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Mrs. Kawcak from Thayne, WY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Kawcak's classroom raised $589

Let the Students Own Their Learning!

Help me give my students responsibility and ownership in their learning by helping me to organize their building materials into the 6-Drawer chests I have chosen. In addition, the emergent level texts will support them as developing readers!

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Mrs. Kawcak Thayne Elementary School
Thayne, WY Grades PreK-2

My Students

My wonderful students love to explore, create, build and learn. They often ask questions that make me ponder, come up with ideas that inspire and are the most thoughtful, caring group of students I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. I am reminded daily of how incredible they are by their willingness to share, help each other and grow together.

The cooperation, trust, communication and perseverance that is evident during problem-solving projects is not only beneficial for the success and learning related directly to the project at hand, but more importantly, to the growth and investment in each child as they grow to be contributing members of our society.

Building strong bridges, designing successful parachutes and problem-solving through our school year requires supplies! I am often able to purchase the building supplies and materials at local thrift stores or even more resourcefully, recycle materials like empty bottles with lids, scraps of fabric, used cd's and cases when possible. With this project, I would like to provide my students with an organized space to store such materials so they are able to collect, sort and utilize materials responsibly.

My Project

Students will be able to determine the materials they need for each cooperative project we do. Students will then be able to independently gather and organize the materials in the purchased storage drawers. When students are finished with materials, they will be able to independently return materials in order to use for future projects. This process and thorough organization will allow for student-driven problem-solving as well as ease the process for these projects as the students will be able to determine and gather materials necessary to complete their task. Thank you for your consideration in helping the students of our world grow. We appreciate you!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

18 students impacted 2 donors
Mrs. Kawcak Thayne Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Thayne, WY View local requests

More than a third of 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prepac Salt Spring 6-Drawer Tall Chest, Drifted Gray • Amazon Business $200.39 2 $400.78
Bread, Bread, Bread (Foods of the World) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Different Abilities (Bullfrog Books: Celebrating Differences) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Apples Grow on a Tree (How Fruits and Vegetables Grow) • Amazon Business $6.29 2 $12.58
DK Readers L0: Garden Friends (DK Readers Pre-Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98
National Geographic Readers: Sleep, Bear! • Amazon Business $4.99 2 $9.98

Materials cost

$463.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.28

Total project goal

$588.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $588.51

1 Donor

-$294.26

Donations toward project cost

-$250.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.14

match offer

-$294.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.14

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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