You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Alexander from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Kid Entomologists: Wild About Insects!

My students need varied classroom insect kits, books about insects on CD, two portable CD players, a kid-friendly digital camera, two portable CD players, an insect slide kit, and an insect reference guide.

  • $785 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

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

Albert Einstein quotes, "The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size." Therefore, my goal is to provide my diverse learners with meaningful projects and instructional resources to address the disabilities that impede their learning such as Attention-Deficit, Dyslexia, Social-Emotional, and Autism. Their past experiences of failure in school have outweighed their successes as they also deal with social-economic ills within their communities, making the burden to learn more difficult.

Nevertheless, in spite of their circumstances, my students are inquisitive, creative, hopeful, and eager to come to school—their safe haven; therefore, they know that their teacher holds their minds dear to her heart and will continue to discover innovative ways to challenge them to think and learn!

Aligning each student to the appropriate instructional resources, my students can grasp concepts through a combination of visual stimuli and usage of hands-on materials as well as respond to intervention through interactive, arts-infused, project-based, hands-on learning activities. With time and investment in exploring how they learn, my students will leave my classroom with a newfound growth mindset!

My Project

My project involves the study of insects, which will also embrace researching the STEM Career of Entomology! My students are wild about science and two of them have already decided their careers—a zoologist and a marine biologist. Although there lies an interest in animals and fish, when we read about insects, they are very inquisitive and want to know more!

To prepare for this project, I listened to the podcasts and Youtube videos of Dr. Corrie Moreau and her love of studying ants!

She also is founder of an insect lab at the local museum, which I have borrowed an insect kit to jumpstart my project! I know that my students will be fascinated with her passion for science and its relationship to insects, specifically ants. While ants are amazing, I want my students to compare and contrast varied insects in our classroom for in-depth scientific STEM discussion and engage in an ongoing inquiry and research about insects!

Given that my students are predominately visual (sight) and kinesthetic-tactile (movement; hands-on) learners, each resource was selected based on their interest coupled with how they learn best. Amazing Bugs Kit (with live ants), butterflies in the Classroom Kit (with live caterpillars), Ladybugs in the Classroom Kit (with live ladybug larvae), and the Ants Amazing Bugs Kit (with live ants) will allow my students to study three types of insects. The Photographic Atlas of Entomology will support students in comparing and contrasting live insects with other insects in the guide. The Insects Activity Tub will allow students of all learning styles to explore the aesthetics of insects. The Insects Book Library will build background knowledge as the Insects Prepared Slide Kit will teach about body parts. The camera is to take pictures of their unique life cycles. Kid Entomology Rules!

Ms. Alexander
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Alexander is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Digital Camera Camcorder Full HD 1080P Video Camera DIWUER 24.0MP 3.0 Inch LCD Mini Camcorders with Macro Lens and Flash Light (Dual Batteries) • Amazon Business $95.59 1 $95.59
FF985 - Insects Activity Tub - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Ladybugs in the Classroom Kit (with live ladybug larvae) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $67.45 1 $67.45
Butterflies in the Classroom Kit (with live caterpillars) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $60.25 1 $60.25
Photographic Atlas of Entomology and Guide to Insect Identification Book • Carolina Biological Supply Company $52.15 1 $52.15
TT914 - Insects Specimen Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 1 $44.99
RE641 - Monarch Butterfly Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.50 1 $44.50
GPX PC301B Portable CD Player with Stereo Earbuds and Anti-Skip Protection (PC301B) • Amazon Business $17.83 2 $35.66
Ants Amazing Bugs Kit (with live ants) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $33.07 1 $33.07
GG863 - Insects Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.50 1 $32.50
RE856 - Ants Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 1 $28.50
Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
SanDisk 32GB Ultra Class 10 SDHC UHS-I Memory Card Up to 80MB, Grey/Black (SDSDUNC-032G-GN6IN) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
LC3543 - Insects Prepared Slide Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$606.61

Vendor shipping charges

$21.29

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$667.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.71

Total project goal

$784.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$784.71

6 Donors

-$388.91

Donations toward project cost

-$336.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.49

match offer

-$388.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$330.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support a teacher
near you!

Explore a map with requests from teachers across the country.

View map of requests

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Chicago","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[48811],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3083924,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":3,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/kid-entomologists-wild-about-insects/3083924/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":20,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Alexander","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"48811":{"owner":"Ms. Alexander","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3083924],"proposalHash":"-1906691596","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp48811_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1482361503083","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":280922,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":506,"proposalURL":"project/cultural-relevant-literature-successful/8111684/","proposalTitle":"Cultural Relevant Literature: Successful High School Readers!","proposalId":8111684},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTIwODQzOQ==","NDM1MzM4Mg==","NDg4MTE=","MjkxMzEwNw==","NDEwODg4OA==","MTk5MzMxNg==","MjkzMjM0"],"teacherId":48811,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}