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

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Life Cycles in Kindergarten

My students need non-fiction and fiction picture books about frogs and butterflies, and a suitable habitat to observe the life cycles of both the frog and butterfly.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hochadel's classroom raised $305

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I teach a class of 20 kindergarteners in a low income urban school. The children in my class come from families who do not have the time or resources to expose their children to a variety of experiences. Half of the children in my class are identified as having special needs, and are integrated into the general education population.

My students are eager learners who soak up new information like sponges. When we teach life cycles in Kindergarten, we have antiquated books with faded pictures and no real life examples for the children to observe. The lessons would come to life (truly) with fresh new books with colorful realistic pictures, and a place to keep and observe our live tadpoles and caterpillars.

We need engaging books that teach children about the life cycles of butterflies and frogs. We also need suitable habitats to keep and observe our tadpoles and caterpillars as they grow!

Your help will make it possible for my students to experience things that others may take for granted. I asked my students to help me choose the books for this proposal, and their excitement was contagious. Just imagine what they will think when the supplies show up and their wishes come true!

Mrs. Hochadel Dr. Iris J. Banister School 33 Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Planet Frog Live Frog Habitat Kit • Frey Scientific, Inc. $29.95 1 $29.95
The Live Butterfly Activity Book • Frey Scientific, Inc. $9.95 1 $9.95
DK Readers: Born to Be a Butterfly (Level 1: Beginning to Read) DK Publishing, Karen Wallace • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
My, Oh My--a Butterfly!: All about Butterflies Tish Rabe, Joe Mathieu (Illustrator), Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Butterfly Susan Canizares • Barnes and Noble $2.92 1 $2.92
Becoming Butterflies Anne Rockwell, Megan Halsey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
From Tadpole to Frog Wendy Pfeffer, Holly Keller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
DK Readers: Tale of a Tadpole (Level 1: Beginning to Read) Karen Wallace • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Tadpole's Promise Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Complete Set of 2 Stamp Sets and Giant Stamp Pad • Frey Scientific, Inc. $22.95 1 $22.95
From Caterpillar to Butterfly Deborah Heiligman, Bari Weissman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Monarch Butterfly Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Are You A Butterfly? Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer Susan Hood, Claudine Gevry (Illustrator), Claudine G vry (Illustrator), Designed by Mara Van Fleet • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
The Caterpillar And The Polliwog Jack Kent • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Only Tadpoles Have Tails Jane Clarke, Jane Gray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
From Tadpole to Frog Anita Ganeri • Barnes and Noble $6.84 1 $6.84
Butterfly Garden Kit, Entomology • Frey Scientific, Inc. $29.75 1 $29.75
Butterfly Lifecycle Models • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.95 1 $4.95
Butterfly and Frog Dominoes - Complete Set • Frey Scientific, Inc. $18.25 1 $18.25

Materials cost

$207.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.72

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$250.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.88

Total project goal

$304.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $304.88

4 Donors

-$294.12

Donations toward project cost

-$250.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.76

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 $0.00

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