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Ms. H. from Anchorage, AK is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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1st Graders Need to STEAM Ahead

My students need copies of 6 Eric Carle books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, copies of different nonfiction books, seeds, crabs, bugnoculars, and art supplies.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. H.'s classroom raised $1,663

This project is fully funded

My Students

Scientists observe, categorize, make notes, research, and question conventional wisdom. I want my first grade scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to learn to learn to look critically at their world. I want them to examine the picture books by Eric Carle for scientific accuracy.

My first grade students are very excited about doing anything that involves learning about science, technology, engineering, and math, but they need help because we have no money for special STEAM projects.

My school is close to two military bases and a significant number of my students are dependents of deployed military personnel. Our student population is racially and ethnically diverse. 10% of my children are in a bilingual or ELL program. They want to learn about bugs, plants and critters. My first graders love the picture books by Eric Carle, but just how accurate are the books? Students will begin by studying/ deconstructing the Eric Carle books. Then, they will compare the books to real living organisms. This project will help my students become critical consumers of information. They will learn the importance of asking if the information contained in books is accurate. They will also learn how to find and discover answers via scientific observation.

My Project

My kids are familiar with Eric Carle books. They love the pictures and topics but they do not question the accuracy of science behind the books. I have requested copies of 6 Eric Carle titles, copies of nonfiction companion books, seeds, crabs, bugnoculars, science notebooks and art supplies. My students will begin by critically examining the Carle books. Students will compare them to the nonfiction books. Next, they will use bugnoculars to study bugs up close and observe the plants & crabs while making notations in their science notebooks. Finally, my students will make an Eric Carle Bug and Beyond Quilt. Using muslin fabric, fabric markers and other art supplies, each student will create 6 different quilt blocks. Each block will depict one of Carle's works and a student-discovered-science-fact. The completed blocks will be sewn together by parent helpers so that each student will have a quilt to keep.

My kids have all the needs and none of the resources of other schools.

Our small K-6 public school is close to two military bases and over forty years old, but although over 60% of our students qualify for free and reduced breakfast and lunch, we are not a Title I school. We do not have money for special STEAM projects. This project will have an immediate, lasting impact on my students. They will learn to look critically at the facts presented in books while observing plants, bugs and crabs.

Ms. H. College Gate 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BUGNOCULARS GEOSAFARI JR • Frey Scientific $8.96 15 $134.40
Unbleached Muslin - 38" x 5 yd • Blick Art Materials $12.66 5 $63.30
FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 3 $83.97
Complete Classroom TickleMe Plant Kit • Nasco $76.95 1 $76.95
Textil Fabric Paint Sticks - Standard Size, Set of 12 • Blick Art Materials $13.91 2 $27.82
Sharpie Ultra-Fine Point Marker - Black , Ultra-Fine Point, Pack of 5 • Blick Art Materials $4.96 10 $49.60
Crayola Fabric Markers - Bright Colors, Set of 10 • Blick Art Materials $4.33 15 $64.95
Happy Hermit Crabs • AKJ Books $5.95 5 $29.75
Seeds Go, Seeds Grow • AKJ Books $5.91 5 $29.55
From Seed to Plant • AKJ Books $5.83 5 $29.15
Monarch Butterfly • AKJ Books $5.83 5 $29.15
Spiders Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.83 5 $29.15
From Seed to Plant • AKJ Books $5.83 5 $29.15
The Grouchy Ladybug • AKJ Books $5.83 10 $58.30
The Very Quiet Cricket • AKJ Books $2.91 10 $29.10
The Tiny Seed • AKJ Books $2.91 10 $29.10
The Very Lonely Firefly • AKJ Books $2.91 10 $29.10
The Very Busy Spider • AKJ Books $2.91 10 $29.10
Fireflies Margaret C. Hall • AKJ Books $5.32 5 $26.60
Seeds • AKJ Books $25.55 1 $25.55
Spiders • AKJ Books $5.10 5 $25.50
Fireflies in the Night • AKJ Books $4.37 5 $21.85
Chirping Crickets • AKJ Books $4.37 5 $21.85
Spiders • AKJ Books $20.51 1 $20.51
Eric Carles The Very Busy Spider Book • Nasco $20.50 1 $20.50
Hermit Crabs • AKJ Books $19.76 1 $19.76
A Seed in Need • AKJ Books $18.97 1 $18.97
Plant Packages • AKJ Books $18.97 1 $18.97
Chirp, Chirp! • AKJ Books $18.97 1 $18.97
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustr • AKJ Books $18.24 1 $18.24
Seeds • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99
Fireflies • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99
Caring for Your Hermit Crab • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99
Crickets • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99
Tree Hermit Crabs Land Hermit Crab • Nasco $16.95 1 $16.95
A House for Hermit Crab • AKJ Books $2.91 10 $29.10
Ladybugs • AKJ Books $13.10 1 $13.10
Monarch Butterfly • AKJ Books $13.10 1 $13.10
Learn Every Day About Bugs and Spiders • Nasco $11.95 1 $11.95
Hermit Crabs • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Creepy Creatures: Crickets • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Fireflies • AKJ Books $5.32 1 $5.32
Pet Hermit Crabs Up Close • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
How a Seed Grows • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$1,292.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $52.08

Sales tax

 $19.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,413.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$249.35

Total project goal

$1,662.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,662.36

3 Donors

-$412.36

Donations toward project cost

-$403.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.45

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,187.18

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,009.10

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$178.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$62.83

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