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Mrs. Soto from Brooklyn, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ladybugs, Butterflies, and Counters, Oh My!

Help me give my students caterpillars with butterfly garden, ladybug land, and counters.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Soto's classroom raised $166

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach PreK to a wonderful and amazing group of kids at a Title I school. I love working with my kids and seeing them learn and grow throughout the school year. My favorite part is to watch them grow from little people who don't even know their name to independent thinkers ready for anything. I want to ensure that I can continue to work with my students using amazing hands-on materials that they love. With your help, this can continue.

My Project

My preschoolers love the great outdoors and they love exploring. We will be exploring transformations in one of our upcoming units of study. My preschool students are in need of butterfly and ladybug larvae, and counters.

My students will use insects to build upon our transformation unit.

The students will learn about the life cycles of insects and many animals. We will read stories and use activities to reinforce learning.

By being exposed to the life cycle of insects and the terminology regarding them at an early age, my preschool students may be lead into the field of science which might even include the field of entomology.

Mrs. Soto PS 153 Homecrest Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY 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

18 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insect Lore Deluxe Butterfly Garden with 2 Live Cups of Caterpillars & Feeding Kit • Amazon Business $35.49 1 $35.49
Insect Lore Deluxe Ladybug Land with Live Larvae • Amazon Business $28.49 1 $28.49
LM982 - Butterfly Counters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
RR928 - Ladybugs Counting Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$108.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$140.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.81

Total project goal

$165.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $165.40

1 Donor

-$70.30

Donations toward project cost

-$70.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$82.69

Match offer toward project cost

-$70.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.41

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 $0.00

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