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Mrs. Echon from Anchorage, AK is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Wings and Planting Things

Help me give my students a butterfly garden and water garden aquarium to increase hands-on learning experiences in the classroom.

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My Students

My classroom is full of many caring, energetic, and inquisitive Kindergarteners. They come from many diverse backgrounds which makes our class truly special. Each day they come to school with a willingness to learn, make mistakes, and grow from their experiences.

My Kindergarteners are avid learners and enjoy learning through play and exploration.

During Free Choice time, my students will often choose magnets and blocks to build with, cook in the Kitchen area, or practice their art and literacy skills in the Writing Center. I look forward to providing my students with a variety of cross-curricular activities and projects to enhance their learning experience in Kindergarten.

My Project

Kindergarten is all about growth and growing! It is a place where students can learn about any subject through play, discovery, observation, and exploration. Inviting live butterflies and fish into our classroom will bring learning to life.

To help my students grow their knowledge and spark a love of science as inquiry, ecology, and the outdoors, they'll need hands-on learning projects to make their learning experiences more concrete.

The butterfly gardens will help my students make sense of the life cycle of a butterfly in real time. They will see how a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly and truly understand the meaning of metamorphosis. The best part is that each student will get to release a butterfly!

The water garden aquarium will show my students how ecosystems work and challenge the way they think about traditional gardening. My students will also learn about the importance of caring for a pet.

By supporting this project, you are helping to infuse science into our core curriculum while nurturing the minds of future scientists, horticulturists, and educators, to name a few. More importantly, you'll be giving my students memories that last a lifetime!

Mrs. Echon Russian Jack Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Anchorage, AK View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Back To The Roots Water Garden Aquarium, Fish Tank That Grows Food, Mini Aquaponic Ecosystem • Amazon Business $96.59 1 $96.59
Insect Lore Butterfly Pavilion - Large Habitat Hatching Kit With Voucher For 10 Caterpillars • Amazon Business $34.99 2 $69.98
Back to the Roots Water Garden, Refill Kit • Amazon Business $30.93 1 $30.93
Skoolzy Color Sorting Preschool Learning Toys - Butterfly Counting Montessori Toys for Toddlers - STEM Toys for Girls & Boys Age 2 3 4 5 Year Old - 75pc Educational Math Manipulatives Matching Game • Amazon Business $28.50 1 $28.50
Insect Lore Giant Butterfly Kit: Deluxe 18" Habitat, Voucher For 5 Caterpillars, Butterfly Play Set • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
World of Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Reversible Caterpillar/Butterfly Plush • Amazon Business $16.61 1 $16.61
Ten Magic Butterflies • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
My, Oh My--A Butterfly!: All About Butterflies (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$299.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $4.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$338.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.66

Total project goal

$397.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $397.71

3 Donors

-$395.94

Donations toward project cost

-$338.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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