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Ms. Hermsmeier from Charlottesville VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Patterns and Pencils

Help me give my students books for our science unit and a pencil sharpener to keep our writing utensils ready for use!

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My Project

Help me get read-aloud books and materials for my students that align with our science and math curriculum! We cover a lot of topics in kindergarten. My students would love some new math manipulatives to use to learn about patterns and shapes. My students love listening to a read-aloud, and we learn so much in my class through reading. Help me enrich my students' learning by providing read-aloud stories to my classroom library that align with topics in our science and math curriculum. Students also need a pencil sharpener to help us keep our writing tools sharp and ready for use. Thank you for supporting my classroom and helping me get students books for our unit on patterns in math, nature, and changes over time!

Ms. Hermsmeier
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Acme Heavy Duty Electric School Pencil Sharpener • Teachers' School Supply $85.45 1 $85.45
Dowling Magnets Pattern Block Set, 200 Pieces, Red - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $41.99 1 $41.99
Life Cycles: Everything from Start to Finish (DK Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Earth Looks Different: Forces that Change Landforms Introduction to Physical Geology Grade 3 Children's Earth Sciences Books • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Pitter Pattern • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Paper Mate InkJoy Retractable Gel Pen Medium Point Assorted Ink 14/Pack (1951636) • Staples $14.20 1 $14.20
Barker Creek Learning Magnets Kidshapes Pattern Blocks (LM2300) • Staples $13.42 1 $13.42
Shapes and Patterns in Nature (Nature's Wonderful Colors, 3) • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Not for me, please!: I choose to act green • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Patterns in Nature: Level 4 (Mathematics Readers) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pattern Fish (Math Is Fun!) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$251.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.60

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$299.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.79

Total project goal

$351.96

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 $351.96

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