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Ms. Carmichael from Washington, DC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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K Observation & Creation!

My students need butterfly starter kits so they can observe and better understand the life cycle of butterflies. They need the marble tower kit and magna-tiles to construct, challenge themselves, and problem solve together.

  • $300 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

40 energetic kindergartners fill two kinder classes at our school! They come from a variety of socioeconomic, racial, and educational backgrounds -- some new to school, some on their third year in our school. Half of our students speak English at home, half speak Spanish at home, and all are learning to be bilingual learners. Over 2/3 of our school is eligible for free or reduced lunch and we are a Title I school based on students' language development needs. Our kindergartners love animals, outdoor exploration, and building!

My Project

Students will long remember the experience of learning about the life cycle of butterflies -- not so much because of the books we read and conversations we have -- but mostly because of the larva we observe and life cycle we witness! Students will compare the life cycles we have studied to those of the live butterflies we help raise in our classroom, caring for the creatures and them releasing them into the wild.

Also, our young engineers are constantly looking for new ways to be challenges and problems to solve.

Marble towers and magnatiles formations will create these opportunities as students work with their peers to find new ways to construct.

Ms. Carmichael
Grades PreK-2
  • Powell Elementary School
  • Washington, DC
    • 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 40 students.

    9 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
Insect Lore Live Butterfly Growing Kit Toy - 5 Caterpillars to Butterflies - SHIP NOW • Amazon Business $24.52 2 $49.04
Marble Genius Marble Run Super Set - 85 Translucent Marbulous Pieces + 15 Glass Marbles • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$209.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$254.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.95

Total project goal

$299.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $299.65

6 Donors

-$274.65

Donations toward project cost

-$233.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.20

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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