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Ms. Jen from Milwaukee, WI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Community Through Cooking

My students need a kitchen cart to store the kitchen items we already have in our classroom, a cookbook and a hot plate.

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My Students

My class is in a public Montessori school serving children in K3 through 8th grade. In our 1st through 3rd grade classroom, we focus on academic and practical life skills that children need to be successful. The children in my class are creative, thoughtful, and curious, always interested in learning something new!

Cooking and eating meals together creates a sense of community for our classroom.

While cooking, the children employ reading and math skills, learning about history and culture, and practice sharing and teamwork.

My Project

Cooking in the Montessori classroom allows children a creative and fun way to explore a variety of subjects. Students explore botany and zoology, health and nutrition, fractions, ratios, and measurement, reading and writing, history and culture

When the children cook, they research foods, shop for ingredients, read directions, and share their results.

We have some basic cooking and cleaning items in our classroom so the supplies on our shopping list are meant to complete our classroom kitchen. Our classroom is fairly small, so we will keep supplies for cooking on the rolling cart, allowing it to be moved easily around the classroom. We already have an oven, but my students love making soup and sautéed vegetables, so the double burner will allow them to make these healthy items.

Cooking allows children to learn practical life skills that will support their health now and in the future. They learn to budget, how to prepare food, and what is needed to bring together a healthy meal. Eating together gathers everyone as a community.

Ms. Jen Fernwood Montessori School Grades PreK-2

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Milwaukee, WI View local requests 31 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Winsome Mali Kitchen Cart • Amazon Business $123.85 1 $123.85
Aroma Housewares AHP-312 Double Hot Plate, Black • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
The International Cookbook for Kids • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$169.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.71

Total project goal

$238.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $238.09

2 Donors

-$238.09

Donations toward project cost

-$202.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.71

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