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Ms. Martinez from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dinosaurs in Kindergarten!

Help me give my students dinosaur books and supplies to help enhance learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Martinez's classroom raised $510

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

We are half poverty, high need population in northern California. Our school has no extra funds; we are without many things. Kindergarten is a time to explore and realize who you are who you would want to be and to feel safe. Unfortunately, almost 40% or more of my students are without many supplies.

As a teacher there is so much I can do, and there is nothing at times I can do, this is why we need your help.

These children are so thankful, so wonderful and all they need is someone to believe in them. Therapeutic play can serve in individual growth purposes. In childhood, therapeutic play serves both social and personal function. Children who have had traumatic experiences can work out their demons encountered by their childhood experience as well as many challenges and anticipations of the future. My students come from a varied of backgrounds and countries, I am so lucky be their teacher.

My Project

We want to learn all about dinosaur and our nerdy teacher has been a dinosaur buff for years throwing out the pterodactyl saying a dinosaur is an upright reptile that is bipedal or quadrupedal..not a flying reptile..a pterodactyl is NOT a dinosaur! She teaches us about the Mesozoic period and we are so excited to learn the names, but also what came before us. With books and dinosaur models we are sure to have an understanding of this time on earth. In the mean time she has pointed out the kindergarten standards which she will align with our learning. We are five, but we are scientists!

Ms. Martinez Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third of 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

22 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dino Egg Dig Kit - Break Open 12 Unique Dinosaur Eggs and Discover 12 Cute Dinosaurs - Easter Archaeology Science STEM Gift • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
20 3D Dinosaur Puzzles In Dino Eggs - Jurassic Egg With Dinosaur Figures- Dinosaurs Toys For Kids Party Favors And Dinosaur Party, Easter Basket Fillers Easter Eggs Toys For Boys • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Tyrannosaurus Rex: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
12 Pack Easter Eggs Dinosaur Toys Set, 3.5" Largh Size Novelty Easter Surprise Eggs with Dinosaur Toys Inside for 3+Year Old Boys Girls Easter Party Favor Supplies with Eggs Prefilled 4 Type Dinosaur • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
The Dinosaur Museum: An Unforgettable, Interactive Virtual Tour Through Dinosaur History • Amazon Business $16.26 1 $16.26
JOYIN 60 Pack Easter Eggs with Prefilled Dinosaur Toys Easter Basket Stuffers Easter Party Favors for Kids • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Ike & Leo Teething Toys: Baby Infant and Toddler WITH Pacifier Clip/Teether Holder, Best for Sore Gums Pain Relief, Eco Friendly BPA Free & Freezer Safe, Set of 4 Silicone Teethers • Amazon Business $15.87 1 $15.87
The Dinosaur Book • Amazon Business $15.31 1 $15.31
Class Collections Surprise Growing Dinosaur Hatch Egg Kids Novelty Toy- Pack of 2 • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
World of Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $13.51 1 $13.51
Everything You Need to Know about Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $13.44 1 $13.44
Joyin Toy 6 Pack Easter Eggs Prefilled with 3D Dinosaur Puzzles for Easter Egg Hunting Easter Basket Stuffer • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs: Discover more than 80 Prehistoric Creatures (My Very Important Encyclopedias) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Seek & Find - Dinosaurs (Seek and Find) • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
Tyrannosaurus Rex: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $5.59 2 $11.18
DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur: Enter the Incredible World of the Dinosaurs from How They Lived to their Disappe • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Dinosaur Activity Book for Kids: Connect the Dots, Mazes, Coloring, Word Search, and More (Children's Activity Books) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
DKfindout! Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $7.31 1 $7.31
Touch and Feel: Dinosaur (Touch & Feel) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Dinosaur Activity Book for Kids Ages 4-8: A Fun Kid Workbook Game For Learning, Coloring, Dot To Dot, Mazes, Word Search and More! • Amazon Business $6.97 1 $6.97
Brachiosaurus: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Triceratops: A 4D Book (Dinosaurs) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Dinosaur coloring book: 40+dinosaurs on backgrounds to color (Dinosaur Coloring Book for Kids) (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Learn To Draw Dinosaurs! (Easy Step-by-Step Drawing Guide) (Young Artist Series) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$364.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$33.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$433.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.43

Total project goal

$509.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$509.52

3 Donors

-$280.00

Donations toward project cost

-$238.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.00

match offer

-$229.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$195.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.43

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$0.00

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