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Ms. Ramsay from Rio Linda, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Preschoolers Celebrate Earth Day!

My students need 7 growing supplies like soil, seeds, and greenhouses.

  • $305 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Preschoolers with special needs want to celebrate Earth Day too!

I work in a preschool classroom for children with autism spectrum disorders.

My classroom is located on an isolated site with 5 classes that only serve children with special needs. Because we are a preschool site, we do not receive Title 1 or ADA funding because those programs do not assist preschools. However, because we are a special education site, we do not receive the funding that other preschool programs receive such as HeadStart. This means that any "extras" we need in the classroom are not likely to be purchased by the school district and in the end the teachers donate their own money to purchase these materials. My students are adorable and friendly. They LOVE to be at school and soak up everything that they can. They just need a little help doing the activities that other typically developing preschoolers do with ease.

My Project

All of the materials that I am requesting will give my students the opportunity to learn and explore plants and their growth process in a hands-on way! We are asking for planting kits complete with soil and seeds, greenhouse containers, and pots that my students can use to not only plant living things but watch them grow up close! My preschoolers will be learning about how things grow in a way that is developmentally appropriate as well as fun and exciting for little learners. Best of all, we'll be able to show off our plants to visitors who come to our classroom!

You can put hands-on life science materials in a classroom for preschoolers with special needs.

My students will celebrate Earth Day by getting their hands dirty planting seeds and watching them grow! Thank you for considering our project.

Ms. Ramsay
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GR242 - See It Grow Plant Lab • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
GC437 - Clear Growing Crystals Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95
RR469 - Watch-It-Grow Window Greenhouse - Set of 20 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
KIT PLANT GROWING • ABC School Supply, Inc. $33.24 1 $33.24
KIT, PLANT SCIENCE CLASSROOM • ABC School Supply, Inc. $28.49 1 $28.49
GREENHOUSE GREEN THUMB CLASSROOM • ABC School Supply, Inc. $56.99 1 $56.99
CLAY POT PAPIER MACHE 3X3 PACK OF 12 • ABC School Supply, Inc. $6.64 2 $13.28

Materials cost

$208.85

Vendor shipping charges

$13.20

Sales tax

$15.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$249.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.73

Total project goal

$304.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$304.05

5 Donors

-$212.00

Donations toward project cost

-$191.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.16

match offer

-$70.10

Match offer toward project cost

-$57.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.95

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$0.00

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