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Ms. Heinlein from Wailuku, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Increasing Literacy Through Gardening

Help me give my students hands on gardening experiences that are tied to literature.

  • $405 goal

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My Students

I teach middle level students who are learning English as a new language. The majority come from the Philippines and the island nations of Micronesia. They need language support to be successful in their regular classes, as well as navigating their new environment.

I believe that language learners learn best through peer collaboration with hands-on, visual learning opportunities.

I aim to provide students a lot of opportunities to interact with the core content they are learning. I also strongly believe in arts-integration as a powerful tool for learning.

My Project

I am so lucky to be able to partner with a local gardening organization to bring hands-on gardening lessons to my students. We did these lessons last year and read the book Seedfolks, which was great. The culminating project including my students donating the plants they grew for a community plant distribution. I loved that my students learned about plants, tied to literature, and included a community service aspect.

This DonorsChoose.org project will supplement those lessons by providing watering cans and gardening gloves for my students, as well as quality literature, both picture books and novels, for students to make connections between what they are learning in gardening and building literacy skills.

I am excited to get to do the gardening lessons again and will need new literature to pair with the project. Thank you for your consideration!

Ms. Heinlein Iao Intermediate 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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Wailuku, HI 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

64 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Counting by 7s • AKJ Education $6.56 10 $65.60
The Secret Garden • AKJ Education $2.45 10 $24.50
Indoor Watering Can, 1 Gallon, Sky Blue • Amazon Business $9.11 2 $18.22
COOLJOB Gardening Gloves for Men, 6 Pairs Breathable Rubber Coated Garden Gloves, Work Gloves for Men, Men’s Large Size Fits Most, Black & Red (Half Dozen L) • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
One Green Apple • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
COOLJOB Gardening Gloves for Women, 6 Pairs Breathable Rubber Coated Garden Gloves, Outdoor Protective Work Gloves Medium Size fits Most, Red & Green (Half Dozen M) • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
We Are the Gardeners • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
G & F Products 1852-3 Women Soft Jersey Garden Gloves, Women Work Gloves, 3-Pairs Green/Pink/Blue per Pack • Amazon Business $8.47 1 $8.47
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Scarecrow • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$220.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $80.00

Sales tax

 $9.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$343.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.63

Total project goal

$404.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $404.19

4 Donors

-$404.19

Donations toward project cost

-$343.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.63

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