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Ms. Krater from New York, NY is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Can Talk to the Animals-and Touch Them, Too!

My students need Petland Traveling Pets to visit our school so they can learn about different animals and their care.

  • $484 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Remember the first time you held and pet an animal as a child? That feeling of awe at the reaction from a living thing is what drives my young learners to learn more about them. In addition to turtles and walking sticks, my preschoolers are fascinated with birds, mammals, and other reptiles.

My preschoolers come from a variety of ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

Last year, nothing could top their enthusiasm as trained animal experts brought in a macaw, a tortoise, and other animals to interact with. Their eyes lit up, and the shyest of students became engaged and asked questions of the animal experts. Not only does such a visit teach my students differences and similarities between animals, it instructs them in animal care and fosters compassion for living things.

My Project

This project is to bring Petland Traveling Pets to our school. Having animal experts as a resource with live specimens to refer to builds interest and makes students active learners in hands-on activities. My atudents will build their background knowledge as emergent readers, having a reference point such as, "Macaws are brightly-colored birds with strong beaks." Nothing makes as big an impression on young learners as firsthand experiences, such as touching a chinchilla and describing its fur for the first time.

Studies have shown that the more hands-on experiences young learners have during early childhood, the better their foundation for learning across disciplines.

What better immersion is there than having live animals visit the classroom, with experts to answer their many questions?

Ms. Krater PS 110 Florence Nightingale Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Krater

New York, NY View local requests

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

17 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Visitor Total
Petland Traveling Pets (Petland Traveling Pets will come to our school to provide instruction on animal diversity and their unique care, from grooming to feeding to living conditions. Birds, mammals, and reptiles will be compared.) $375.00

Visitor cost

$375.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.46

Total project goal

$483.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $483.08

7 Donors

-$251.61

Donations toward project cost

-$236.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.24

Matching donations from our partners

-$205.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$174.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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 $0.00

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