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Mrs. Sarver from Raleigh, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Engagement Through Literacy

My students need literacy books to incorporate into science lessons and the hands on science materials/tools to go with them.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sarver's classroom raised $394

This project is fully funded

My Students

My science classroom is unique in that I teach an entire school of approximately 950 elementary students. The students excitedly enter my classroom once a week for 40-45 minutes based on their grade level. I teach pre-K, the severely disabled and K-5.

Several times a day I get the joy of standing outside my classroom door and welcoming eager "spongelike" minds into my classroom.

In my 13 years of teaching, I have never felt so much joy. Not only am I teaching my FAVORITE subject, but my students are just as excited about science as I am. However, I want to keep that excitement alive so I am continuously trying to improve my teaching.

My Project

Most of us can think back to when we were children and remember a book that we loved. My goal is to incorporate some of these timeless classics into my science classroom. Why storybooks in science? Children's picture books have interesting story lines that can help students understand and remember concepts better than they would by using textbooks alone, which tend to present science as a list of facts to be memorized (Butzow and Butzow 2000). The children's books will be used to guide inquiry where the student's will be using their science notebooks to address questions, make hypotheses, create diagrams or charts, formulate explanations and justify their explanations during cooperative exploration activities. Of course, scientific materials/supplies are also needed for the cooperative exploration activities (labs). The science topics include: weather, living things, and fossils.

By funding this project I expect my students to: -Be more engaged thus improving their knowledge of science and literacy.

-Increase their scientific knowledge to prepare them for careers in science. -Raise their achievement levels in language arts and science end of grade tests (EOGs).

Mrs. Sarver River Bend Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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
Wham-o Original Hula Hoop Set of Three • Amazon $34.99 2 $69.98
Educational Insights Fossil Collection • Amazon $14.79 3 $44.37
Ambient Weather WS-1171A Wireless Advanced Weather Station with Temperature, Dew Point, Barometer and Humidity • Amazon $39.99 1 $39.99
Ambient Weather WM-2 Handheld Weather Meter w/ Windspeed, Temperature, Wind Chill • Amazon $35.29 1 $35.29
GP Spectrum Multi-Use Paper, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 3-Ream Pack (1500 Sheets) (998606) • Amazon $21.99 1 $21.99
Come On, Rain! • Amazon $13.35 1 $13.35
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? • Amazon $12.99 1 $12.99
Fossil • Amazon $12.67 1 $12.67
IIT 30900 Weather Vane Station • Amazon $11.98 1 $11.98
What Will the Weather Be? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
Fossils Tell of Long Ago (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39
What's Alive? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$278.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.06

Total project goal

$393.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.76

4 Donors

-$233.45

Donations toward project cost

-$207.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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