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Mrs. Melissa Rodriguez from New York, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Butterflies for Pre-K Explorations

Help me give my students wonder and curiosity as they watch butterflies transform

  • $295 goal

This project expired on August 2, 2025.

This project expired on August 2, 2025.

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 Project

Living in New York City, it is difficult to expose our students to the natural wonders of the world, and so with this project, all three of our pre k classes will benefit from butterfly kits that will allow our students to watch caterpillars go through their metamorphoses into butterflies.

As spring is settling in and the end of their Pre-K school year is near, we'd like them to have the opportunity to observe, explore and wonder about the curiosities of the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.

We anticipate that many questions, conversations, and authentic observations will be made possible with this opportunity and we thank you for helping to make that happen.

Mrs. Melissa Rodriguez PS 142 Amalia Castro Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

36 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insect Lore Butterfly Garden | Butterfly Kit with Live Caterpillars | 5 Caterpillars, Reusable Habitat, STEM Butterfly Journal & More • Amazon Business $32.39 5 $161.95
Insect Lore - Butterfly Life Cycle Stages • Teachers' School Supply $9.99 5 $49.95

Materials cost

$211.90

Vendor shipping charges

$5.49

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.22

Total project goal

$294.79

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