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Mrs. McTamney from Philadelphia, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Explore the Animal Kingdom

Help me give my students the hands on experience for our reading unit!

  • $285 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The Science of Living Things texts were chosen as mentor texts for this unit because the author, Bobbie Kalman, uses text features and clear language to clearly communicate complex concepts about the animal kingdom, life cycles, and animal adaptations. As readers, students will be challenged to constantly ask and answer questions about key details in the text, explicitly referring to the text to support an answer or a question.

Over the course of the unit, students will also deepen their understanding of how Bobbie Kalman uses text features to not only organize information, but to help a reader learn new information and facts about a subject.

Students will also work on using context clues to figure out the meaning of genre-specific vocabulary, find the main idea of a section, and explain cause and effect in relation to scientific concepts. These kits and books will give us a full immersive classroom experience.

Mrs. McTamney
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic Classroom Resources Science Vocabulary Readers, Life Cycles (SC501597) • Amazon Business $51.21 1 $51.21
Butterfly Garden with Two Cups of Caterpillars - Plus Butterfly Life Cycle Stages • Amazon Business $44.70 1 $44.70
Rypet Baby Turtle Tank Starter Kit - Reptile Terrariums Tortoise Habitat with UV Basking Light Lamp, Water Filter, Rocks, Small Plants, Aquarium Tank for Turtle Frog Hermit Crab Tank Accessories • Amazon Business $38.24 1 $38.24
REALBUG Butterfly Lifecycle 4pc Set , White • Amazon Business $31.46 1 $31.46
Insect Lore Live Baby Ladybug Larvae - Ladybug Growing Kit REFILL with Ladybug Life Cycle Toy Figurines - SHIP NOW • Amazon Business $16.58 1 $16.58
Gemini&Genius Life Cycle of Frog Figurines, Insect Growth Diary Action Figures, Super Fun for Learning Gifts, Party Favors, Treasure Box Prizes, Goodie Bag Fillers, Family Fun • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Polar Animal Adaptations (Amazing Animal Adaptations) • Amazon Business $8.10 1 $8.10

Materials cost

$201.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$242.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.75

Total project goal

$285.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $285.00

2 Donors

-$285.00

Donations toward project cost

-$242.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.75

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