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Mrs. Pierce from Eagle River AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Astronomy Is Out of This World!

Help me give my students the opportunity to become a part of literature groups that support our out of this world astronomy unit.

  • $327 goal

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

This project expired on May 15, 2020.

My Students

Our school is a wonderful school in Eagle River, Alaska. We are a small, very family-oriented community just outside of Anchorage. Our school is tucked away in the glorious Eagle River Valley. A place that inspires people to get outdoors and celebrate the beauty in Alaska.

The students in my 5th-grade classroom are eager, sometimes passionate students who thrive on projects and hands-on partner learning.

Because everyone comes to the classroom with different backgrounds and experiences, it is so important to me that the students have the opportunity to share their ideas, knowledge, and experiences with each other. We always say, "everyone has a voice and every voice deserves to be heard.”

Our school is aspiring to become a STEAM school and we are continually collaborating to find ways to bring authentic learning alive in a way that supports a hands-on minds-on model that promotes the essence of becoming a global learner.

My Project

Our spring semester science unit is all about astronomy. Having the opportunity to join literature groups and share books that support our topic of learning is such an awesome opportunity.

Aligning the curriculum allows students to dive deep into their units of study and make connections throughout their day.

The magic of literature groups is having the opportunity to share connections, ideas, and ahas with each other. So much of our learning is non-fiction based, but reading fiction allows us to dive deep into context and rich stories while again connecting those stories to the learning happening throughout their day.

Mrs. Pierce
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
See You in the Cosmos • Amazon Business $7.99 13 $103.87
I Love You, Michael Collins • Amazon Business $5.79 9 $52.11
The Great Space Case: A Mystery about Astronomy (Summer Camp Science Mysteries) • Amazon Business $6.95 7 $48.65
The Countdown Conspiracy • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94

Materials cost

$240.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $3.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$277.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.02

Total project goal

$326.81

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