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Mrs. Rudnicki Samson from Chicago IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

All About Trees

Help me give my students science kits to learn about and identify trees, as well as grow their own bonsai tree.

  • $491 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

My students are amazing and resilient. Many are immigrants or from immigrant families. Many are affected by being homeless and by neighborhood violence, but come to school every day ready to learn. In a neighborhood where violence is an everyday part of life, school becomes so much more than just a place to learn. The students​ in my classroom recognize the value of an education as a means to a positive future and, hopefully someday, a safer community as well.

My students are English language learners in an urban neighborhood.

School is their safe haven and a place where they can focus on a positive future. They are eager to learn and take pride in the investment of others in their education.

My Project

This Tree ID project will allow my students to learn all about trees. Students will learn the science of trees and create their own tree identification guide. We will collect leaves to identify and add to our guide. We will then plant our own bonsai trees to culminate our project. Learning about trees hands-on will make for a fun and unique learning experience for my students. Being able to grow and care for their own tree will give the lesson even more relevance and meaning. These project boxes are a great learning experience for my budding scientists.

Mrs. Rudnicki Samson
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classroom Packs Tree ID • Green Explorers $381.00 1 $381.00

Materials cost

$381.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.54

Total project goal

$490.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$490.26

4 Donors

-$321.84

Donations toward project cost

-$273.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.28

Matching donations from our partners

-$168.42

Match offers toward project cost

-$143.16

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.26

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$0.00

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