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Ms. DiMarco from Sherman Oaks, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's in Your Backyard?

My students need 36 journals and 7 field guides.

  • $189 goal

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My Students

Even though we are city kids our curiosity for the natural world is very high.

My fourth graders are an amazing group of students.

A hard working, curious, creative, and smart bunch that love to learn. Our school is in a suburban area near Los Angeles. We are a diverse group of wonderful, kind children who see only the uniqueness everyone.

My Project

Every year I assign my students a project to develop their own backyard field guide as part of our language arts unit. With the seven field guide books and 36 blank notebooks I have requested, my students will be able to learn about all the critters they might see in their own backyards.

We are a class of suburban/city kids.

The benefit to my city slicker students will be a chance to learn about the wild animals that are all around us. We will become more aware of our surroundings and learn to protect our fragile environment. With these supplies we will not only look at our environment with new eyes but change how we see the world around us.

Ms. DiMarco Dixie Canyon Community Charter School Grades 3-5

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Sherman Oaks, CA View local requests 36 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Wirebound 1-Subject Notebook, College/Margin Ruled, 7 3/4" x 5", 80 Sheets • Staples Advantage $0.85 36 $30.60
My Backyard Jungle: The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard into Habitat and Learned to Live with It • Amazon Business $28.00 1 $28.00
Do Unto Animals: A Friendly Guide to How Animals Live, and How We Can Make Their Lives Better • Amazon Business $13.38 1 $13.38
The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of North America (Peterson Field Guides) • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Birds (National Geographic Kids Ultimate Explorer Field Guide) • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America: The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic's Bird Experts • Amazon Business $9.17 1 $9.17
Bird Log Kids (Nature Journals) • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Birds, Nests & Eggs (Take Along Guides) • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$117.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.28

Total project goal

$188.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $188.53

3 Donors

-$188.53

Donations toward project cost

-$160.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.28

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