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Ms. Killeen from El Cajon, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Every Day is Earth Day in Room 8!

My students need a library of books about the environment to expose them to earth's diversity and fragility.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Killeen's classroom raised $549

This project is fully funded

My Students

The children of immigrants, or immigrants themselves- my students value hard work and the opportunities they have, but face many social, emotional, and economic challenges. Over half of them are English Learners and 90 percent come from low income families. Many have come to the United States fleeing intolerance or other hardships at home, and are now learning to live in a very diverse community.

My students are developing into reflective learners who seek out opportunities for action.

At our school, we have a focus on communication through writing and presentation literacy. They are learning to tell their own stories. And with such a wide range of experiences to share and to learn from, they have a lot of stories to tell.

My class is caring, curious, and motivated. They love team-building activities and practicing their leadership skills. They enjoy math, and the Zumba breaks that come afterwards. They get lost in stories and beg for one more chapter. They love using technology to develop research skills, and to share what they've learned. They are great at making do with limited resources, but have so much potential to achieve more, given the opportunity.

My Project

Growing up in city, many of my students are not familiar with earth's diversity. These books will expose them to basic concepts of ecology and to the ways that humans interact with the environment.

A selection of books about environmental topics will inspire my students to be stewards of our planet.

Students will discover various environmental challenges and read about some specific people who have taken action toward conservation and rehabilitation. They will use these texts as resources to develop their own environmental action plan.

I carefully chose titles that will engage students and support our content standards. For example, I chose a variety of books about environmentalists Rachel Carson and Wangari Maathai. These titles will enlighten students to the difference dedicated citizens can make, as well as provide multiple accounts of the same story- meeting an important ELA standard for our grade level. Books about specific animals or ecosystems will help students understand the concept of interconnection which is an important part of several of our science units.

Ms. Killeen Magnolia Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps • Amazon Business $14.88 1 $14.88
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
Hey, Little Ant • Amazon Business $14.06 1 $14.06
Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years • Amazon Business $13.91 1 $13.91
Anywhere Farm • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
What Does It Mean to Be Green? • Amazon Business $13.58 1 $13.58
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya • Amazon Business $13.54 1 $13.54
Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth • Amazon Business $12.44 1 $12.44
Me and Marvin Gardens • Amazon Business $12.36 1 $12.36
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Bee & Me • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future • Amazon Business $11.37 1 $11.37
Stories for a Fragile Planet: Traditional Tales About Caring for the Earth • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree • Amazon Business $10.67 1 $10.67
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever • Amazon Business $10.53 1 $10.53
The End of the Wild • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
World Without Fish • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field Series) • Amazon Business $9.83 1 $9.83
What If There Were No Bees?: A Book About the Grassland Ecosystem (Food Chain Reactions) • Amazon Business $9.22 1 $9.22
Water Wow! (A Visual Exploration) • Amazon Business $9.06 1 $9.06
A Drop Around the World • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Journey to the River Sea • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Table Where Rich People Sit (Aladdin Picture Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Fuzzy Mud • Amazon Business $7.70 1 $7.70
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Energy Island: How one community harnessed the wind and changed their world • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Who Was Rachel Carson? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
What If You Had An Animal Nose? • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling (Little Green Books) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
What If You Had Animal Eyes? • Amazon Business $3.13 1 $3.13
What If You Had Animal Ears? • Amazon Business $2.89 1 $2.89
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? • Amazon Business $2.73 1 $2.73

Materials cost

$394.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$466.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.29

Total project goal

$548.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $548.59

2 Donors

-$182.86

Donations toward project cost

-$155.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.43

match offer

-$365.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$310.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.86

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