My students need a class visit from Petland Discounts to learn about different animals and their care.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Krater's classroom raised $484
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
My Students
Remember the first time you pet an animal as a child? That feeling of awe at the reaction from a living thing is what drives my young learners to learn more about them. In addition to turtles and walking sticks, my preschoolers are fascinated with birds, mammals, and other reptiles.
My preschoolers come from a variety of ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.
Last year, nothing could top their enthusiasm as trained animal experts brought in a macaw, a tortoise, and other animals to interact with. Their eyes lit up, and the shyest of students became engaged and asked questions of the animal experts. Not only does such a visit teach them differences and similarities between animals, it instructs them in animal care and fosters compassion for living things.
My Project
Having animal experts as a resource with live specimen to refer to builds interest and makes students active learners in hands-on activities. Students will build their background knowledge as emergent readers, having a reference point such as, "Macaws are brightly-colored birds with strong beaks". Nothing makes as big an impression on young learners as first-hand experience, such as touching a chinchilla and describing its fur for the first time.
Studies have shown that the more hands-on experiences young learners have during early childhood, the better their foundation for learning across disciplines.
What better immersion is there than having live animals visit the classroom, with experts to answer their many questions?
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
Petland Discounts
(Students will beintroduced to a variety of pets and their care. They will interact with the animals and ask questions of the instructors.)
$375.00
Visitor cost
$375.00
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.62
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$410.62
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$72.46
Total project goal
$483.08
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$483.08
4 Donors
-$241.54
Donations toward project cost
-$205.31
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$36.23
match offer
-$241.54
Match offer toward project cost
-$205.31
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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