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Mrs. Schatmeyer from Garfield NJ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bugs, Bugs, and More Bugs!

Help me give my students engaging materials to enhance our Insects study. They all will enjoy investigating the Insects in Resin Specimen Bugs and the Real Bugs Discovery kit. The Translucent Bugs are for light table discovery.

  • 6 donors
  • $238 goal

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My Project

My students are very active and enthusiastic learners. They enjoy learning through hands-on activities, which these materials will help provide. A recent Donors Choose project provided us with magnifying glasses and binoculars to investigate insects on our wonderful school property, with a field and many different trees.

The real insects preserved in the resin will provide closer investigation using our magnifying glasses, and students will connect this classroom learning to their own investigations outdoors.

These will provide a learning opportunity for those students not ready or willing to investigate live insects. The plastic insects will provide and reinforce learning the characteristics of the insects we study.

Mrs. Schatmeyer
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CLOVER DOTS, 7 inch Large Carpet Spot Circles, 35 Sitting Markers per Pack for Teachers and Children in Kindergarten and Preschool Classrooms, 7 Bright Colors • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Lakeshore Real Bugs Discovery Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
MegaBox 12 Pcs Insect in Resin Specimen Bugs Discovery Kit Collection Paperweights for Kids, Scientific Educational Insects with Information Cards • Amazon Business $32.97 1 $32.97
The Lady Bug Game - Award Winning, Kids Board Game – A Super Fun, Educational Game Your Kids Will Love. Easy to Play & Perfect For- Travel, Home, Parties, Gifts Stocking Stuffs • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Hoberman Sphere® • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 1 $17.99
Lakeshore Translucent Bugs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
Terra by Battat – Toy Bugs & Insects Tube – 60 Mini Figures in 12 Realistic Designs – Toy Ants, Scorpions, Dragonflies & More – Creepy Crawlies in Storage Tube – Insect World – 3 Years + • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$165.91

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.35

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$201.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.60

Total project goal

$237.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $237.35

3 Donors

-$116.97

Donations toward project cost

-$101.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$118.39

Match offers toward project cost

-$100.63

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.99

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 $0.00

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