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Ms. Ross from Washington, DC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Ross's classroom raised $500

The Way Water Works!

My students need Arthur Season 10 on DVD, 2 science magnetic boards, 144 pencils, a weather activity tub, and 6 book about water and the weather.

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Ms. Ross Meridian Public Charter Elementary School
Washington, DC Grades PreK-2

I teach enthusiastic and active second graders at a Title 1 inner city charter school. My students work with very little supplemental materials. They crave exciting lessons with lots of ways to interact with the material beyond just a textbook.

My students this past year loved learning about recycling and realizing they can do things to save the planet. I would like to take my students on a trip of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC as a culminating activity for the end of a unit focusing on water conservation. My current curriculum does not have a unit focused on this issue. I would like to create a unit focused on water conservation and making an impact on the planet. This unit would teach my students about the water cycle, weather, and how they can save water and in turn save the planet.

To teach this unit I need supplemental books and tools to help the students interact with the concepts in this unit. The supplies needed include a DVD set of PBS' Arthur which has specific episodes about water and energy conservation. Your donation will also help fund a number of books that will guide my lessons and be a resource for the students during the unit. With the help of these books I plan to also incorporate water conservation into literacy, teaching students to read non-fiction text fluently. All of these supplies will help me to create lessons that meet their varied needs in learning about water conservation.

Your help will make it possible for my students to learn about water conservation and realize that they are capable of making a difference!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Ross Meridian Public Charter Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Why Should I Save Water? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
101 Ways You Can Help Save the Planet Before You're 12! Joanne O'Sullivan • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
You Can Save the Planet: 50 Ways You Can Make a Difference Jacquie Wines, Sarah Horne (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Saving Water: Green Kids Series Neil Morris • Barnes and Noble $15.25 5 $76.25
Mission: Save the Planet: 10 Steps Any Kid Can Take to Help Save the Planet Sally Ride, Tam O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Arnold (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
A Child's Introduction to the Environment: The Air, Earth, and Sea Around Us- Plus Experiments, Projects, and Activities YOU Can Do to Help Our Plan Michael Driscoll, Dennis Driscoll, Meredith Hamilton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Arthur: Arthur Season 10 • Barnes and Noble $44.99 1 $44.99
GG869 - Weather Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $32.50 1 $32.50
FF983 - Weather Activity Tub - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
JJ985 - Parts of a Flower Magnetic Board • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
JJ981 - The Water Cycle Magnetic Board • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
Paper Mate(R) American(R) Pencils, No. 2, Soft Lead, Box Of 72 • Office Depot Inc. $10.44 2 $20.88

Materials cost

$341.51

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.15

Sales tax

 $19.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$409.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.87

Total project goal

$499.30

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $499.30

1 Donor

-$498.78

Donations toward project cost

-$409.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.78

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