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Ms. Durkin from Danbury, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Little Lego Brings A lot of Heart

Help me give my students Lego projects! Legos are an analogy for students struggling with emotional regulation. Starting as a large number of pieces that are disconnected. With time and focus they can build themselves into something amazing!

  • $843 goal

This project expired on April 15, 2024.

This project expired on April 15, 2024.

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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 Project

By monitoring self-regulation during instructional time, students will earn minutes to challenge their thinking by completing a complex project requiring stamina and focus.

Working in small teams, the Lego Projects will also be an analogy for students to understand when they are all over the place they are like the pieces to the project- scattered.

The projects selected are complex and multi-step. Reading the instruction manual, visually planning, and working together, students will begin to see how these skills are needed when working to build something beautiful, just like them!

Ms. Durkin Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

Never Before Funded 20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO - Super Mario The Mighty Bowser 71411 • Best Buy Education $269.95 1 $269.95
LEGO - Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds Wizarding Building Set 76419 • Best Buy Education $169.99 1 $169.99
LEGO - Harry Potter The Battle of Hogwarts 76415 • Best Buy Education $79.99 2 $159.98
LEGO - Minecraft The Nether Portal Ambush Building Toy 21255 • Best Buy Education $37.99 2 $75.98

Materials cost

$675.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$716.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.36

Total project goal

$842.40

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