Classroom Essentials Lists allow teachers to shop for classroom supplies from a short, curated list of basics. As the teacher receives funding, we immediately ship funded items to the teacher. Learn more about Classroom Essentials
Growing Green Thinkers: Learning in Our School Garden
Help me give my students a compost bin and a garden bulletin board to learn about composting, sustainability, and to proudly display what they’re growing and learning in our school garden.
Ms. McGibboney
Wedgewood Elementary School•
Baton Rouge, LA
$648 still needed
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Rain Barrels and Compost Bin for Outdoor Investigations
Help me give my students rain barrels and a compost bin to conduct investigations during our ecosystems and water units.
Ms. Haugsjaahabink
Morgan Community School•
Holyoke, MA
$478 still needed
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Kids Learn to Compost
Help me give my students the basic skills of composting and learning the benefits.
Ms. Cleaves
Peachcrest Elementary School•
Decatur, GA
$918 still needed
2 donors so far
Rooted in Learning: Composting for a Better Future
Help me give my students electric composter that turns waste into natural fertilizer.
Mrs. Ronita Esraelian
Daniel Webster Middle School•
Los Angeles, CA
$439 still needed
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Empowering Young Scientists: Growing Food & Generating Energy Naturally
Help me give my students authentic experiences in creating energy from natural resources and growing their own food.
Ms. Francis
Carroll M Johnston Middle School•
N. Las Vegas, NV
$569 still needed
6 donors so far
Get basics for a classroom
Help a teacher spend less out of pocket. Give wipes for Ms. Lopezin
Help me give my students new science materials to add to our classroom.
Mrs. Fisher
Margaret L Donovan School•
Randolph, MA
$193 still needed
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Triple Recycle Box Bins and Garbage Bags for Classrooms!
Help me give my students triple recycle box bins and garbage bags for classrooms!
Ms. Lamons
Pinole Valley High School•
Pinole, CA
$1,167 still needed
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Magnets, Weather, and Composting Oh My!
Help me give my students hands-on resources and books for literacy for our science topics in the 2025-2026 school year.
Ms. Corless
Alfred Glickman Elementary School•
Springfield, MA
$412 still needed
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2X
Double your impact! Thanks to Dalio Education.$259 for now, thanks to a match.
Serving Our Community
Help me give my students some much-needed decorative planters and seeds for our community service supporting garden.
Mrs. Mahan
Crosby High School•
Waterbury, CT
$518 still needed
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$259 for now
Ecological Living Systems
Help me give my students the supplies necessary to carry out our Ecosystems learning unit (which pertains to ecology, specifically that of food webs and food chains) --to include supplies for hands-on Owl pellet dissection lab activity.
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