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Mrs. Kleven from Prairie Du Chien WI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cooking Up Life Skills

Help me give my students cooking supplies to help us learn safety and life skills in the kitchen

  • $273 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students with autism and other special needs are excited to learn each and every day. Our school is located in a small, close knit community that has a passion for educating all students. Many of my students participate in the free and reduced-price lunch program.

My students with special needs face many challenges but work hard to learn and grow each day.

Providing my students with as many engaging opportunities to learn is of the utmost importance to me, so they can meet their goals and take pride in their learning.

My Project

My students need a large toaster oven, pans, bowls, blender, skillet, and kitchen tools to expand our weekly cooking lessons. Currently, my student with special needs have to rely on no-bake or no heat recipes when working with food. We would love to expand our recipe collection to include new foods and skills to help my students grow in the kitchen.

Cooking is a wonderful learning tool for students with special needs.

There are many skills involved in cooking including social skills, community skills, hygiene, math, and reading. Many of my students learn best when presented with hands on tasks that they can master and apply in a real world way. Cooking lets them not only gain valuable life skills but academic skills as well.

Mrs. Kleven
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oster Large Convection Toaster Oven, Brushed Chrome (TSSTTVSK01) • Amazon Business $75.99 1 $75.99
BELLA (14607) 12 x 12 Inch Electric Skillet with Copper Titanium Coating, 1200 Watts Immersible Non-Stick Multipurpose Skillet with Tempered Glass Lid • Amazon Business $36.17 1 $36.17
Hamilton Beach 54210 Multi-Mix 40 oz. Blender, 14 Speeds, 800 Watts, Stainless Steel • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Vremi 3 Piece Plastic Mixing Bowl Set - Nesting Mixing Bowls with Rubber Grip Handles Easy Pour Spout and Non Slip Bottom - Three Sizes Small Large Capacity for Kitchen Baking or Salad - White Multi • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Kitchen Utensil Set - 23 Nylon Cooking Utensils - Kitchen Utensils with Spatula - Kitchen Gadgets Cookware Set - Best Kitchen Tool Set Gift by HomeHero • Amazon Business $20.89 1 $20.89
Chicago Metallic 8044 Non-Stick 4-Piece Toaster Oven Bakeware Set, Set of 1 • Amazon Business $15.68 1 $15.68

Materials cost

$198.71

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.89

Total project goal

$272.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$272.58

3 Donors

-$262.58

Donations toward project cost

-$223.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.39

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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$0.00

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