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Ms. Julia from Alexandria, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inspiring Little Tree Huggers

My students need materials to learn and explore during our tree study. WE need books and more.

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My Students

I teach in a diverse, Title I school in a suburb of Washington, DC. Preschool is often the children's first time being away from their parents, so I strive to make it a fun and engaging environment.

My preschool class includes two, three, four, and five-year-olds with special needs as well as a few typically developing peer models.

The children have a variety of disabilities, including Down Syndrome, blindness, autism, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, and language disorders. I also have a few students who are typically developing who serve as peer models for language and socialization. My students come from culturally and linguistically diverse families and many face socio-economic challenges.

My Project

Our curriculum spends six weeks focusing on trees. My students enjoy this unit, but need additional books and materials to help make their learning more meaningful. During our study of trees, we take lots of nature walks and look at real trees in our community. Books about trees will enrich these walks since we will be able to name the trees we see in our neighborhood. Other books will make our classroom library so much richer. The children can also use the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree to work on retelling stories.

We will use blocks and manipulatives to enhance our pretend play and block areas for our tree study.

Small trees can be used when building a city from blocks; we could even construct our neighborhood! My students love building so the wooden blocks and parts will be an exciting addition to our building area.

New games will be so exciting for my class. We use board games to work on social skills and language development. I cannot wait to play Honey Bee Tree with my little learners- they will surely love it!

Ms. Julia John Adams 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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Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 13donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wooden Branch Buttons • Kaplan Early Learning Company $39.06 1 $39.06
Tree Theme Book Set (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.41 1 $31.41
LA645 - Activity Tree for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
The Tallest Tree Cardboard Nesting Stacking Blocks • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
HABA My Very First Games - First Orchard Cooperative Game Celebrating 30 Years (Made in Germany) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Counting Tree • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.91 1 $22.91
Buggy Balancetm Measurement Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.21 1 $21.21
HABA Tree Maze Wooden Magnetic Game • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
EE265 - Block Play Tree Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
BR281 - Honeybee Tree Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
HH809 - Natural Tree Rings • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 2 $19.98
Plan Toys Balancing Tree Game • Amazon Business $19.57 1 $19.57
Lift and Learn Leaf Puzzle - Made in USA • Amazon Business $16.92 1 $16.92
Albert's Tree • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Mini Assorted Size Natural Color Tree Bark Wood Slices Round Log Discs for Arts & Crafts, Home Hanging Decorations, Event Ornaments (5-8cm, 20pcs) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Safari Ltd Trees TOOB • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Edushape Build 'n Play Forest • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book • Amazon Business $12.05 1 $12.05
The Things That I LOVE about TREES • Amazon Business $11.52 1 $11.52
I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All About Trees (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
Mrs. Peanuckle's Tree Alphabet (Mrs. Peanuckle's Alphabet Library) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Tree Is a Plant (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Be a Friend to Trees (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, Stage 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Trees, Leaves & Bark (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $5.46 1 $5.46
Curious George Plants A Tree • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Roylco R2442 Color Diffusing Leaves - 6 inches - Pack of 80 Includes 4 Shapes • Amazon Business $3.60 1 $3.60

Materials cost

$454.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.74

Total project goal

$578.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $578.24

7 Donors

-$541.25

Donations toward project cost

-$465.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.79

match offer

-$30.64

Match offer toward project cost

-$26.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.35

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