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Mrs. Preston from Fayetteville NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Enrichment Book Bag ( Space Exploration)

The cost of copies of The Sky is Full of Stars, What is the World Made of?, the Moon Seems to Change, Floating in Space, and There is no Place like Space, a Gonzo plush doll, the Planet Quest Game, a 3-D projector, a pop-up space craft, and The Amazing Pop-up, Pull-out, Space Shuttle from Amazon is $200, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $217 goal

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I am currently a 1st grade teacher in an at-risk school in NC. It is a small rural school where many of the children have very limited opportunities for enrichment outside of the home. My desire is to bring some of the outside world into their homes. I have designed homework book bags for my students to take home and use. These book bags have proven to be a very useful tool in developing knowledge and interest in my students for various subjects. Each book bag is centered on a particular theme. This one is about our Universe. Each book bag contains various books both fiction and non-fiction on each particular theme as well as activities and games. Each book bag also contains a “mascot” such as a Leonard DiVinci (Art Pack) or Rainbow Fish (Ocean Pack). Each bag is supplied with crayons, paints, clay or other items for the various activities. This is a joy for the students since they often do not have items like these in their home. I would love to create more book bags now that I have seen their success but am lacking funds to do this. It's exciting to think of how many smiles we can put on the faces of children who have no books or other forms of exploring what interest them besides a T.V or school. The great thing about this idea is that is will benefit not only my current class but future classes as well. I only need to re-supply the consumable items such as paper, crayons and such. I implore your support to help me help create imagination, creativity and the desire in my students to explore the world beyond their front doors. It is wonderful to think that one of my packs might encourage a child to grow into a future college graduate or just plant the seed of desire for learning.

Mrs. Preston
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Geographic 3-D Space Projector • National Geographic Magazines $34.95 1 $34.95
Planet Quest Game • Amazon.com $19.95 1 $19.95
Gonzo Plush • Amazon.com $14.99 1 $14.99
Amazing Pop-Up, Pull-Out Space Shuttle • Amazon.com $13.99 1 $13.99
The Amazing Pop-up, Pull-out, Space Shuttle • Amazon.com $13.59 1 $13.59
There is No Place Like Space • Amazon.com $8.09 1 $8.09
Pop-Up Space Craft • Amazon.com $7.99 1 $7.99
Floating in Space • Amazon.com $4.99 1 $4.99
What is the World Made of ? • Amazon.com $4.99 1 $4.99
The Sky is Full of Stars • Amazon.com $4.99 1 $4.99
The Moon Seems To Change • Amazon.com $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$133.51

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$177.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.93

Total project goal

$216.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$216.26

1 Donor

-$203.93

Donations toward project cost

-$178.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.14

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$0.00

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