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Better Building

My students need the following hardwood blocks: 2 floor board blocks, 1 large arch, 1 x switch block, 1 y switch and gothic door block, 2 unit arch and half circle blocks, 2 half arch and small buttress blocks, 2 roof board blocks, 2 ramps, 2 large columns, 2 small columns, 2 pillars, 2 small triangle blocks, 1 set of block play community signs, 1 set of block play stores, 1 community vehicles set, and 1 block storage cabinet.

  • $560 goal

This project expired on December 24, 2008.

This project expired on December 24, 2008.

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Mrs. Davis Tryon Elementary School
Tryon, NC Grades PreK-2

I teach kindergarten in a primary school with a number of under-privileged children. The school I teach in is a public school.

One area that many of my students enjoy working in is our block area. When children are working in the area of blocks, they can create, construct, and represent experiences from their life. However, we only have the basics when it comes to these materials. I would like to increase the imagination and creativity of my students by having some other block materials available for them. Many of my students have not had access to block play in the past. Having more materials for them will benefit my students during the coming year and for years to come. Block play helps children in each are of development. It will increase their imagination, as well as teach them the importance of taking turns, sharing and taking care of school materials. It could also spark the interest of a future engineer or architect. Block play also helps children with their language development. They can learn new words for things they are building or for describing their projects. They can also increase their writing skills by making signs for buildings that they construct.

To give my students better opportunities when playing in our block area, I would need blocks in other shapes and sizes than what I already have. I would also need blocks to represent vehicles, buildings, and signs. I would also need a block shelf to keep my materials on.

Your help in this project will make it possible for my students to have some of the extra supplies in class that are not already available to them. It will also help the children have more valuable learning experiences in our classroom. They will be able to learn math concepts, such as the number of blocks it takes to fill a certain space, which blocks weigh the most, or the name of the shapes of the blocks. It will help the children in other areas, too, such as social studies (places people can go and how they live), science (building animals homes or habitats), the arts (children can build with blocks to make a setting for dramatic play), and literacy (labeling the different objects that have been made in blocks or reading signs that have already been made. Your help with this project will help my students in all of these areas and will help them have experiences that I can not financially provide on my own.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted
Mrs. Davis Tryon Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Tryon, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
B76 - Floor Board Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $4.40 2 $8.80
B75 - Large Arch Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $9.90 1 $9.90
B72 - X Switch Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $19.90 1 $19.90
B68 - Y Switch & Gothic Door Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $19.90 1 $19.90
B66 - Unit Arch & Half Circle Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $5.25 2 $10.50
B65 - Half Arch & Small Buttress Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $4.95 2 $9.90
B63 - Roof Board Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $3.50 2 $7.00
B62 - Ramp Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $2.95 2 $5.90
B61 - Large Column Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $5.40 2 $10.80
B60 - Small Column Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $1.55 2 $3.10
B59 - Pillar Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $1.75 2 $3.50
B54 - Small Triangle Hardwood Block • Lakeshore Learning $1.75 2 $3.50
RR277 - Block Play Community Signs • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
JJ973 - Block Play Stores • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
LM826 - Hardwood Community Vehicles Set • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
LA201 - Classic Birch Starter Block Set Storage Cabinet • Lakeshore Learning $179.00 1 $179.00

Materials cost

$376.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.66

Sales tax

 $18.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$459.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.76

Total project goal

$559.76

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