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Mrs. Escalona from Escondido, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Giving Meaning to the Next Generation Science Standards

Help me give my students books and clipboards to help work through the Next Generation Science Standards!

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My Students

I am a teacher of 25 first-grade leaders. These little minds are excited to learn new things and are excited to be back in the classroom. They know that a school is a place they can feel safe and accepted for who they are even though we are learning from a distance. Each child learns that they are loved, have so much potential, and can do amazing things if they work hard and have the right materials.

We are learning to lead through example and being responsible for ourselves and our choices.

We work together to solve problems and learn through cooperative learning and hands-on practice. These students have inquisitive minds and a thirst to learn new things every day.

My Project

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are deep and thorough, allowing my students to dive into subjects such as biomimicry, light and sound traveling in waves, and patterns seen in space. These books will help bring these concepts into the classroom in language young children can understand.

Through these books, students will see examples of how bird wings have given rise to airplane wings and how light and sound travel in waves.

In addition to these books, clipboards will allow us to explore the world outside the classroom while recording our observations of biomimicry in nature, light, shadows, and the sounds all around us.

Mrs. Escalona Reidy Creek School Grades PreK-2

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Escondido, CA View local requests

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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
6 Pack Assorted Transparent Color Plastic Clipboards, 2.3mm Heavy Duty Board, Low Profile Clip, Clipboards for Classrooms, Offices, Restaurants, Doctor Offices, 6 Plastic Clipboard Pack • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
Gamenote Clipboard Holder - Wood and Metal Clipboard Stand Clipboards Storage Rack Small White Board Organizer for Classroom Office (Assembly Required) • Amazon Business $32.99 2 $65.98
Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Night Animals • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Sun and Moon • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Sounds All Around: The Science of How Sound Works • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Dry Erase Ticket Holder Pockets 8.5" X 11", Pack of 25 • Amazon Business $14.05 1 $14.05
Whoo's There? Bedtime Shadow Book • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Moonlight Animals (Lightbeam Books) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
Shadows (Science Readers: Content and Literacy) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Light Makes a Rainbow (Science Readers: Content and Literacy) • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
How Sound Moves (Science Readers: Content and Literacy) • Amazon Business $9.42 1 $9.42
Sound: Loud, Soft, High, and Low (Amazing Science) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Flashlight: (Picture Books, Wordless Books for Kids, Camping Books for Kids, Bedtime Story Books, Children's Activity Books, Children's Nature Books) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Owl Babies • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Edward the Emu • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mothers are Like That • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
What Are Sound Waves? (Light & Sound Waves Close-Up) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
How Does Sound Change? (Light & Sound Waves Close-Up) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
What Are Light Waves? (Light & Sound Waves Close-Up) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Light Helps Me See (First Step Nonfiction ― Light and Sound) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Oscar and the Moth: A Book About Light and Dark (Start with Science) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sending Messages with Light and Sound (First Step Nonfiction ― Light and Sound) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound (Start with Science) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Vibrations Make Sound (First Step Nonfiction ― Light and Sound) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How Do We Use Light? (Light All Around Us) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
All About Sound (Rookie Read-About Science: Physical Science: Previous Editions) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$393.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $36.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$469.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.82

Total project goal

$552.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.11

2 Donors

-$217.36

Donations toward project cost

-$184.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.60

match offer

-$334.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$284.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.21

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