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Mrs. McComas from Muncie, IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Outside Exploration

Help me give my students materials needed to explore the outside world around them.

  • $473 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My children are an amazing group of preschoolers who love to investigate and explore the world around them. They are also very eager to learn and very hands-on in their approaches to learning. We have both small and individual activities available each day and are play based.

Many of the children in my classroom come from low income families who's families are more focused on how to meet their day-to-day needs then those of investigation and exploration with their children.

My Project

The children in our classroom would greatly benefit from these additions to our outdoor learning environment. Outdoor exploration is very important for children. It creates opportunities for critical thinking, increases science literacy and helps build the next generation of innovators.

Many children in our classroom have very limited opportunities to explore the world around them.

They also have limited resources to use to explore.

Giving children the opportunity to feed their curiosity is important for their development and well being. These materials will allow hands on exploration in a fun and interactive way.

Mrs. McComas
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 20 students.

    11 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scoops & Sifter Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $49.46 3 $148.38
Sand Sifter Set - with Pan Sieve and Four Cans • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.26 2 $66.52
Aluminum Scoops - Set of 3 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $15.26 3 $45.78
RE111 DinoDig Excavation Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Farmyard Footprintstm - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.96 1 $26.96
Woodland Footprintstm - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.96 1 $26.96
Uppercase Sand Molds • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.66 1 $11.66
Number Sand Molds • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.86 1 $9.86

Materials cost

$366.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$401.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.87

Total project goal

$472.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$472.47

8 Donors

-$362.47

Donations toward project cost

-$308.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.37

match offer

-$110.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$93.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

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$0.00

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