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Ms. Williams from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creepy Creatures

Help me give my students the passion and curiosity for creepy, crawling creatures.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Williams's classroom raised $548

This project is fully funded

My Students

"Imagine with all your mind. Believe with all your heart. Achieve with all your might."—school motto

My students have an infectious curiosity about everything.

They love discovering new things and they get excited when they can do hands-on experiments. It's wonderful to see the light in their eyes when they finally understand the concepts or skill that's being taught. I believe in encouraging their curiosity because is allows them to discover, experiment, and experience new avenues beyond their own imagination.

My Project

An adventure awaits my students in the world of sea creatures, spiders, and various insects within this science collection. With this collection, they can get a vivid picture of the life cycle of a moth or they can examine the leaves of a flower. They will also be learning about the characteristics of unique insects and other specimens.

Hands-on activities are essential for my students to be engaged and productive within my science lessons.

These resources will provide them the opportunity to explore, feel, and observe various specimens that live in our environment. I am looking forward to using the plant specimens set to explain the various characteristics of plants and/or flowers, then explain their similarities and their differences.

After the lesson, we would go outside looking at the foliage and they would describe what they have observed, as well as draw their observations in the science journal. These resources will be the first step to an adventure to the world of creepy, crawling, yet interesting creatures.

Ms. Williams Burrus Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT910X EasyView Early Science Specimens Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $239.00 1 $239.00
LM615 Lakeshore Liquid Discovery Tubes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
DD646 Real Bugs Discovery Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$428.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$465.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.13

Total project goal

$547.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$547.53

2 Donors

-$273.76

Donations toward project cost

-$232.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.06

match offer

-$273.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$232.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.06

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$0.00

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