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Mrs. Murphy from Commack NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Desk Pets! Let's Practice Caring!

Help me give my students mini accessories and a habitat to care for their desk pets!

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DESK PETS!!! Let's Practice Caring!!

The Adoption Center is open in Mrs. Murphy’s third grade class!

When students perform acts of kindness and demonstrate positive behavior, they earn the opportunity to cash in their tickets to adopt a small 3D animal eraser. Students can continue to earn tickets to purchase accessories for their pets! Accessories can include food, habitats, toys, and friends, all of which are other mini-erasers. Moreover, a class pet teaches children important values like compassion, empathy, respect, and responsibility for other living things, as well as gives them much-needed leadership skills and stress relief.

In addition, students have engineered a desk pet habitat unique to their imagination, which has become a fun STEM activity. Students have created windows, doors, second floors, and more! Most of all, the students have learned firsthand the importance of caring for something. The donated materials will help to keep the program moving!

Mrs. Murphy
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
16-oz. Square Clear Deli Containers with Lids | Stackable, Tamper-Proof BPA-Free Food Storage Containers | Recyclable Space Saver Airtight Container for Kitchen Storage, Meal Prep, Take Out | 20 Pack • Amazon Business $27.49 2 $54.98
Aitbay 40 Pack Mini Plush Animals Toys Set Cute Small Stuffed Animal Bulk Keychain for Party Favors - Goodie Bag Fillers Carnival Prizes for Kids Prize Box Toy Assortment for Classroom Rewards • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
50 Pack Kids Little Dollhouse Furniture Toys House Big Dreams for Baby Children Girls Boys Age 3+ • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
200pcs Miniature Landscape Food Drinks Bottle Mini Toys Doll House Kitchen Play Resin Dollhouse Accessories for Adults Teenagers Cooking Game Hamburger Ice Cream Cake Bread Tableware Party • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
DIYASY Christmas Mini Stockings,12 Pcs Felt Glitter Snowflake Stockings for Christmas Tree and Room Ornament Decoration and Gift Holder（8Inches） • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
SAMCAMI Miniature Dollhouse Accessories - Dollhouse Furniture 1 12 Scale - Mini Stuff for Dollhouse Kitchen - Stand Mixer, Kitchen Scale, Flour, Rolling pin and Others • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
SOTOGO 18 Pieces Doll Housework Cleaning Supplies Miniature Mini Dollhouse Accessories Dollhouse Furniture Decoration Accessories for Dolls Pretend Play • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Whaline Snowflake Cut-Outs 48Pcs Glitter Blue Silver Snowflake Cutouts Double-Sided Holiday Cut-Outs with Glue Point for Winter Christmas Wonderland Frozen Party Home Decoration, Assorted Size • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
HAKACC 42PCS Small Pumpkins for Decoration, Artificial Pumpkins Bulk Gold and White Mini Foam Pumpkins for Fall Thanksgiving Table Decor • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86

Materials cost

$178.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$211.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.31

Total project goal

$248.74

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Total project goal

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 $248.74

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