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Ms. Reese from Washington DC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Build Onto What They Already Know

Help me give my students tools for building different items in our centers.

  • $643 goal

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My Students

We are a Title I school in Washington, D.C. We don't get much funding for the students, and it can sometimes affect our students' learning.

My students are super excited to learn new things and be exposed to new experiences.

I truly love how my students are developing cognitively in the classroom with what little materials we have to work with. They are always eager to learn and grateful for what they are presented while learning.

My students are striving to be Kindergarten ready next year, which I love because each and every day they show me that they can obtain whatever lessons, problems, ​and activities I throw at them.

My Project

As we enter into the "Buildings Study", I would love to give my students the full hands-on experience of using real tools to construct projects while in centers. My students love to draw blueprints of what they want to build first and then they use blocks to build what they drew. By having items like the Kid-Sized Real-Working Tools, Build-It-Yourself Woodworking Kit and Clay as a class we will all be able to participate in and experience hands-on activities that are student lead. These materials will also create an engineering space where students are likely to work together to create and engage in building different things.

Ms. Reese
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
33264-1043 - Activa Air Dry Clay - 3.3 lb, White • Blick Art Materials $14.15 17 $240.55
HH866 - Build-It-Yourself Woodworking Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 6 $239.94

Materials cost

$480.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$546.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.45

Total project goal

$642.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $642.98

2 Donors

-$371.49

Donations toward project cost

-$315.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.72

match offer

-$271.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$230.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.72

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 $0.00

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