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Mrs. G. from Oakland, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. G.'s classroom raised $600

Kindergartners Investigate Their World

My students need 12 items such as books and picture cards about animals and animal habitats, weather, and plants. They also need sand and water tubs, sand, and toys with which to investigate the properties of sand and water.

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Mrs. G. Tilden Elementary
Oakland, CA Grades PreK-2

I am a first year teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in a school that primarily serves students with special needs, particularly students with Autism and Communication Disorders. My classroom is one with thirteen sweet kindergarteners with incredible curiosity about their world. Because we are in an urban setting it is difficult to find activities that my students can engage in that are hands on. Our school grounds are covered in asphalt and fenced so that we cannot get out to look at the trees, insects, and other natural parts of our environment. Frequently, it seems as though students with special needs are given the short end of the stick in education. They are often confined to the last portable classroom behind the bleachers, hidden out of sight with little interaction with the rest of the school population. With the upcoming budget cuts to education in California, this situation will be even worse. The mission my school upholds is not only to teach these students the CA state standards, but also to give them the confidence that they need to live on their own in the world. Sadly, our school is similar to all those portables behind the bleachers. In fact, all but four classrooms ARE portables. The playground is in a sad state of repair, the asphalt is broken in many places, and the buildings are old. My classroom was left by the teacher last year with virtually no supplies for science. Many of the teachers at the school do not even teach science, or do so minimally because they have no supplies! I would like to bring a bit of nature to them by providing more engaging activities for our science centers. My students need My students need books and picture cards about animals and animal habitats, weather, and plants. They also need sand and water tubs, sand, and toys with which to investigate the properties of sand and water. In our society, professions in science and technology are ever-increasing. You can help fuel the natural curiosity that my students already have by supporting our classroom. Today, these students are five-year-olds in a kindergarten classroom--where will they be in 15 years? By helping me bring science to them you can help engage them in education, in science, and in our world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

12 students impacted 15 donors
Mrs. G. Tilden Elementary Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA View local requests

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

12 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DE339 - Animal Habitats Photo Book Series • Lakeshore Learning $55.00 1 $55.00
AA191 - All About Animals Photo Library • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 1 $39.50
CR426 - Understanding Weather Photo Activity Cards • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
GG866 - Animals Book Library • Lakeshore Learning $26.50 1 $26.50
GG865 - Plants Book Library • Lakeshore Learning $30.50 1 $30.50
TT649 - Lakeshore Super Sand Set • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
TS201 - Sand Tracks Truck Set • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
VS318 - Clean Sand - 25-Lb. Box • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
EG430 - Sand & Water Activity Tubs - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
LA987 - Stay-Dry Water Play Smock - Each • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 6 $41.70
AA439 - Lakeshore Water Play Kit • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
ES505 - Shape Shell Turtles • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95

Materials cost

$396.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.69

Sales tax

 $28.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$492.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.00

Total project goal

$600.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $600.00

13 Donors

-$578.82

Donations toward project cost

-$492.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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