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Mrs. Cruz-Donelson from Bladensburg MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Brain Power

Help me give my students pogo jumpers, recess balls, hopscotch mat, and letter recognition mats.

  • $571 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

This is my first year teaching in a public school. I am excited to work with my students virtually, and provide them with materials to have an equitable, first year education experience.

Enthusiasm is contagious, I will use my knowledge and love, to foster a love of learning for my students!

"Alone we are smart. Together we are brilliant." ~Steven Anderson

My Project

This project will help my students work their brains physically and mentally. The pogo jumpers will challenge my students to use their hand and eye coordination to balance and jump up and down. The hopscotch mat will be used to challenge my students to hop with one or two feet to various numbers as we play games. The balls will help my students motor skills and fine toon their hand and eye coordination. I will use the letter recognition mats in centers; the students use fun foam letters and activity mats to explore the upper- and lowercase alphabet at their own pace!

What we learn with pleasure, we never forget; Alfred Mercier.

Thank you for taking the time to read my project and helping me to provide my students with materials for success.

Mrs. Cruz-Donelson
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT824 Letter Recognition Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 6 $209.94
GM887 Hop Squeak Pogo Jumper • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 6 $95.94
GB201 Lakeshore Playground Balls Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
VR206 HeavyDuty Hopscotch Puzzle Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99

Materials cost

$422.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$484.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.51

Total project goal

$570.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $570.08

1 Donor

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $570.08

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