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Ms. Lemos from Ashford, CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Green Our Room: Recycling and Upcycling!

My students need a paper recycling kit, paper making kit, storage boxes, a paper beads kit, duct tape, a blender and crayon molds to learn about recycling and upcycling!

  • $429 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." ~Dr. Seuss, The Lorax After reading The Lorax this year, my students are ready for lessons on recycling and how to make something new from old items!

My students range in ages from 3 to 9 years old (Pre-K to 2nd grade) with a variety of speech and language needs.

My caseload includes students with autism spectrum disorders, visual impairments, intellectual disabilities, articulation impairments, and specific language impairments. They are artists, story tellers, scientists and inventors. The students in this small, rural school are enthusiastic learners that love to play and learn!

My Project

Given what they have learned from The Lorax, my students know how important it is to recycle and protect our environment. Now they're ready to see it in action! The paper recycling and paper bead kits will show them how they can create new things we can use for the classroom out of items that may have been thrown away in the past. They will be able to use scrap paper and place it in the blender with water to create pulp for new paper. The paper making kit and storage containers will allow this pulp to be pressed into new paper. Once it is dry the students will be able to use it for new school projects! Old donated crayons will be melted and baked into new fun shaped crayons like Legos, letters and more! The crayon wrappers will be used to create new paper for the room! The decorative duct tape will be used to show the students how old items can be given new life through upcycling. They will be able to take old cereal boxes and create new book holders with fun designs!

This project will allow my students to extend their learning about recycling and it's importance when it comes to the environment.

They will learn a few of the ways they can take old items and create something with a new use!

Ms. Lemos
Grades PreK-2
  • Ashford School
  • Ashford, CT
    • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 15 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
12822-2009: Arnold Grummer Dip Into Paper Making - Classroom Kit #2 • Blick Art Materials $152.33 1 $152.33
Sterilite 19638606 Large Clip Box, Clear with Blue Aquarium Latches, 6-Pack • Amazon Business $29.82 1 $29.82
BLACK+DECKER BL1110RG FusionBlade 12 Speed Blender, Red • Amazon Business $25.92 1 $25.92
4M Recycled Paper Beads Kit • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Duck Brand 281867 Avengers Printed Duct Tape, 1.88 Inches by 10 Yards, Single Roll • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Wilton Recipe Right 12 Cup Mini Muffin Pan • Amazon Business $7.35 2 $14.70
Duck Brand 283039 Printed Duct Tape, Galaxy, 1.88 Inches x 10 Yards, Single Roll • Amazon Business $3.37 3 $10.11
4M Paper Recycling • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Duck Brand 281496 Printed Duct Tape, Rainbow, 1.88 Inches x 10 Yards, Single Roll • Amazon Business $4.49 2 $8.98
Duck Brand 283268 Printed Duct Tape, Love Tie Dye, 1.88 Inches x 10 Yards, Single Roll • Amazon Business $2.98 3 $8.94
Zoie + Chloe Silicone Ice Tray & Mold for Gummy Bear, Jello, Chocolate, Soap, Crayon and More! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Zoie + Chloe Silicone Ice Tray & Mold for Gummy Bear, Jello, Chocolate, Soap, Crayon and More! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sago Brothers Building Blocks Candy Jello Ice Cube Tray Chocolates Silicone Baking Molds for Lego Lovers Set of 2 ( Yellow, Orange ) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Duck Brand 283420 Disney-Licensed Frozen featuring Anna and Elsa Duct Tape, 1.88 Inches x 10 Yards, Single Roll • Amazon Business $1.96 3 $5.88
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$314.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.23

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.24

Total project goal

$428.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $428.29

2 Donors

-$213.36

Donations toward project cost

-$182.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.65

match offer

-$213.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$181.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.59

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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