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Mr. Linley from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Books For First Graders

My students need 28 books to gain a lasting foundation in a broad range of scientific concepts.

  • $437 goal

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I am a first grade teacher in California. Approximately 60 percent of the students at our school are African American, about 30 percent are Latino, and the remaining 10 percent are a mix of Pakistani, Ethiopian, Anglo American and others. I always have many talented children in my classes, and I am always looking to expand the educational program I deliver.

We are very fortunate at our school to have a small garden that students can visit and care for. I would like to be able to further student learning by adding to the science literature I use in my classroom. The books will be used to introduce and teach concepts of science that students can explore in the real world of the school garden. A book about ladybugs comes alive when students observe ladybugs snacking on aphids; composting becomes a lot less disgusting when one learns how it occurs.

Children learn by doing. Plain and simple. Project-centered learning, where students learn academic material through hands-on learning experiences, is in most experts' opinion the best, most effective, and most meaningful way to educate our young. And it's fun! Some of the books in this selection have received awards; several have received the Giverny Book Award for picture books on science. All are excellent titles that will expand our science curriculum.

The inclusion of these high-quality science literature titles to the science curriculum in my classroom will have a lasting impact on student learning. Kids can learn if provided with the materials! Please help!

Mr. Linley Crescent Heights SJ Magnet School Grades PreK-2

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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 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Earth Susanna van Rose, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
How Mountains Are Made Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, James Graham Hale (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Look How It Changes! June Young, Andrew Fraknoi, Cecilia Minden-Cupp • Barnes and Noble $3.96 1 $3.96
Enjoy Your Cells Rolph, Mic Rolph • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Big Yellow Sunflower Frances Barry, Frances Barry (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Handful of Dirt Raymond Bial, Raymond Bial (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
Monarch Butterfly of Aster Way Elizabeth Ring, Katie Lee (Illustrator), Narrated by Alexi Komisar • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Ladybug at Orchard Avenue Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Thomas Buchs (Illustrator), Narrated by Alexi Komisar • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane [With Cassette] Laura Gates Galvin, Kristin Kest (Illustrator), Narrated by Alexi Komisar • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Black Widows Jason Cooper, Rourke Publishing Staff (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Earwigs Colleen Sexton • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden George Levenson, Shmuel Thaler (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Close Up: Microscopic Photographs of Everyday Stuff Frank B. Edwards • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder Thomas Locker, Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
A Year at a Construction Site Nicholas Harris • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
A Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Pop!: A Book about Bubbles Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Margaret Miller (Illustrator), Margaret Miller (Photographer) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei Peter Sis, Peter Sis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Gene Barretta, Gene Barretta (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.36 1 $14.36
One Bean Anne Rockwell, Walker & Company, Megan Halsey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Underground David Macaulay, David Macaulay (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.96 1 $7.96
Corn Gail Gibbons (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
I Fall Down Vicki Cobb, Julia Gorton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art Thomas Locker, Candace Christiansen, Thomas Locker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Forest Bright, Forest Night Jennifer Ward, Jamichael Henterly (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
A Log's Life Wendy Pfeffer, Stephanie Lurie (Editor), Robin Brickman (Illustrator), Robin Brockman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
The Prince of Butterflies Bruce Coville, John Clapp (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.30 1 $15.30
Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life Penny Chisholm, Molly Garrett Bang (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59

Materials cost

$293.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.40

Sales tax

 $21.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$358.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.61

Total project goal

$436.70

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $436.70

3 Donors

-$218.35

Donations toward project cost

-$179.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.29

match offer

-$218.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$179.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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