Help me give my students life-size activities such as Four-in-a-Row, Checkers, and Cornhole to create a hands-on outdoor learning garden where students of all ages can join in cooperative group activities.
Besides being amazing thinkers and problem solvers, the children in our school are very caring individuals. They work hard to demonstrate the Bobcat character traits of being kind, responsible, safe, mindful, respectful, and trustworthy. Being a leader, a peacemaker, and persevering are also Bobcat traits.
Inclusion, acceptance and belonging are a main focus for both students and staff.
Kind and respectful interactions between all individuals is a shared expectation. However, there are times during outdoor recess when there are a limited number of engaging activities available. There is a nice playground at our school and the students do participate in games of basketball or soccer but other, quieter, cooperative activities are limited.
My Project
The Learning Garden proposal involves a small recess on the northwest side of the school building, adjacent to the playground. The area was originally designed as a memorial for a beloved teacher who had taught at the school. Now the area has fallen into disrepair and needs to be refurbished. What better use for the space. than to create a children's learning garden.
The garden space will be designed, planned, and constructed by K-5 students working through the Engineering Discovery/STEM Lab at the school.
Parents, staff and community members will be invited to join the process. The Learning Garden will include a small sand box as well as a life-size checker board, Jenga, Four-in-a-Row and Tic-Tac-Toe. In addition, the students will design and create a large kaleidoscope, various outdoor musical instruments, a whisper tube, birdhouses and other creative objects for the garden. Native plantings will flourish near a water feature fed by an eco-friendly rain barrel. The addition of butterfly attracting plants will add color and charm to the garden. The students will also design and construct several "buddy benches" for the garden.
Students of mixed ages can practice teamwork as they engage in non-competitive activities in the garden. Participants will be expected to work with a spirit of inclusion, cooperation and equity. The children will experience and enjoy the results of their own labor.
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Materials cost
$584.61
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$37.42
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.77
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$660.80
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$116.61
Total project goal
$777.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$777.41
7 Donors
-$751.53
Donations toward project cost
-$639.55
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$111.98
match offer
-$25.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$21.25
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Theelke-Thomas and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.