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Mrs. Turnbull from Waukesha, WI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Light to Learning: Enhancing Creativity with a Light Table

Help me give my students imaginative ways to cultivate their creativity, spatial awareness, and proficiency in letters and numbers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Turnbull's classroom raised $517

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.

My Project

My hope is to incorporate a light table into our free play center time, providing children with the opportunity to explore independently while also receiving support from adults. A light table supports our district's play-based learning program and they can play an important role in providing a captivating environment that encourages children to explore and discover. The illuminated surface invites hands-on interaction, sparking curiosity and engagement.

Students will be provided with a multi-sensory experience to build their pre-academic skills along with their social skills as they negotiate sharing the table with their peers.

As a dual-language classroom, students learn to forge friendships across linguistic and cultural differences, and the light table offers them an enjoyable avenue to do just that.

Mrs. Turnbull Hawthorne Elementary School 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.

Waukesha, WI 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

22 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Wooden Preschool Light Table • Kaplan Early Learning Company $355.46 1 $355.46
Constructive Playthings Translucent Pattern Blocks, Light Table Manipulatives, STEM Toys, Sensory Play, Create, Build and Design, Color Exploration, Set of 147 Blocks, Toys for Kids 3 Years and Up • Amazon Business $18.20 1 $18.20
Lakeshore Translucent Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
Lakeshore Translucent Letters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$401.64

Vendor shipping charges

$1.40

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$439.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.48

Total project goal

$516.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$516.54

4 Donors

-$258.27

Donations toward project cost

-$219.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.74

match offer

-$258.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$219.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.74

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$0.00

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