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Ms. Brouttier from Bakersfield CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hands-On; Playing for Possibilities

My students need organized RLA and Math stations & kits. Various manipulatives and hands-on materials are needed for independent learning and sensory play/exploring.

  • $1,061 goal

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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

I believe incorporating hands-on activities & manipulative materials into my teaching to enrich direct instruction leads to a positive influence on student participation, engagement, collaboration, & performance. My students will attain all the essential skills needed to succeed in 1st grade!

My Kindergarten students have been put into my class because they are academically challenged and require extended practices and intensive learning strategies.

They are labeled by statistics destined to fail, coming from unstable homes where family life & support is inefficient. School is their safe haven and an exciting place full of new exposures and love.

My Project

Students will be given opportunities to be independent in pair teaching or centers & experimental in their learning. They will have organized resources for counting, constructing patterns and shapes. These resources build on past and present learning skills, extending their knowledge in various ways. Visual aids aligned with beginning sounds offer multiple examples and visual aids for letters and their sounds. The manipulative materials combined with free play and direct modeling, are disguised and learning becomes fun!

For most of my students, my classroom is the only place where they experience positive attention, fun practices, and new exposures to various life lessons.

Play is the highest form of research and gives children a chance to practice what they are learning. When children are having fun, they are more receptive to open their minds, curiosity, and creativity! Children need to be in control of their learning, as I am just their to guide them!

Ms. Brouttier
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ633 - Classic Birch 12-Cubby Storage Unit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00
LM970X - Lakeshore Math Counters Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
LM133 - Clear-View Bins - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $82.50 1 $82.50
LA627 - Teaching Tubs Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL459 - Geoboard Design Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
DA910 - Plastic Pattern Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TH4530 - Pattern Blocks Activity Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$787.46

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$72.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$901.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$159.06

Total project goal

$1,060.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,060.38

6 Donors

-$405.19

Donations toward project cost

-$344.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.78

Matching donations from our partners

-$655.19

Match offers toward project cost

-$556.91

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.28

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$0.00

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