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Ms. Mason from Schoharie, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Life Cycles in Action: A Spring Science and Literacy Exploration

Help me give my students books and hands-on materials to explore spring science! These resources will support literacy while we learn about plants, animals, and life cycles—plus raise butterflies in class!

  • $840 goal

This project expired on August 16, 2025.

This project expired on August 16, 2025.

My Project

This spring, my students will have the exciting opportunity to observe caterpillars turn into butterflies, grow milkweed plants, and care for zebra fish as part of our science curriculum. These hands-on activities will provide a rich, immersive learning experience. However, this project will take it a step further by incorporating additional books, life cycle figurines, and posters to supplement our science lessons.

By adding fiction and nonfiction books, my students will have a deeper understanding of life cycles, enhance their literacy skills, and make connections between the science concepts we are exploring.

Ms. Mason Schoharie Elementary School 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

14 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Life Cycles Theme Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Lakeshore From Caterpillar to Butterfly Big Book Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
National Geographic Kids Six Book Set : Farm Animals, Plants, In the Forest, Elephants, Day and Night, Follow Me! • Amazon Business $41.88 1 $41.88
National Geographic Readers Level 1 : Caterpillar to Butterfly, Ponies, Frogs, Koalas, Sea Otters, Polar Bears - 6 Book Set • Amazon Business $35.13 1 $35.13
National Geographic Kids Ocean Life Six Book Set : Weird Sea Creatures, Dolphins,Coral Reefs, At the Beach, Sea Turtles, Great Migrations: Whales • Amazon Business $35.00 1 $35.00
Aprilwolf Life Cycle Kit Toy Montessori, Realistic Figurines Set for Kids with 25 Pieces Animals & Plants, Learning & Education Activity Games for Children 3 + |Preschool Classroom Must Haves • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Life Cycle Sequencing Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Insect Lore's Life Cycle Figurines 24 Pc Set | Butterfly, Ladybug, Frog, Honey Bee, Ant and Praying Mantis | 4 Stages Per Insect, 24 Figurines Total • Amazon Business $26.31 1 $26.31
Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Butterfly Life Cycle (LER6043) • Staples $23.99 1 $23.99
Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle Chart • Carolina Biological Supply Company $19.94 1 $19.94
Nic Bishop: Butterflies and Moths • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Scholastic Science Vocabulary Readers - Life Cycle Books Set (6 Books) for Grades 1-2: Frog, Ladybug, Sunflower, Horse, Butterfly, Chick • Amazon Business $18.78 1 $18.78
A Seed is the Start • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
12PCS Life Cycle Figurines Toy Set of Butterflies Grasshoppers and Plants Figures Preschool Toys Kit Science and Educational Auxiliary Toys Cake Toppers Party Favors for Kids Toddlers Boys and Girs • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Life Cycle Kit Montessori - Realistic Figurine Toys, Kids Animal Matching Game with Butterfly, Catterpilar & More - Stocking Stuffers Science,Fun for Learning & Education Toys, for Children 3+ • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Make Way for Butterfly (A Very Impatient Caterpillar Book) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Explore My World Frogs • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar Book) • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Butterfly (Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $10.88 1 $10.88
From Seed to Plant • Amazon Business $10.64 1 $10.64
Butterfly (Life Cycle) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
From Seed to Strawberry (Start to Finish, Second Series) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Plants Feed Me • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
I Have Ants in My Pants: A Picture Book About Learning Self-Control and Respecting Others Space • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Watch a Bean Grow (Bullfrog Books: Watch It Grow) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Flower Garden • Amazon Business $7.87 1 $7.87
The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds (Explore!) • Amazon Business $7.77 1 $7.77
Life Cycle of a Frog (Pogo Books: Incredible Animal Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Butterfly Counting (Jerry Pallotta's Counting Books) • Amazon Business $7.16 1 $7.16
Butterflies (First Step Nonfiction ― Animal Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
How a Seed Grows (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
From Tadpole to Frog (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Let's Investigate with Nate #4: The Life Cycle • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
We Both Read-Butterflies Up Close • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science. Stage 1 - A Nest Full of Eggs - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Monarch Butterfly (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$662.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.59

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$713.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.94

Total project goal

$839.58

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