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Mrs. Lochel from Fort Mill, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First grader, First grader, How Does Your Garden Grow?

My students need 6 books about plants and one "Learn About Flowers" stamp set with stamp pads.

  • $140 goal

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I teach an eager group of 21 first grade students in a great area of South Carolina. Our neighborhood school is a supportive and encouraging environment that has high expectations for all children that enter.

One unit that my first grade students are particularly fond of is plant life. They love to learn about how plants are living things that grow and change...but we simply do not have the resources we need for the children to read and learn more about the life cycle of plants.

As a teacher I try to integrate literacy into every subject I teach. The obstacle here in this science unit is that I just do not have the informational books I need to be able to provide the students with. Sure, we have some books available in our library, but living in the fastest growing school district in our state makes it difficult to get what you need when 8 other teachers need it too. With this set of books, the students would be able to experience the life cycle of plants through literacy. They would be able to indulge in the informational language of the books and beautiful photographs. Children need to see how different plants are grown and how this relates to our economy on a larger scale like how farmer's grow food for us to eat. Using the flower stamp set, they would also be able to put to use what they've read in these books by stamping a diagram and labeling it accordingly.

By supporting this project, you will be directly making a difference in the lives of 21 bright 1st graders. They are the gardeners, planters, and farmers of our future. Help start them off right by funding this important project. Help them continue to live literacy rich lives as they learn about the science of the world.

Mrs. Lochel Orchard Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Fort Mill, SC View local requests 160 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Time For Kids: Plants! Editors Of Time For Kids, Brenda Iasevoli, With Brenda Iasevoli • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow (Magic School Bus Series) Created by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degan, Patricia Relf, Created by Bruce Degen • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
From Seed to Plant Gail Gibbons, Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Planting a Rainbow Lois Ehlert, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
How a Plant Grows Bobbie Kalman • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
FF481 - Learn About Flowers Stamp Set • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 2 $25.90
LA866BK - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Black • Lakeshore Learning $5.49 1 $5.49
LA866VT - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Purple • Lakeshore Learning $5.49 1 $5.49
LA866RD - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Red • Lakeshore Learning $5.49 1 $5.49
LA866GR - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Green • Lakeshore Learning $5.49 1 $5.49
LA866BU - Giant Kid-Safe Stamp Pad - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $5.49 1 $5.49
From Seed to Plant Allan Fowler • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45

Materials cost

$82.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.29

Sales tax

 $4.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$114.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.02

Total project goal

$139.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $139.02

1 Donor

-$67.52

Donations toward project cost

-$56.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.72

match offer

-$71.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$58.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.87

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