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Mrs. Panagiotopoulos from Flushing, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Cook Healthy Food in Kindergarten! - Part 1

My students need 13 cooking resources: Convection Toaster Oven, 3 Healthy Cookbooks, Classroom Cooking Set, Mixer, Cookie Cutters, Oven Mitts, Storage Boxes, and a Power Strip.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Panagiotopoulos's classroom raised $540

This project is fully funded

My Students

"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, We learn by doing them" [Aristotle] Help us educate our students about important life skills by cooking in our classroom! Our Kindergarten students want to become more independent and helpful in accomplishing everyday tasks. Cooking = Fun!

As a successful early childhood school, we provide a nurturing, yet rigorous community of learning.

Over 90% of our Grade 3 students performed at Level 3 or above on the New York State English Language Arts and Math Assessments, reflecting continued strong performance even against higher testing standards. We are a Title I, NYC Public School with nearly 60% of our students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Our commitment to differentiated instruction supports students of all ability levels in every classroom by integrating: ● English Language Learners (ELL students) ● ● English as a Second Language (ESL students) ● ● Students with Special Needs ● ● General Education students ● Our community is international with almost 70% of our students coming from homes where English is spoken as a second language. One-fifth of our students receive extra support for learning English. We also provide communication materials to parents in 4 home languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean).

My Project

Cooking in our classroom is important because our Students will learn to eat healthy and have fun. When following a recipe, Students will practice: following directions, measuring, counting, and fine motor skills. These classroom cooking experiences will advance their learning in several ways: 1) unique, immersive, hands-on opportunities in our classroom, 2) critical early childhood education about nutritional choices, which our students may then teach to their own families, 3) important life skill experiences: working together to prepare recipes at our school will require teamwork, precision and patience. Students will feel such a tremendous sense of pride and accomplishment as they enjoy sharing the tasty, nutritious foods that they made together! We are requesting cooking equipment: Convection Toaster Oven, 3 KIDS' Healthy Cookbooks, Classroom Cooking Set, Hand Mixer, Cookie Cutter Sets, Oven Mitts, Storage Boxes to maintain/protect equipment, and a Power Strip to complete our project.

Collaborative projects like this are valuable for team-building and fostering a more integrated, learning community for our Kindergarten Students.

They will gain confidence in their own ability to contribute and create healthy recipes in our classroom "kitchen". With your support and the generous efforts of Feed USA, we will educate our Kindergarten Students about healthy eating. These lessons can have a positive impact for the rest of their lives. Let's learn why and how to cut the junk food!

Mrs. Panagiotopoulos PS 242 Leonard P Stavisky Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF432 - Classroom Cooking Set • Lakeshore Learning $179.00 1 $179.00
Kids'' Fun and Healthy Cookbook Nicola Graimes, Howard Shoote • AKJ Books $14.03 1 $14.03
The Everything Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook • AKJ Books $14.36 1 $14.36
Healthy Juices for Healthy Kids: Over 70 Juice and Smoothie • AKJ Books $10.10 1 $10.10
Dynex™ 11-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector • Best Buy $29.96 1 $29.96
Euro-Pro 0.6 Cu. Ft. Convection Toaster Oven - Black/Silver • Best Buy $49.99 1 $49.99
KitchenAid Ultrapower Hand Mixer - Onyx Black • Best Buy $39.99 1 $39.99
Silver Silicone Mitts and Pot Holder - Set of 3 • Nasco $7.95 1 $7.95
Latch Box Clear 35-Qt. Storage Container • Nasco $9.95 1 $9.95
Latch Box Clear 15-Qt. Storage Container • Nasco $5.95 1 $5.95
Nesting Cookie Cutter Complete Set • Nasco $8.95 1 $8.95
Complete Cookie Cutter Assortment • Nasco $17.55 1 $17.55
Wilton Easy-Flex Silicone Bakeware - 12-pc. Standard Muffin Cups • Nasco $11.95 1 $11.95

Materials cost

$399.73

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.23

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$458.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.99

Total project goal

$539.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.95

6 Donors

-$234.73

Donations toward project cost

-$229.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

match offer

-$269.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$229.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.25

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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