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Ms. Komos from Lake In The Hills IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cultivating Curiosity!

My students need high-interest informational texts to foster their creative thinking and to encourage them to remain curious about the world around them!

  • $400 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My twenty-six learners are creative, curious, and compassionate! Their enthusiasm for life is simply contagious. Each day, our room is buzzing with the sounds of joyful learning. We're a diverse group who enjoy honoring our similarities as we celebrate our differences.

My students take pride in their work and add joy to every aspect of our school day.

They appreciate our flexible classroom setup and know how important it is to be able to collaborate with their classmates. Their voices are truly important in this world!

My Project

My 4th graders are learning the Next Generation Science Standards as a part of our curriculum, but they also deserve to have time to dive deeper to explore their passions and interests as well!

Our world needs more scientists, engineers, inventors, and curious souls!

These nonfiction titles will encourage them to continue to learn more about the world around them and entice them to want to know more.

These fantastic books will be in kids' hands daily as a part of our reading and science work. The featured high-interest topics and formats will make these books hard to put down!

Ms. Komos
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Science Comics: Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future • Amazon Business $11.96 2 $23.92
Get the Scoop on Animal Puke!: From Zombie Ants to Vampire Bats, 251 Cool Facts about Vomit, Regurgitation, & More! • Amazon Business $14.35 1 $14.35
Bet You Didn't Know: Fascinating, Far-out, Fun-tastic Facts! (Fun Facts) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
How Things Work: Discover Secrets and Science Behind Bounce Houses, Hovercraft, Robotics, and Everything in Between (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
National Geographic Kids Why?: Over 1,111 Answers to Everything • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
Get the Scoop on Animal Snot, Spit & Slime!: From Snake Venom to Fish Slime, 251 Cool Facts About Mucus, Saliva & More! • Amazon Business $12.72 1 $12.72
The Friendship Code #1 (Girls Who Code) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
National Geographic Kids Everything Mythology: Begin Your Quest for Facts, Photos, and Fun Fit for Gods and Goddesses • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
Lights, Music, Code! #3 (Girls Who Code) • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
125 Cool Inventions: Supersmart Machines and Wacky Gadgets You Never Knew You Wanted! (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $10.61 1 $10.61
Team BFF: Race to the Finish! #2 (Girls Who Code) • Amazon Business $10.44 1 $10.44
1,000 Facts You Just Won't Believe (Discovery Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
1000 Extreme & Extraordinary Dinosaur Facts (Discovery Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
1000 Strange but True Animal Facts (Discovery Kids) (Dicovery Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Get the Scoop on Animal Poop: From Lions to Tapeworms: 251 Cool Facts about Scat, Frass, Dung, and More! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
100 Ways to Make the World Better! (100 Things To...) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
DK findout! Coding • Amazon Business $9.53 1 $9.53
DK findout! Engineering • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
National Geographic Kids Everything Robotics: All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make You Race for Robots • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
125 Wacky Roadside Attractions: See All the Weird, Wonderful, and Downright Bizarre Landmarks From Around the World! (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
Discovery Kids 1,000 Questions and Answers • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
A Journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10
Weird But True Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
100 Most Awesome Things On The Planet • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
1000 Awesomely Gross & Disgusting Facts (Discovery Kids) • Amazon Business $7.91 1 $7.91
Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $5.90 1 $5.90
Exploring Ecosystems with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $4.45 1 $4.45

Materials cost

$305.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$339.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.96

Total project goal

$399.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $399.71

8 Donors

-$393.53

Donations toward project cost

-$339.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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