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Mrs. Skrzydlinski from Hope Mills, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Skrzydlinski's classroom raised $266

Lighting Up Learning: Hands-On Discovery With Light Panels

Help me give my students interactive tools that make learning visible, engaging, and fun. These materials will be used daily in small groups, centers, and guided instruction, reaching every student in our classroom.

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Mrs. Skrzydlinski Gallberry Farm Elementary School
Hope Mills, NC Grades PreK-2

My Project

In our classroom, learning shines brightest when students can explore, create, and discover with their own hands. My kindergarten students are naturally curious, and they learn best through play, investigation, and meaningful experiences. I want to bring that curiosity to life by introducing a light panel center with colorful translucent manipulatives.

Light panels transform everyday learning into something magical.

With this project, students will use translucent letters, numbers, shapes, and building materials to explore early literacy, math, and science concepts in a whole new way. Imagine students forming glowing letters to practice their names, sorting vibrant shapes by color and size, or discovering how colors mix right before their eyes.

These materials will support essential skills such as letter recognition and early reading skills, counting, sorting, and patterning, fine motor development, and scientific exploration through light, color, and transparency.

More importantly, this center will encourage collaboration, creativity, and conversation. Students will work together, ask questions, and think like little scientists as they explore how light interacts with different objects.

Many of my students thrive with hands-on, visual learning opportunities. A light panel center will provide an engaging, calming, and inclusive space where all learners can succeed—especially those who benefit from sensory-rich experiences.

With your support, we can turn everyday lessons into glowing moments of discovery. This project will not only enhance academic learning but also inspire joy, wonder, and a lifelong love of exploration.

Thank you for helping us light up our classroom!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

126 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Skrzydlinski Gallberry Farm Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hope Mills, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

126 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tabletop Light Panel • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00

Materials cost

$179.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$225.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.82

Total project goal

$265.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $265.46

1 Donor

-$265.46

Donations toward project cost

-$225.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.82

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