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
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.

Upload a classroom photo

Mr. Ehrhardt's Classroom Edit display name

  • John R Lewis Middle School
  • Waukegan, IL
  • Nearly all 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

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7909820 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
When students see that a teacher can have a tarantula as a classroom pet, they can be comfortable with what they like and love. Being able to embrace their differences in middle school so they have more confidence when they are older. In my Botany class, it helps show the life cycle and gives emphasis on lessons dealing with organisms. Seeing how such a frightening organism can bring so much value, students will start to appreciate nature more. Being able to consider all the life they have. As well, in STEM the tarantula can be used with some of the inventions being made, like bridges, towers, and even tools.

About my class

When students see that a teacher can have a tarantula as a classroom pet, they can be comfortable with what they like and love. Being able to embrace their differences in middle school so they have more confidence when they are older. In my Botany class, it helps show the life cycle and gives emphasis on lessons dealing with organisms. Seeing how such a frightening organism can bring so much value, students will start to appreciate nature more. Being able to consider all the life they have. As well, in STEM the tarantula can be used with some of the inventions being made, like bridges, towers, and even tools.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":7909820,"teacherId":7909820,"teacherName":"Mr. Ehrhardt","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7909820_orig.jpg?crop=729,729,x494,y91&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627675327014","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21764381,"followAbout":"Mr. Ehrhardt's projects","teacherVerify":1390263396,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mr. Ehrhardt","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7909820","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=7909820","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":5},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}