch Lember (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.40 1 $5.40
Big Rock Bruce Hiscock, Bruce Hiscock (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Fossil Fever (Road to Reading Series: Mile 4) Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paulette Bogan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Rocks and Minerals Chris Pellant, Helen Pellant (Editor), Harry Taylor (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $16.00 1 $16.00
Rock and Mineral: World beneath Our Feet Gail Saunders-Smith • Barnes and Noble $6.97 1 $6.97
Let's Go Rock Collecting Roma Gans • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Everybody Needs a Rock Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Gary Ed. Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Rocky Road Trip Judith Stamper, Hope Gangloff (Illustrator), Manufactured by Inc. Scholastic • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
LC1102 - Big View Magnifier • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 1 $9.95

Materials cost

$261.86

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.19

Sales tax

 $10.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$311.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.37

Total project goal

$379.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $379.84

9 Donors

-$368.87

Donations toward project cost

-$311.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.97

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