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Mrs. Lazarowicz from Detroit, MI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Take a Tool and Go!

My students need supplies to take outside with them to aid in their observation and exploration of our outdoor classroom, such as hand lenses, bug viewers, a Tree Identification book, and art supplies to sketch what they see.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lazarowicz's classroom raised $511

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I teach science in a large, urban public school district to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in the Midwest. My students live in an area with small or NO backyards, with little space to explore their outdoor environment safely.

We have an oasis in the middle of our neighborhood - a beautiful fenced in outdoor classroom with many trees, plants, bird feeders and benches. Due to state testing requirements, we are not able to use the outdoor classroom as much as my students would like. Just last week, my students asked, "Can you take us out to the outdoor classroom during our lunch or after school?" Since THEY have shown an interest in going to the outdoor classroom more to do science activities, I am taking them out on my lunch periods with trowels and art supplies to discover the wonder behind worms, pillbugs and grasshoppers.

Research shows that children spend virtually no time in unstructured play outside anymore, and they in turn do not feel connected to their environment. It is my hope that through unstructured play with the right tools, I can foster a love for our Earth. This will empower my students to become stewards of their environment. The tools they need are simple: art supplies to do sketches of what they see, bug viewers, hand lenses, sifters to sift soil, things to help my students explore the Earth. Once students learn to love the outdoors, they will want to take care of it.

We grow carrots in our outdoor classroom. When my students pulled them out of the ground in the fall, you would have thought they were seeing a miracle...they had NO IDEA that a carrot grew like that. They were AMAZED, you should have heard the sounds they made. These are students whose parents are afraid to let them play outside in their own yards. You can make it possible for children to learn about plants, insects and trees by studying the real thing, not a picture in a book. They will be able to observe birds, insects and plants in a safe place, shouldn't all children have that type of opportunity?

Mrs. Lazarowicz Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NASCO Spiral Sketchbook - 4 x 6 • Nasco $1.92 20 $38.40
The Tree Identification Book • Nasco $16.15 6 $96.90
COLORED PENCILS-8 ASSORTED • Teacher's School Supply $2.72 20 $54.40
CRAYOLA CRAYONS, 24 COUNT -- Crayola Crayons; 24-count Box • Quill Corporation $1.79 20 $35.80
Wire Strainer • Nasco $2.02 6 $12.12
Hand Lenses - Mini Lens (Set of 30) • Delta Education $28.50 1 $28.50
Small Magnifying Bug Viewers • Nasco $2.65 10 $26.50
KODAK MAX FLASH ONE-TIME-USE,CAMERA 27 EXPOSURE -- Kodak Max Single-use Cameras; Flash • Quill Corporation $10.79 6 $64.74

Materials cost

$357.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.74

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$419.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.98

Total project goal

$510.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $510.98

2 Donors

-$492.94

Donations toward project cost

-$419.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.04

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 $0.00

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