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Ms. M. from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers Gonna Read

My students need science books to help them connect real world experiences to their everyday learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. M.'s classroom raised $584

This project is fully funded

My Students

Kindergarten is the time to create, investigate and make! My students are wildly imaginative, brilliantly creative and full of giggles! They come from one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city of Chicago but it certainly doesn't stop them from being excited about school, every day! It's one of the happiest years in early childhood because they are at the age of exploring and are just stepping into the big world of education. They see the world through these fabulously fun glasses of endless possibilities that spreads into our hearts as teachers and adults. It's a positive and constant reminder of how fun it was to be five!

My students are a terrific bunch of kids full of excitement and who have an epic hunger for learning!

They are always asking new questions and are curious about anything new they discover. My students are this incredible bunch of diverse learners. We have students of all abilities and I am always so proud and impressed by the level of love and compassion my students share for one another. We are a true community of little learners who are always eager to try something new and help each other learn and grow!

My Project

Reading is such a wonderful thing to do, especially when you are young and full of curiosity! Science is such a fun way to connect things from everyday life into engaging and exciting learning opportunities. With these science books we would be able to learn more about the world around us and answer the million questions we have about nature and how we live in it.

Kindergarten students are always fascinated by what goes on around them and what they see, feel, and experience in nature.

For my students who live in a challenging neighborhood it can be difficult to find safe places to explore and research in nature. These books will allow us to dive in and examine nature from vivid pictures, and descriptive words while staying safe and sound. Science is such a fun and exciting topic to teach and I can only imagine how thrilled my students would be to dig into all of these fabulous books!

Project tagged as

Chicago, IL
Grades PreK-2
Climate & The Environment
Literacy
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. M. Burke Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum • Amazon Business $27.24 2 $54.48

The Street Beneath My Feet • Amazon Business $14.28 2 $28.56

The Big Book of Beasts • Amazon Business $12.24 2 $24.48

Robins!: How They Grow Up • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98

A Beetle Is Shy • Amazon Business $11.86 2 $23.72

Over and Under the Pond • Amazon Business $9.71 2 $19.42

Watersong • Amazon Business $17.20 1 $17.20

A Butterfly Is Patient • Amazon Business $8.31 2 $16.62

A River • Amazon Business $16.15 1 $16.15

A Seed Is Sleepy • Amazon Business $7.90 2 $15.80

Lots • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79

Home • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29

Clouds (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $3.65 4 $14.60

A Rock Is Lively • Amazon Business $7.18 2 $14.36

An Egg Is Quiet • Amazon Business $7.07 2 $14.14

Tidy • Amazon Business $14.03 1 $14.03

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt • Amazon Business $6.43 2 $12.86

She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60

A Nest Is Noisy • Amazon Business $6.21 2 $12.42

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $11.55 1 $11.55

Birds, Nests & Eggs (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $5.59 2 $11.18

Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature • Amazon Business $10.02 1 $10.02

Weather Words and What They Mean • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies: Take-Along Guide (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19

Berries, Nuts, And Seeds (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $6.25 1 $6.25

Wildflowers, Blooms & Blossoms (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $6.18 1 $6.18

Frogs, Toads & Turtles: Take Along Guide (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $6.18 1 $6.18

What Will the Weather Be? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00

Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Down Comes the Rain (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Seashells, Crabs and Sea Stars: Take-Along Guide (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $4.77 1 $4.77

Feel the Wind (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $3.62 1 $3.62

Materials cost			$459.41
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$6.89
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$496.30
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$87.58
Total project goal			$583.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$583.88
8 Donors			-$312.53
Donations toward project cost			-$273.15
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$39.38
match offer			-$262.53
Match offer toward project cost			-$223.15
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$39.38
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$8.82
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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