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Mrs. Roach from Roxboro, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lifecycle Praying Mantis Experience

My students need a praying mantis nursery kit and eggs to carefully examine the life-cycle of insects.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Roach's classroom raised $192

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever tried to teach someone something without any proper equipment? This is the challenge my students face. To experience, rather than hear about it, my students need a hands-on lifecycle learning experience.

My students are smart, ambitious and motivated children.

They are interesting, inspiring, and inquisitive. They love to learn and teach others. Our school embraces diversity and finding ways to teach the whole child. We love to think outside of the box!

My Project

My students need a praying mantis nursery kit and eggs to carefully examine the lifecycle of insects. My students will be able to view and analyze each stage of the insect's lifecycle. The students will be able to see each praying mantis grow and develop into adults. In addition, they will learn about the care and responsibility of animals/insects.

This project is very important to our school so that my students will be inspired and have the hands on experience that allows them to have authentic learning in the classroom.

Please help my students to have this experience!

Mrs. Roach Stories Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Roxboro, NC 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

60 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Praying Mantis Nursery Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $58.66 1 $58.66
Mantis Eggs, Living, Pack of 3 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.86 2 $33.72
Praying Mantis Life Cycle Stages Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.89 4 $27.56

Materials cost

$119.94

Vendor shipping charges

$6.13

Sales tax

$4.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$162.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.70

Total project goal

$191.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$191.35

1 Donor

-$162.65

Donations toward project cost

-$162.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.70

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$0.00

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