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Literature in the Garden

Help me give my students garden literature, garden research and planning tools/resources so they can excel in their STEAM studies.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. A.M.'s classroom raised $444

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My Project

Garden literature and garden research and planning tools will increase my students' knowledge of the garden curriculum we are implementing at our school as we work towards STEAM certification. I would like to provide my students with a host of various reading materials, both literature and informational text that can help create an immersive learning experience as they research and plan the garden beds and plantings, work, work, cultivate, and maintain the garden, and enjoy reading literature, eating, and inhaling/exhaling in the natural space we have created.

Garden literature and garden tools will round out the STEAM learning that we do in our garden, with resources they can use to research and plan.

Our students are special in that they truly want to learn and appreciate the learning experiences we provide for them. They build upon each other's ideas and give their best effort in spite of what many would recognize as obstacles to overcome.

Our school is going full speed ahead with our STEAM curriculum as our students learn all about gardening and where their food comes from. My goal is for my students to spark a lifetime love of life and learning, and what better way than to provide our students with as much knowledge and immersive learning experiences. This colorful and informative garden literature and informational text will help develop in our students the spark for our natural world and how to care for it!

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Stone Mountain, GA
Grades 3-5
Literacy
Climate & The Environment
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. A.M. Dunaire Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Seeding Square - Seed Spacer Tool for Maximum Harvest, Organized Plants & Less Weeds - Square Foot Garden Includes Color Coded Templates, Magnetic Dibber, Ruler, Spoon & Planting Guide • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95

It's Harvest Time • Amazon Business $17.32 1 $17.32

Gardening for Geeks: All the Science You Need for Successful Organic Gardening (CompanionHouse Books) Step-by-Step Processes with Diagrams, Expert Tips, & Nerdy Details on Soil Biology, Botany, & More • Amazon Business $16.76 1 $16.76

The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50

The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

The 2024 Old Farmer's Almanac Planner • Amazon Business $14.87 1 $14.87

Jayden's Impossible Garden • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition, Fully Updated: MORE Projects - NEW Solutions - GROW Vegetables Anywhere (Volume 9) (All New Square Foot Gardening, 9) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79

STEAM Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Hands-On Projects for Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (Volume 17) (Lab for Kids, 17) • Amazon Business $13.19 1 $13.19

Square Foot Gardening with Kids: Learn Together: - Gardening Basics - Science and Math - Water Conservation - Self-sufficiency - Healthy Eating (Volume 5) (All New Square Foot Gardening, 5) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98

Compost Science for Gardeners: Simple Methods for Nutrient-Rich Soil (Garden Science Series, 3) • Amazon Business $12.84 1 $12.84

The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook (Old Farmer's Almanac (Paperback)) • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79

Good Things • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66

Trees Make Perfect Pets: A Story About Nature, Plants And Gardening For Kids • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49

Outside In: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $11.81 1 $11.81

The Curious Garden • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61

Under the Lemon Moon • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95

Let's Get Gardening • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74

Plant It! Grow It, Eat It • Amazon Business $9.30 1 $9.30

The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids, Volume 10 (Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids, 10) • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89

Green Green: A Community Gardening Story • Amazon Business $7.66 1 $7.66

What's in the Garden?: Learn Where Food Comes From (Part Cookbook, Part Gardening Book for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19

Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Growing Vegetable Soup (Voyager Books) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89

A Seed Is Sleepy: (Nature Books for Kids, Environmental Science for Kids) (Sylvia Long) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost			$319.93
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$22.08
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.80
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$376.81
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$66.50
Total project goal			$443.31
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$443.31
5 Donors			-$311.66
Donations toward project cost			-$264.91
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$46.75
Matching donations from our partners			-$131.65
Match offers toward project cost			-$111.90
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$19.75
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Literature in the Garden

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