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Mrs. Casallas-Duffer from Los Angeles CA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let's Go Give Belly Rubs To The Pigs Part 2

My students need the entrance fee for 48 students to get a tour of the Gentle Barn sanctuary.

  • $609 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

The Kindergartners at my school will be learning about animals that live in the wild, ocean, and on the farm. We will be exploring what all of these animals need and learn their body parts, movements, and names of their offspring. Many have never seen these animals in person.

We are a charter school in California whose focus is to be 'college ready, college bound'.

We are 48 Kindergarten students who are English Language Learners and go to school for 195 days. The Kindergarten students learn reading and writing through the Workshop model and investigate science themes using FOSS kits.

My Project

As a Kindergarten teacher for 14 years, I have noticed a trend where my students can not relate to, understand, or are unmotivated when it comes to animals. All the picture books, videos, puzzles, and manipulatives can't replace seeing and feeling the real thing. We will be visiting the local aquarium to touch animals, explore the beach, and learn about beach conservation. Our next step is to go to a farm sanctuary to get a tour of the facility and then get to interact with the animals. We will learn their needs and how to read their body language. We will be seeing them in person so we can use all of our 5 senses to take in this unique experience.

If we truly want to expose our students to science then experiential trips are a necessity.

Well planned out units that have a purpose in bringing back our experience to the classroom is crucial. We are not going on a field trip just to get out of school for a day. We will be making powerful connections and experience once in a lifetime learning opportunities with our classmates.

Mrs. Casallas-Duffer
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Activity The Gentle Barn $480.00

Trip cost

$480.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.27

Total project goal

$608.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$608.47

17 Donors

-$568.47

Donations toward project cost

-$483.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.27

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

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$0.00

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