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Ms. Melanie from Bloomington MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science and History meet HUMOR!

My students need nonfiction books that teach about items they use and take for granted everyday.

  • $229 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I have an amazing set of reading intervention students in grades kindergarten through third.

I teach at a very diverse school in Bloomington, MN.

My school is classified as a high-poverty school, with many students on the free or reduced-price lunch program. My students are made up of a wide variety of abilities, interests, and challenges. From learning support students, to English language learners, I am here to teach them all and give them the best education possible! My school rocks!

My Project

The hilarious STEM series of books I have selected explains how some of life's most natural phenomena (yes, even poop), scariest occurrences and manmade wonders have transformed our world. I have selected several books from the "You Wouldn't Want to Live Without" series. Books that talk about cell phones, clean water, and soap. These books will encourage my young readers to learn more about the everyday items around them. Many of the items they use without thinking about everyday.

The cartoon style illustrations make the books fun and attractive to young readers.

Each book also includes a simple, safe experiment, or an action you can take to help make the world a better place.

Ms. Melanie
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Electricity • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Books • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Pain! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Money! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without the Internet! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Soap! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Toilets • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dirt! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Antibiotics! • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Clean Water • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Bacteria! • Amazon Business $9.54 1 $9.54
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Cell Phones • Amazon Business $9.38 1 $9.38
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Fire! • Amazon Business $8.82 1 $8.82
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Insects! • Amazon Business $8.66 1 $8.66
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Extreme Weather! • Amazon Business $8.65 1 $8.65
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Gravity! • Amazon Business $8.42 1 $8.42
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Poop! • Amazon Business $8.42 1 $8.42

Materials cost

$161.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.20

Total project goal

$228.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $228.01

5 Donors

-$218.01

Donations toward project cost

-$185.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.70

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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