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Ms. Mills from Forest Park, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Fine and Gross Motor Skills in the Classroom

Help me give my students flexible seating to build core strength and building materials to increase hands-on exploration.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mills's classroom raised $382

This project is fully funded

My Project

Learning takes many forms in my classroom. It is interactive with real world applications. Students not only work on building their knowledge in the academic areas of math, reading, language arts, science and social studies, but we work on developing their fine and gross motor skills. Strengthen our bodies helps to increase student learning and development.

The flexible seating will help students to develop their core strength which impacts their writing as well as helps with focus.

Currently we have the traditional desk chairs so it is important to have additional seating options.

Students also benefit from hands-on learning opportunities and building with the magna tiles and sticks help to increase their understanding of concepts in math and science. It also sparks tremendous creativity.

Ms. Mills Field - Stevenson 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.

Forest Park, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

6 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DG547 - Magna-Tiles<sup>&reg;</sup> - Master Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.99 1 $129.99
LC529BU - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
Hapinest Turtle Steps Balance Stepping Stones Obstacle Course Coordination Game for Kids and Family - Indoor or Outdoor Sensory Play Equipment Toys Toddler Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8 Years and Up • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
DB251 - Playstix<sup>&reg;</sup> • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$289.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.23

Total project goal

$381.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$381.52

2 Donors

-$346.04

Donations toward project cost

-$324.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.48

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$0.00

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