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Mrs. Leffler from Billings, MT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Metamorphosis of a Reader: Early Literacy &The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Help me give my students "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" early literacy materials to use in their mentorship of elementary students at their area school.

  • 6 donors
  • $172 goal

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My Project

Students have been researching the needs of our local community in an effort to design and implement a community impact project to be carried out during the 2nd semester of 6th grade. Through this study, they have identified 2 areas of significant need: early literacy and food insecurity.

My 6th grade gifted and talented class desires to mentor students at their area elementary school in order to have a positive influence on their early literacy growth and development.

Since they have been studying the needs of their community, students have been working on their leadership and creativity skills as it pertains to solving a real-world problem.

My student's are so excited to use the story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to give early elementary students a boost in learning how to read and count in order to improve their motivation to learn to read.

These materials will allow them to share the story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" in a fun way. Then they will enjoy hatching butterflies together to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Finally, using the board games will enable them to teach elementary students about basic math, counting, addition, and subtraction in an interactive way. These materials will help make literacy fun!

Mrs. Leffler Lewis & Clark Middle School Grades 6-8

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Billings, MT View local requests 150 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
University Games Feed the Caterpillar Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 2 $39.52
Insect Lore Butterfly Garden Kit, Painted Lady Butterfly Kit with Voucher for Live Caterpillars, Butterfly Habitat, STEM Journal & More • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Ready to Grow Garden Kit • Blick Art Materials $14.16 1 $14.16
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $6.79 2 $13.58
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Board Book • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40

Materials cost

$104.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$146.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.79

Total project goal

$171.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $171.96

3 Donors

-$103.00

Donations toward project cost

-$91.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.70

Matching donations from our partners

-$64.56

Match offers toward project cost

-$54.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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