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Owls are a Hoot!

My students need nonfiction books about owls, owl pellets, transpariences, owl puzzles and owl bone sorting charts.

  • $515 goal

This project expired on July 6, 2008.

This project expired on July 6, 2008.

Ms. h.
Grades PreK-2

Overall most children find owls fascinating and I try to use this fascination to instill a love for reading nonfiction books and incorporating lots of science and math at the same time.

I am a first grade teacher in a school where over 70% of the students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. One of my passions is teaching children to read and exposing them to quality works of literature by noted authors. One of my favorite authors is Avi and a book he has written called Poppy. The main character is an owl called Mr. Ocax and he has the mouse population terrified because he has made them believe their worst enemy is the porcupine. My first graders have become so engaged with this book they want to do additional research and learn about all kinds of owls. In the book, when a mouse found an owl pellet, that generated lots of discussion and of course my students wanted to know if they could look at owl pellets too.

I want to develop an excellent collection of nonfiction owl books in my classroom so the boys and girls can browse through the books and find out additional information on owls of their own choosing. In addition, I want to order owl pellets so they can take them apart and find bones of various animals and using the charting cards, identify if they are a mouse, bird, vole or whatever.

Yes, this is a first grade classroom and it is filled with children who are bright and excited about learning. They are like sponges, soaking up everything I expose them to. Your support will allow me to develop a thematic unit around owls, incorporating reading, science and math. My students asked me to write, "Please help us buy some owl puke. We want to put the skeletons of animals back together like a puzzle." How can you resist a request like this from first graders? Please help make it possible for my students to read about owls in books they can take home in their backpacks and do hands-on-learning with owl pellets.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

25 students impacted
Ms. h. Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Owls: Wild Guide Cynthia Berger, Amelia Hansen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Owls Scramble Squares Puzzle • Nasco $6.97 1 $6.97
Owls Thematic Unit • Nasco $6.58 1 $6.58
Owl Puke: Book and Owl Pellet Jane Hammerslough, Hammerslough • Barnes and Noble $12.55 1 $12.55
Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior Wayne Lynch • Barnes and Noble $31.96 1 $31.96
2008 Owls Wall Calendar Manufactured by Willow Creek Press • Barnes and Noble $6.49 1 $6.49
Owls Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Owl Pellets and Common Prey Mount, Zoology • Frey Scientific, Inc. $56.25 1 $56.25
Frey Deluxe Classroom Owl Pellet Kit, Zoology • Frey Scientific, Inc. $71.96 1 $71.96
Resource Manual for Owl Pellet Labs, Zoology • Frey Scientific, Inc. $18.98 1 $18.98
Bone Sorting Charts, Zoology • Frey Scientific, Inc. $10.43 1 $10.43
Owl Pellet Transparencies • Nasco $28.09 1 $28.09
6 + 1 TRAITS OF WRITING: THE COMPLETE GUIDE • Teacher's School Supply $33.71 1 $33.71
35 RUBRICS and CHECKLISTS TO ASSESS • Teacher's School Supply $16.24 1 $16.24
Owls Kevin J. Holmes • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Owls Sandra Markle • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Quiet Owls (Pull Ahead Books - Animals Series) Joelle Riley • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Owls Adrienne Mason, Nancy Gray Ogle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85
Barn Owls Tony Johnston, Deborah Kogan Ray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25

Materials cost

$360.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.02

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$422.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.63

Total project goal

$514.63

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