Help me give my students garden activities within the school community cultivates growth and development of children and builds appreciation of the natural environment.
$717 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
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 Students
My school is a melting pot of race, religion, and culture. It is located in a vibrant part of the city. My students are wonderful- they are smart and kind teenagers. They are hard working and funny. They are city kids and many come from low-income households.
My students embrace and value their diversity.
They are determined to have bright futures and know that the hard work that they are putting in now is crucial to their success.
Given the opportunity, they will thrive.
My Project
Eighth graders will team up with the Kindergartners to create a school butterfly garden that all grades will enjoy. Each eighth grade will have a garden buddy that will build the space together after researching the best habitat for the butterflies. The eighth graders will read to the Kindergartners about butterflies and nature. The teams will take care of the garden throughout the school year and use the garden area a place for learning in nature.
The garden will not only help the butterflies, but kids will also learn valuable lessons about nature and our Earth while building a stronger community in the school.
This project will foster positive mentoring relationships and a love of nature.
Espoma SS8 8-Quart Organic Seed Starter
• Amazon Business
$7.99
9
$71.91
Seed Starting Kit – Complete Supplies – 3 Mini Sturdy Greenhouse Trays with Dome fits on Windowsill, Fiber Soil Pods, Instructions. Indoor/Outdoor Gardening. Grow Herbs, Flowers and Vegetables.
• Amazon Business
$15.99
3
$47.97
Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
• Amazon Business
$12.77
2
$25.54
Teacher Created Materials - Science Readers: Content and Literacy: Photosynthesis - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level O
• Amazon Business
$8.22
3
$24.66
Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum
• Amazon Business
$24.10
1
$24.10
The Tiny Seed (The World of Eric Carle)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
3
$23.97
Monarch Butterfly
• Amazon Business
$7.99
3
$23.97
From Seed to Plant
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$7.59
3
$22.77
Handbooks: Butterflies & Moths: The Clearest Recognition Guide Available (DK Smithsonian Handbook)
• Amazon Business
$21.44
1
$21.44
The Butterflies of North America: Titian Peale's Lost Manuscript
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Teacher Created Materials - Science Readers: Content and Literacy: Pollination - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level J
• Amazon Business
$9.99
2
$19.98
Lola Plants a Garden (Lola Reads)
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$6.64
3
$19.92
Housolution Peat Pots for Seedlings, 100 Pieces 3 Inch Gardening Seed Starter Tray Kit, Biodegradable Eco-Friendly Plant Starting Pots, Khaki
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Good Work: Plant Life - Grade K - Guided Reading Level A
• Amazon Business
$5.99
3
$17.97
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: How Plants Grow - Grade 1 - Guided Reading Level E
• Amazon Business
$5.99
3
$17.97
Butterfly Colors and Counting (Jerry Pallotta's Counting Books)
• Amazon Business
$5.95
3
$17.85
A Butterfly Is Patient (Nature Books)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
2
$15.98
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies
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$4.99
3
$14.97
DK Eyewitness Books: Plant: Discover the Fascinating World of Plants from Flowers and Fruit to Plants That Sting
• Amazon Business
$14.28
1
$14.28
Explore My World Butterflies
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$4.74
3
$14.22
National Geographic Kids Look and Learn: Caterpillar to Butterfly (Look & Learn)
• Amazon Business
$6.99
2
$13.98
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: La vida de una mariposa (A Butterfly's Life) - Grade 1 - Guided Reading Level E
• Amazon Business
$5.99
2
$11.98
DK Readers L1: Born to Be a Butterfly (DK Readers Level 1)
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$3.99
3
$11.97
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly
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$3.99
3
$11.97
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant
• Amazon Business
$3.99
3
$11.97
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: A Butterfly's Life - Grade 1 - Guided Reading Level E
• Amazon Business
$5.75
2
$11.50
National Geographic Readers: Bees
• Amazon Business
$4.99
2
$9.98
Monarch Rescue Wildflower Seeds Bulk + 8 Bonus Gardening eBooks + Open-Pollinated Wildflower Seed Packets, Non-GMO, No Fillers, Annual, Perennial Milkweed Seeds for Monarch Butterfly
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Materials cost
$570.79
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.56
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$609.35
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$107.53
Total project goal
$716.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$716.88
10 Donors
-$716.88
Donations toward project cost
-$609.35
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