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Mrs. Baker from Edina MN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Birding With Kindergarteners!

Help me give my students the opportunity to explore the words around them and become birders!

  • 6 donors
  • $311 still needed

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Bird watching is an amazing opportunity to connect young students to their surroundings and encourage them to ask themselves and others what can birds teach us. Living in the Midwest, birds help us see and hear the changes in our seasons.

Using binoculars gives students the magic way of seeing birds that would otherwise be too far away.

My goal with this project is creating lifelong birders helping students become more ECOcentric in our community and state.

The benefits of outdoor experiences for children are well documented. When children spend time outside, they explore science topics using curiosity, creativity and wondering, becoming better problem solvers and critical thinkers.

Mrs. Baker
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
300x25 Binoculars for Adults and Kids, High Powered Mini Pocket Binoculars with Phone Adapter, Waterproof Compact Binoculars for Bird Watching, Hunting, Concert, Theater, Opera, Traveling, Sightseeing • Amazon Business $19.99 25 $499.75
The Kids' Guide to Birds of Minnesota: Fun Facts, Activities and 85 Cool Birds (Birding Children’s Books) • Amazon Business $10.60 3 $31.80
Melusine Birds of Many Feathers • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
Play The Forest School Way: Woodland Games and Crafts for Adventurous Kids • Amazon Business $15.78 1 $15.78
gofindit Too - Outdoor Nature Scavenger Treasure Hunt Card Game for Families and Kids Travel Pocket Game Age 3+ Fun Family Game • Amazon Business $12.25 1 $12.25
gofindit -The Original Outdoor Nature Scavenger Treasure Hunt Card Game for Kids and Families. Ages 3+. Travel Pocket Game • Amazon Business $12.25 1 $12.25
Critters of Minnesota: Pocket Guide to Animals in Your State (Wildlife Pocket Guides for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Birds, Nests & Eggs (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $6.36 1 $6.36

Materials cost

$618.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$657.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.04

Total project goal

$773.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $773.59

5 Donors

-$225.00

Donations toward project cost

-$202.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

An Anonymous Supporter match offer

-$225.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $310.35

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