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Mrs. Sauder from Marengo, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Exploration!

Help me give my students open ended science opportunities that will help develop their love for learning. Using the USA touch and learn map will help make these opportunities independent and exciting.

  • $158 goal

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My Project

My kindergarten students love science and using their creativity. I love to hear the excitement in their voice when I tell them we are going to do a science experiment, or when they run up to me asking me to take a picture of a zoo that they built out of blocks and animals. I love listening to them explain how they built the bridge that helped the gingerbread man cross the river. I often stand in awe at the creativity and higher order thinking that goes into every science activity in the classroom. These experiences have opened my eyes to the need and importance for quality science opportunities In the classroom. I am creating opportunities where students can engage in a variety of science centers. They will be divided into groups to explore these open-ended science materials. The centers will have a theme, and all the materials needed for exploration about that theme will be included in the center bin. I will create these bins according to the interests of my students.

Children need more open-ended creative opportunities to explore science and to use their higher order thinking skills to think outside the box.

I believe that providing these opportunities for students to work together using problem solving skills and higher order thinking will create excitement for learning that is contagious!

I appreciate your support in providing these valuable learning opportunities for my students. Thank you in advance.

Mrs. Sauder Locust Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Marengo, IL View local requests

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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TC207 - Touch Learn USA Map • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP229 - Cosmic Space Projector • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Kids 600pcs Set Building Blocks Construction Toy - Learning Playset STEM Toy Set Educational Kit Child Branin Development Preschool Kindergarten Toy • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
PP1104 - Our Solar System Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Melissa & Doug USA Map Floor Puzzle (51 pcs, 2 x 3 feet), Multi • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$101.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.56

Total project goal

$157.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $157.04

2 Donors

-$85.00

Donations toward project cost

-$72.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

match offer

-$72.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$61.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.81

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 $0.00

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