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Mrs. Greenfield from Bentonville, AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching STEM through Picture Books

Help me give my students picture books that help them understand big concepts like data and observations.

  • 3 donors
  • $721 still needed

expires Nov 17

  • 3 donors
  • $721 still needed
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My Project

Imagine your favorite picture books as a child. Remember how they stuck with you with their vivid pictures and rhyming words? You may have even purchased them later for your own children or gave them as gifts to other children in your life. The format of picture books has many advantages when it comes to engaging students in a STEM lesson. Both fiction and non-fiction books stimulate children on both emotional and intellectual levels. Children connect with the imaginative images, interesting storylines, and unique information.

This is the kind of emotional connection I want to give to my science students when I introduce key concepts such as observations, inferences, data, and exemplary evidence.

The class set of these two books will do just that. Over 40% of my students are on free and reduced lunch. Many of the students I teach are non-English speaking and I am also a special education inclusive classroom. These types of books provide the type of visual and emotional learning that so many of my students desperately need. Many of my students did not have access to picture books growing up and these books could open up a whole new world to them.

My 5th grade Science class is the first science class many of my students will take. I want them to see that science is accessible to the them. I want them to be excited about becoming scientists themselves and I feel like these books help accomplish that goal.

Mrs. Greenfield
Grades 3-5
  • Ruth Barker Middle School
  • Bentonville, AR
    • 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

    This project will reach 80 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writings • Amazon Business $31.66 15 $474.90
Exemplary Evidence: Scientists and Their Data • Amazon Business $14.95 15 $224.25

Materials cost

$699.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $57.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$797.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.70

Total project goal

$938.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $938.02

3 Donors

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$185.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $720.38

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