Did you know that worms can eat your garbage? Our students will learn about recycling and managing their own vermicomposting bin.
We are a new French immersion school located in the Midwest.
Our students spend their days reading, writing, and speaking in French, and they are doing an amazing job in their language acquisition! Are we a private school? "Non!" A gifted school? "Mais non!" We are a 100% free charter school that believes that learning another language is part of a larger goal of preparing our kids to be leaders.
Our students come from all backgrounds, and this diversity is what makes us who we are. We have a great group of community members and families supporting our mission, and hope you will join us!
My Project
To support our spring unit on Taking Care of the Planet, we are requesting a worm composting system. With this system, students can add banana peels or other food waste, along with shredded newspaper, which the worms will eat and turn into compost we can use for our plants.
We also requested children's books on recycling, using natural resources wisely, the planet, and what happens to our garbage. These books will be shared by our four Kindergarten classes so that our students can get the most out of our unit.
This project will support our students' learning in a meaningful way.
Instead of just imagining ways to recycle, they will instead get a first-hand look at how table scraps can be made into compost. The resource books will be used to support our learning and lead to more inquiry.
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
Why Should I Recycle? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$5.97
1
$5.97
Why Should I Save Water? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$5.97
1
$5.97
Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$6.83
1
$6.83
The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Nuria Roca, Rosa Maria Curto (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$5.97
1
$5.97
Why Should I Protect Nature? Jen Green, Wendy (Editor), Mike Gordon (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$5.08
1
$5.08
One Child, One Planet: Inspiration for the Young Conservationist Bridget McGovern Llewellyn
• AKJ BOOKS
$13.64
1
$13.64
Planet Earth - The Complete Series David Attenborough
• AKJ BOOKS
$34.19
1
$34.19
Recycling Neil Morris
• AKJ BOOKS
$20.72
1
$20.72
If I Ran the Rain Forest: All About Tropical Rain Forests Bonnie Worth, Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$7.68
1
$7.68
Recycled Crafts Box: Sock Puppets, Cardboard Castles, Bottle Bugs and 37 More Earth-Friendly Projects and Activities You Can Create Laura C. Martin
• AKJ BOOKS
$13.92
1
$13.92
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling (Little Green Books Series) Alison Inches, Pete Whitehead (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$3.41
1
$3.41
Michael Recycle Ellie Bethel, Alexandra Colombo (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$12.98
1
$12.98
50 Ways to Get Your CartOn: Recycle & Create Milk and Egg Carton Crafts That Rock Ellen Warwick, Stephan Britt (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$6.79
1
$6.79
I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Alison Inches, Viviana Garofoli (Illustrator), (Children's) Tk (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$3.41
1
$3.41
Trash and Recycling Level 2: Internet Referenced Stephanie Turnbull, Christyan Fox (Illustrator), Designed by Andrea Slane
• AKJ BOOKS
$4.26
1
$4.26
The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story About Recycling Alison Inches, Mark Chambers (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$3.41
1
$3.41
Don't Throw That Away!: A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing (Little Green Books Series) Lara Bergen, Betsy Snyder (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$5.97
1
$5.97
Outside the Box!: Creative Activities for Ecology-Minded Kids Linda Hendry (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$7.68
1
$7.68
What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?: A Green Activity Book about Reuse Anna Alter, Anna Alter (Illustrator)
• AKJ BOOKS
$13.76
1
$13.76
Materials cost
$309.09
Vendor shipping charges
$11.39
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.64
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$360.12
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$63.55
Total project goal
$423.67
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$423.67
2 Donors
-$423.67
Donations toward project cost
-$360.12
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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