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Ms. Rucker from North Miami Beach, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Healthy Cooking, Eating, and Safe Experimenting Through STEAM!

Help me give my students 15 math and science recipe books that will teach my students how to cook and eat healthy through math and science.

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My Students

"Why are we here?" is what I always ask my third-grade students every day. They always answer with a resounding, "To do our best and learn something new!" as they enter my class with smiles on their tiny faces. Our elementary school has a high number of students who are high-poverty, first-generation immigrants from Haiti.

As their third-grade teacher, my main objective is to enhance and improve my students' young learning experiences, especially when it pertains to their learning environment.

Even though we have to cater to and adapt to such a diverse range of learning needs, we strongly believe that all children will learn if given the right tools and technology.

My Project

These hands-on math and science learning projects in the form of "The Math Chef" and "The Science Chef" recipe books I am requesting, help to demonstrate many basic tasks that everyone has to do daily, such as learning about cooking, safety in the kitchen, and cleaning.

My students will learn hands-on about force and motion, the property of magnets, how temperature affects matter, and they will learn how to measure solids and liquids.

These activities will teach facts and skills that will help these students be independent, and students can be moving and be active, while actively learning how to cook and eat healthily.

Each child will have their own chef book due to CDC guidelines that prohibit them from sharing materials.

Ms. Rucker Oak Grove Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Ms. Rucker

North Miami Beach, FL 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Science Chef Travels Around the World: Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids • Amazon Business $14.43 7 $101.01
The Math Chef: Over 60 Math Activities and Recipes for Kids • Amazon Business $15.29 4 $61.16
Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments for Kids: 50 STEAM Projects You Can Eat! (Awesome STEAM Activities for Kids) • Amazon Business $11.50 4 $46.00

Materials cost

$208.17

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$241.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.58

Total project goal

$283.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$283.87

3 Donors

-$93.64

Donations toward project cost

-$82.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.55

match offer

-$187.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$159.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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$0.00

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