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Mrs. Ricketson from Oklahoma City, OK is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Egg-citing Experiences in Kindergarten

Help me give my students a real life experiences of life cycles in my classroom by hatching chicks, growing plants, and caterpillars become butterflies.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ricketson's classroom raised $988

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My Project

This project will provide hands on life cycle experiences in our classroom. Many of my students spent the early years of their lives in their homes with only their families due to COVID-19. Due to this they missed out on many typical family outings to the zoo, museums, etc. as well as pre-school enrollment. The lack of these experiences have left gaps in my students background knowledge, vocabulary, and social skills. These supplies will allow them see the life-cycle first hand, take care of the baby chicks, play chicken theme games to build social skills, and apply their new knowledge to the world around them through comparison activities of other life-cycles.

Mrs. Ricketson South Lake Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Oklahoma City, OK View local requests 25 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Manna Pro Harris Farms Nurture Right Incubator - Egg Incubator for Hatching Chicks - Holds 22 Eggs - Automatic Egg Turner with Temperature and Humidity Control - 360 Degree View With Clear Window • Amazon Business $189.99 1 $189.99
RentACoop (10" x 10") Chick Brooder Heating Plate & Anti-Roost Cone Set - Warms Up to 15 Chicks - 15 Watts • Amazon Business $59.95 1 $59.95
Playstix Construction Toy Building Blocks Set 150 Piece STEM Kit • Amazon Business $27.97 2 $55.94
9.84 Inch Plush Egg Laying Hen Chicken with Zippered Belly, Henhouse and 4 Little Baby Chicks Inside Egg Stuffed Chicken Plush Toy for Christmas Stocking Stuffers Birthday Party Decoration Supplies • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Life Cycle Learning & Education Toys, 25 Pieces Animal Toys Figurines for Frog, Butterfly, Chicken, Mantis, Bee, Plants - Montessori Toys Toddler Preschool Science Learning Toys for Age 3 4 5 6 7 8+ • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Unisex Children Learning Resources Chick Life Cycle Exploration Set • Amazon Business $32.61 1 $32.61
Let's Hatch Chicks!: Explore the Wonderful World of Chickens and Eggs • Amazon Business $14.09 2 $28.18
Manna Pro Mealworm Munchies, 30 oz • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Peaceable Kingdom Stack Your Chickens Stacking Game • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Magicfly Rechargeable Wireless Egg Candler Tester for Monitoring Eggs Development, Bright Cool LED Light Candling Lamp • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Blue Orange Games Chickyboom Award Winning Wooden Skill Building Balancing Game for Kids • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
7 Pcs Chick Feeder and Waterer Kit Baby Chicken Supplies with Mini Chicken Perch Plastic Chicken Feeder Chick Waterer Chicken Starter Kit for Coop and Brooder for Small Poultry Baby Chicks Ducks Quail • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
NW Hen Laying Eggs Plucking Game Hen Laying Eggs Educational Toys Educational Games Toys for Boys and Girls (Chick) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
HeyKiddo Life Cycle Toys for Kids, Learning & Educational Toys, Montessori Toys for Toddler Preschool Science Learning Activities Toys for Age 3 4 5 6 7 8+ • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Playtime Felts Ladybug Life Cycle Felt Set 13 Adorable Flannel Board Figures for Storytime Learning | PRECUT & Ready to Play Felt Story Characters • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
POPULAR PLAYTHINGS Playstix Base Board, Construction Toy Building Block Base,Green,13.5 H x 0.5 L x 7.5 W,90030 • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Junior Learning Life Cycle Science Learning Puzzles • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Kaytee Small Animal Pine Bedding For Pet Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Hamsters, Gerbils, and Chinchillas, 52.4 Liter,Brown • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Playtime Felts Chicken Life Cycle Flannel Board Story Set • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Gamewright - Chicken Chicken - an Egg-Cellent Memory Card Game • Amazon Business $9.31 1 $9.31
Briignite Grow Light Bulbs, LED Grow Light Bulb A19 Bulb, Full Spectrum Grow Light Bulb, Plant Light Bulbs E26 Base, 11W Grow Bulb 100W Equivalent, Grow Light for Indoor Plants, Seed Starting, 3Pack • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Planting a Garden in Room 6: From Seeds to Salad (Life Cycles in Room 6) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Hatching Chicks in Room 6 (Life Cycles in Room 6) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Butterflies in Room 6: See How They Grow (Life Cycles in Room 6) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Manna Pro birds Chick Starter | Medicated Chick Feed Formulated with Amprolium | Prevents Coccidiosis | Feed Crumbles | 5 Pounds • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Life Cycle of a Chicken (Pogo Books: Incredible Animal Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Where Do Chicks Come From? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70

Materials cost

$738.15

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$60.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$839.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.13

Total project goal

$987.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$987.51

1 Donor

-$987.51

Donations toward project cost

-$839.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$148.13

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$0.00

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