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Ms. McClain from Camden, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Grow our Minds and Help us Learn about Gardening

Help me give my students materials they can use as we start the Garden Study.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. McClain's classroom raised $245

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My Project

We are introducing the Garden Study from the Creative Curriculum and we have very limited resources that we have access to in order to effectively complete this study. The books will help us incorporate the many ways of gardening during our story time. With our students being raised in the city there is not much talk about gardening and due to healthy foods being a lot more expensive than the sugary process foods, our parents are unable to introduce vegetables and fruits into their child’s diet. It would be a great delight to teach the students and perhaps the parents as well how they can grow their own foods on their own and make better lifestyle choices by practicing healthy eating habits on a budget.

Ms. McClain Riletta T Cream Family School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Camden, NJ View local requests

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
hand2mind Changing Seasons Sensory Tubes, Sensory Fidget Tubes, Learning Weather for Kids, Anxiety Calming Tools, Stress Relief Toys, Occupational Therapy Toys, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Counting Dinosaurs Toys Matching Games for Kids with Color Sorting Bowls Toddler Manipulatives Preschool Learning Activities Kindergarten Math Counter Montessori Fine Motor Skills Toys Age 3 4 5 Years • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Rachel's Day in the Garden: A Kids Yoga Spring Colors Book (Kids Yoga Stories) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
How to Grow a Friend • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Rise and Shine: A Little Seed Story: A Children’s Book about a Sunflower's Life Cycle and a positive mindset to overcome life’s challenges • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches Letter Size 3 Mil 100/Pack (TP3854-100) • Staples $10.72 1 $10.72
One Bee Too Many: (Hispanic & Latino Fables For Kids, Multicultural Stories, Racism Book for Kids) (Ages 7-10) • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Rainbow Stew • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
Kitty the Cat Plants a Flower Garden: Preschool Butterfly Books for Toddlers 4 Years Old (Me and Mom Kids Gardening Books for Children 3-5) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
One Watermelon Seed • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
How I Grow: : The Story of a Little Plants Life Cycle. Capture Your Child's Curiosity and Knowledge Through this Heart Warming Book • Amazon Business $9.16 1 $9.16
From the Garden: A Counting Book About Growing Food (Know Your Numbers) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Beeman • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
A Seed Is Sleepy: (Nature Books for Kids, Environmental Science for Kids) (Sylvia Long) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Growing Vegetable Soup (Voyager Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Lola Plants a Garden (Lola Reads) • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$175.55

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.74

Total project goal

$244.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$244.92

2 Donors

-$122.46

Donations toward project cost

-$104.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.37

match offer

-$122.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$104.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.37

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$0.00

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