You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Mrs. Rinus’ Classroom Edit display name

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Rinus a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Mrs. Rinus' classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Rinus a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Mrs. Rinus can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/4766594 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Part of the curriculum for my Special Education program is teaching functional life skills, which includes cooking. Due to my students various disabilities they need repeated practice and direct instruction with life skills including learning how to help prepare meals in the kitchen. In the classroom, students will learn how to measure ingredients using measuring utensils, follow directions, read a recipe, and prepare a meal safely using hot pads when removing the baking pans out of the toaster oven. When we work on cooking in the classroom the students are responsible for formulating a shopping list, finding the items in the grocery store and completing the exchange with the cashier upon purchase of their items. Many of my students would not be able to independently learn how to cook without the direct instruction provided as part of their educational program. The parents of my students love when their children are able to help at home after learning how to safely prepare meals and recipes at school in my classroom.

About my class

Part of the curriculum for my Special Education program is teaching functional life skills, which includes cooking. Due to my students various disabilities they need repeated practice and direct instruction with life skills including learning how to help prepare meals in the kitchen. In the classroom, students will learn how to measure ingredients using measuring utensils, follow directions, read a recipe, and prepare a meal safely using hot pads when removing the baking pans out of the toaster oven. When we work on cooking in the classroom the students are responsible for formulating a shopping list, finding the items in the grocery store and completing the exchange with the cashier upon purchase of their items. Many of my students would not be able to independently learn how to cook without the direct instruction provided as part of their educational program. The parents of my students love when their children are able to help at home after learning how to safely prepare meals and recipes at school in my classroom.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":4766594,"teacherId":4766594,"teacherName":"Mrs. Rinus","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4766594_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504747702150","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":20998365,"followAbout":"Mrs. Rinus' projects","teacherVerify":594231364,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Rinus","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/4766594","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=4766594","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":4},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.