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Mrs. Allard's STEAM Lab from San Diego, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Picture Perfect Science Read- Alouds for the STEAM Lab

Help me give my students read-aloud picture books for activities in More Picture Perfect Science Lessons.

  • $314 goal

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My Students

My students come from a wide variety of learning situations, from struggling to striving. The school is set within a suburban community near military housing. Even though my school is within a large metropolitan city, it feels like a small community and sheltered, an "island in the hills." Within these hills, we have a variety of ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as several families that have moved here from other countries. Many of our students are also grappling with parents being deployed or on active duty.

Project-based, STEAM exploration is engaging and motivating to all students, and a tool to building growth-mindset, regardless of their academic level.

My students are exuberant and creative, and I am constantly challenged to investigate new opportunities for them to test the waters in STEM/STEAM learning for all grade levels TK-5th grade. We also make a concerted effort to incorporate NGSS standards, and make it relevant to the students' world and interests. The curriculum is student-driven and ever-morphing to meet their needs in a problem-based learning environment.

My Project

I would like to incorporate science lessons based on picture books and the NSTApress teacher book series: "Picture-Perfect Science/STEM Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry." We are requesting picture books directly related to their science content and NGSS, this time for "More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons."

Picture books help to pique student engagement and prepare us to dive into explorations, whether in science or engineering.

They help connect the students to their learning and experiences and provide another layer to their understanding, especially with concepts that are more difficult to recreate in the classroom.

In order to incorporate picture books into my lessons, I need to start gathering a full library of STEM-focused books. This collection will provide a great start toward that goal.

Mrs. Allard's STEAM Lab Vista Grande Elementary School Grades 3-5

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San Diego, CA View local requests

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

430 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Parks of the USA • Amazon Business $21.72 1 $21.72
Imaginative Inventions: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles, and Pie (and More!) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
I See Myself (Vicki Cobb Science Play) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
I Fall Down (Science Play) • Amazon Business $16.26 1 $16.26
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (Golden Kite Honors) • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
Diary of a Worm • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Sunshine on My Shoulders (with Audio CD and Musical Score) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
John Muir: America's Naturalist (Images of Conservationists) • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough (Amazing Science) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder (Images of Conservationists) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Roller Coaster • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
If You Find a Rock • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The Important Book • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Our Tree Named Steve • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
Wiggling Worms at Work (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Be a Friend to Trees (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, Stage 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Hear Your Heart (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pop! A Book About Bubbles (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$213.55

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$266.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.99

Total project goal

$313.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$313.28

2 Donors

-$156.63

Donations toward project cost

-$133.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.49

match offer

-$156.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.50

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$0.00

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