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Ms. Seider from Houston, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math & Science Wizards Gearing Up For Learning!

My students need math and science materials to help start the year. These include basic items like pencils, scissors and glue sticks as well as hands-on center materials.

  • $1,002 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

"Wisdom begins in wonder. " ~ Socrates I want to inspire my students to wonder about the world, to ask questions, to seek answers to questions, and to use the appropriate tools and methods to solve them. I strive to make my classroom filled with interactive, inquiry-based, hands-on learning.

I teach two classes of 2nd grade Bilingual students in Math and Science.

My school is Title I, meaning the majority of our students are economically disadvantaged. Many of my students have a hard time being able to afford basic school supplies, however, they always come into my classroom with a hard-working attitude and are happy to be doing math or science. I love getting to watch them participate in hands-on activities and seeing their excitement, knowing that they do not get opportunities to participate in this kind of learning anywhere but here in my class.

My Project

The resources I am requesting are to help create more hands-on learning stations, as well as supplement their inquiry-based instruction with content related literature. I think the connection between reading, writing, science and math is essential to well-rounded instruction. The books I am requesting are to be used a supplement to the units we will cover in class in both math and science. They will be used during designated reading times and for research projects. Materials such as safety goggles, science sort, and the weather instruments kit are to be used to create hands-on learning centers and labs. Additionally, I am requesting basic school supplies like pencils, pens, scissors, glue sticks, red pens, etc. to help our classroom function on a day-to-day basis as we typically run very low on these supplies.

The donations made to projects in our classroom help tremendously- more than you could even imagine.

Creating a classroom filled with hands-on learning is not easy and it means the world to me to be able to provide this kind of learning environment to my students. Another great thing I have noticed is that my kids begin to learn about the word "donor" and they, in turn, talk about wanting to be donors someday too. I can't imagine a better way to teach about giving and service to others.

Ms. Seider Owens 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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Houston, TX 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

45 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elementary Safety Goggles - Set of 5 • Nasco $9.70 5 $48.50
Elmer's School Glue Sticks 7g., 30/Pack • Quill.com $13.49 3 $40.47
SciQuest® Weather Instrument Mini Kit • Nasco $37.25 1 $37.25
GG867 - Matter Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.50 1 $34.50
GG865 - Plants Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.50 1 $32.50
SCIENCE SORT • Frey Scientific $16.19 2 $32.38
Paper Mate Flair Point Guard Pens Red • Quill.com $16.19 2 $32.38
PP435 - Time Playing Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP433 - Place Value Playing Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP432 - Addition & Subtraction Playing Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG866 - Animals Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.50 1 $29.50
GG864 - Force & Motion Book Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.50 1 $27.50
DD646 - Real Bugs Discovery Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Carson Dellosa Key Education Favorite Animals Learning Cards (845011) • Amazon $11.99 2 $23.98
Whose Skin Is This?: A Look at Animal Skin - Scaly, Furry, and Prickly (Whose Is It?) • Amazon $23.39 1 $23.39
GG975 - Self-Inking Teacher Stamps - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Westcott Teacher 12-Pack of 5" Blunt Scissors • Quill.com $19.79 1 $19.79
Dixon Ticonderoga Pre-sharpened No. 2 Pencil • Quill.com $3.59 5 $17.95
THERMOMETER DEMO CELSIUS FLEXIBLE • Frey Scientific $13.46 1 $13.46
FF899 - Place Value Equivalency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon $12.66 1 $12.66
From Seed to Plant (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.95 2 $9.90
You Can Use a Balance (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.45 2 $8.90
What Is Gravity? (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.04 2 $8.08
Pass the Energy, Please! • Amazon $8.05 1 $8.05
JJ388 - Write & Wipe Student Number Lines - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
How do Animals Adapt? (The Science of Living Things) • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
What Do Roots Do? • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
What is an Amphibian? (The Science of Living Things) • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
Rainforest Food Chains • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
What Is a Bird? (Science of Living Things) • Amazon $7.15 1 $7.15
Leaves (Plant Parts) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Flowers (Plant Parts) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Seeds (Plant Parts) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Roots (Plant Parts) • Amazon $6.25 1 $6.25
Living and Nonliving (Nature Basics) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
What Is a Reptile? (Science of Living Things) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
What Is a Mammal? (Science of Living Things) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
What Is a Fish? (Science of Living Things) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
What Is a Fish? (The Animal Kingdom) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
What Is an Insect? (The Animal Kingdom) • Amazon $5.35 1 $5.35
Scholastic True or False: Reptiles • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Scholastic True or False: Amphibians • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
Scholastic True or False: Storms • Amazon $4.08 1 $4.08
COUNTING CHIPS TRANSPARENT 6 COLOR SET OF 250 • Frey Scientific $4.07 1 $4.07
What Is Matter? (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.04 1 $4.04
What Is Friction? (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.04 1 $4.04
Scientists Ask Questions (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.04 1 $4.04
Solids, Liquids, And Gases (Rookie Read-About Science) • Amazon $4.04 1 $4.04
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Whales • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Amazing Animal Journeys • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Lizards • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Snakes! • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Elephants • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Spiders • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Bats • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Cats vs. Dogs • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Weather • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Monkeys • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Tigers • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Readers: Pandas • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59
Plant Stems & Roots (Look Once, Look Again Science Series) • Amazon $3.14 1 $3.14
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly • Amazon $2.25 1 $2.25

Materials cost

$794.45

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.57

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$850.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$150.17

Total project goal

$1,001.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,001.11

2 Donors

-$808.00

Donations toward project cost

-$806.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.20

match offer

-$51.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$44.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$141.18

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