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Mrs. Rivera from Keaau HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Growing Our Minds and Bodies

Help me give my students gardening tools, supplies and journals to grow food.

  • $748 goal

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My Project

Our Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are happy about being back in school with their peers with fewer COVID restrictions. They have been excited about using the garden beds in front of our classroom and have worked hard pulling the weeds and cleaning the beds. The students came up with questions about gardening and we researched the answers online because our class had few gardening books. They selected the seeds they wanted to plant, and eat: carrots, corn, beans, radishes, tomatoes, sunflowers, and nasturtiums and mapped out their garden.

Now it is time for the students to learn how to maintain their active garden while the are plants growing and plan for their next garden.

The students can achieve this by reading more about gardening, documenting their plant growth and journaling about their gardening experiences.

Mrs. Rivera
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Garden Journal: A Kid's Gardening Journal • Amazon Business $8.95 6 $53.70
In the Vegetable Garden: My Nature Sticker Activity Book (Ages 5 and up, with 102 stickers, 24 activities, and 1 quiz) • Amazon Business $7.99 6 $47.94
Scuddles Garden Tools Set - Heavy Duty Hand Gardening Tools Kit with Storage Organizer, Ergonomic Set Digging Weeder Rake Shovel Trowel Sprayer Gloves Gift for Men Or Women • Amazon Business $47.20 1 $47.20
My First Gardening Journal: Gardening Journal & Coloring Book For Young Gardeners Kids Garden Logbook Ages 3-6 • Amazon Business $6.99 6 $41.94
Citylife 2 PCS Plastic Colander Garden Basket Kitchen Fruit Strainer Vegetable Washing Basket Plastic Basket with Handle for Bathroom • Amazon Business $17.97 2 $35.94
1 Gallon Watering Can for Indoor Plants, Garden Watering Cans Outdoor Plant House Flower, Gallon Watering Can Large Long Spout with Sprinkler Head • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Seeding Square – Seed Sowing Template for Maximum Harvest - Square Foot Gardening Tool Kit – Includes: Color Coded Seed Spacer & Magnetic Seed Dibber/Seed Ruler/Seed Spoon & Vegetable Planting Guide • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
BRETOYIN 16PCS Plant Growth Cycle Set for Toddlers Kids Preschool Educational Gift Sets Earthworm Fresh Flowers Pea Growth Cycle • Amazon Business $25.69 1 $25.69
12 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Yard Work Glove Rubber Coated Garden Gloves for Girls Boys Toddlers Youth Outdoor (Medium (Age 6-8)) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Smart Value Set of 3 Foam Kneeling Pads Perfect for Long Gardening Hours (3 Kneeling Pads Assorted Colors) • Amazon Business $10.59 2 $21.18
In the Garden • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Gardening with Emma: Grow and Have Fun: A Kid-to-Kid Guide • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
LARREEDE Blank Yard Signs with Stakes, 4 Pack 18 x 12 Inches White Plastic Yard Lawn Sign for Happy Birthday,Garage Sale Signs, Rent, Guidepost Decorations, Blank Lawn Signs with Stakes • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The No-Dig Children's Gardening Book: Easy and fun family gardening • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Rocks, Dirt, Worms & Weeds: A Fun, User-Friendly, Illustrated Guide to Creating a Vegetable or Flower Garden with Your Kids • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom (DK Our World in Pictures) • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Gardening Lab for Kids: 52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden (Volume 24) (Lab for Kids, 24) • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10
WORKPRO 6 Pairs Garden Gloves, Work Glove with Eco Latex Palm Coated, Working Gloves for Weeding, Digging, Raking and Pruning(M) • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Gardening for Kids: Learn, Grow, and Get Messy with Fun STEAM Projects • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Let's Get Gardening • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
GARDENING FOR KIDS WITH NO GARDEN: Teach children self-sufficiency in small spaces growing vegetables and fruits from seed to plant in eco-friendly grow bags brilliant for patios, balconies & rooftops • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
From Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Lola Plants a Garden (Lola Reads) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: How Plants Grow - Grade 1 - Guided Reading Level E • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
KINGLAKE 100 Pcs 6 x10cm Plastic Plant T-Type Tags Nursery Garden Labels • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
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 $6.83 1 $6.83
The Vegetables We Eat • Amazon Business $6.56 1 $6.56
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
VELCRO Brand VEL-30071-USA ONE-WRAP Garden Ties | Plant Supports for Effective Growing | Strong Grips are Reusable and Adjustable | Cut-to-Length, 50 ft x 1/2 in, Green-Recycled Plastic • Amazon Business $3.98 1 $3.98

Materials cost

$571.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$635.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.14

Total project goal

$747.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $747.60

1 Donor

-$747.60

Donations toward project cost

-$635.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.14

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