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Ms. Misty from Joplin, MO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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And Then There Was Light!

Help me give my students a light table to help make regular activities more fun!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Misty's classroom raised $711

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are very inquisitive and ready to learn! Having a light table along with the manipulatives will not only be a sensory experience in itself, but it will also allow them to work on: oral language, problem solving, cooperation and shared space and materials. All of these skills are crucial for a successful education.

For younger children, light tables provide the perfect fun learning opportunity for creative tasks, fine motor development, hand-eye coordination, and pre-writing skills.

They are also a calming influence in the classroom and will spark the children’s interest to explore color mixing, shape and pattern.

Ms. Misty Joplin Early Childhood Center Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Joplin, MO View local requests

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

40 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wooden Preschool Light Table • Kaplan Early Learning Company $355.46 1 $355.46
LC590X - Light Table Manipulative Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
LC695X - Light Table Math Trays - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
Click Builders Prism Jr. - 72 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.46 1 $31.46
Interlox Leaves - 96 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46

Materials cost

$565.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$603.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.56

Total project goal

$710.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$710.41

7 Donors

-$371.38

Donations toward project cost

-$330.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.71

match offer

-$321.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$273.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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$0.00

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