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Lessons from World Creation Stories: Planting Our Own Seeds

Help me give my students an engaging activity about the importance of creation stories from around the world and how they themselves can create and care for living things.

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My Project

Sometimes students need help bringing the ideas in ancient literature to life in the present world. As part of our 9th grade ELA curriculum, students analyze creation stories from around the globe. But how do we help students understand why and how the ideas in these stories are still relevant today? Students of all ages learn best by doing, so in this project, students collaborate to become a “creator”by learning how to grow a plant from a seed. Through this process, students will record and reflect on their experiences as caretakers of their plants and will make critical connections between the growing process and common themes and cultural values found in world creation stories such as the importance of community in “growing” and caring for others, making mistakes and persevering, showing appreciation for things both large and small, recovering from disappointment, and handing down knowledge and tradition to others. At the end of the project, students will use their observations and literary analysis to create an infograph to share with the larger school community. Students will use the seeds, pots, soil, fertilizer and watering cans to grow plants indoors, replanting them outside in the spring. This project is especially important for my students, the majority of whom qualify for food assistance and come from incredibly diverse backgrounds. Most do not have equal access to experiences like growing plants or learning to garden. Growing something of their own will increase confidence, collaboration, and make the texts we read more engaging. These experiences will lead to deeper critical thinking and literacy skill development, giving them a better chance at overall academic achievement.

Ms. Brent Alexandria City High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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More than 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

200 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oxford Spiral Notebook 18 Pack, 1 Subject, College Ruled Paper, 8 x 10-1/2 Inches, Assorted Colors, 70 Sheets (65206) • Amazon Business $24.39 10 $243.90
Miracle-Gro Potting Mix, For Container Plants, Flowers, Vegetables, Annuals, Perennials, Shrubs, Feeds for up to 6 Months, 16. qt., 2-Pack • Amazon Business $22.70 3 $68.10
XXXFLOWER 1.5 Gallon Green Watering Can Outdoor Garden Flower Plant, Lightweight 6 L Water Cans with Detachable Nozzle Watering Pot for Office House Garden • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
Bonviee 30 Sets Plant Nursery Pots with Humidity Domes, 4 Inch Clear Nursery Pots (30 Pots + 30 Clear Lids), Seed Starter Pots Small Planter Containers with Drain Holes with 10 Plant Labels- Clear • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes, Includes 48 Spikes - Continuous Feeding for all Flowering and Foliage Houseplants - NPK 6-12-6 • Amazon Business $12.99 3 $38.97
Gardeners Basics, Survival Vegetable Seeds Garden Kit Over 16,000 Seeds Non-GMO and Heirloom, Great for Emergency Bugout Survival Gear 35 Varieties Seeds for Planting Vegetables 35 Plant Markers • Amazon Business $29.75 1 $29.75

Materials cost

$490.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$528.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.18

Total project goal

$621.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $621.18

7 Donors

-$306.18

Donations toward project cost

-$267.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.43

match offer

-$306.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$260.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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