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Ms. Dawn from Kalispell MT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cultivating More Than Plants in Preschool

Help me give my students a blossoming experience with a small greenhouse and gardening supplies.

  • $200 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

All of my students are special in their own way. They all have varying disabilities, from autism to physical disabilities to developmental delays. However, their disabilities do not define them as a person. They are all curious, creative, happy, loving, caring and playful 3-5 year olds. They are receiving early learning opportunities and enjoying every minute of it. Playing and learning are high priorities in our room, so it is a good thing that the two of them go hand in hand.

My Project

The materials requested will help my students cultivate more than veggies and flowers. They will help my preschool students cultivate their communication abilities, feeling of achievement, sense of responsibility and the enjoyment of teamwork.

By having a classroom garden, my little students will get to witness first hand the hard and fulfilling work of growing their own plants.

They will be able to witness the growth of a plant from seedling to full grown plant with flowers and vegetables. This unit will allow my students to learn new vocabulary, the plant life cycle and just how good it feels to dig in the soil and get dirty. Most importantly, these materials for this unit will demonstrate how hard work pays off.

Ms. Dawn
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GREENHOUSE GREEN THUMB CLASSROOM • School Specialty $61.19 1 $61.19
POTTING SOIL,IN BAG,4LBS • School Specialty $4.87 5 $24.35
POTS PEAT PKG/60 • School Specialty $5.02 3 $15.06
CAN WATERING 64OZ • School Specialty $5.17 2 $10.34
TROWEL GARDEN EA • School Specialty $1.64 5 $8.20
SEED RADISH 5.3G APPROX 700/PACK • School Specialty $1.12 1 $1.12
SEED MORNING GLORY OHARA 1.6G APPROX 60/PACK • School Specialty $1.12 1 $1.12
SEED SUNFLOWER 7.6G APPROX 60/PACK • School Specialty $1.12 1 $1.12
SEED ZINNIA 1G APPROX 200/PACK • School Specialty $0.97 1 $0.97
SEED TOMATO 602MG APPROX 200/PACK • School Specialty $0.97 1 $0.97
SEED CUCUMBER 3.4G APPROX 150/PACK • School Specialty $0.97 1 $0.97

Materials cost

$125.41

Vendor shipping charges

$12.54

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.97

Total project goal

$199.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$199.80

1 Donor

-$99.90

Donations toward project cost

-$84.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.98

match offer

-$99.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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