You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Smith from Richmond VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Smith is requesting

Building Imagination With Legos

Help me give my students hands-on fun and educational experiences during our virtual learning year with something that is not technology during their off-screen time.

  • $304 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

The students in my school are eager, energetic, and come with a variety of prior knowledge and learning experiences. They live in an urban, small city rich in history and culture. This Title I school is a historic landmark building set in a historic part of the city. The building is more than 100 years old.

All students receive free breakfast and lunch daily, and some families live in subsidized housing.

We have a before school program for working parents to drop off their students and an after school tutoring service for students needing extra academic support. Our dedicated faculty and staff work diligently and tirelessly every day to provide our students with the best, rigorous education to meet the challenges of today's fast-changing world and beyond.

My Project

I am hosting three virtual Literacy Lounge parent/family workshops this year to encourage literacy at home. I am highlighting social emotional learning (SEL) books during the pandemic because many of our families are greatly impacted by Covid-19.

I want to give raffle prizes that are hands-on and not a plug-in or electronic device since the children are on-screen on their Chromebooks all day for their remote learning now during Covid-19.

I like to raffle off door prizes for participating families as an incentive for their participation during evening hours. Giving them Lego sets as raffle prizes will be great prizes for families at my school. Lego sets will a toy the students can enjoy over and over again and will allow them to use their imagination to build anything they wish.

Ms. Smith
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Smith is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creative LEGO® Brick Set • LEGO Education $69.95 3 $209.85

Materials cost

$209.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$258.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.53

Total project goal

$303.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $303.53

2 Donors

-$157.75

Donations toward project cost

-$150.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$126.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.01

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Smith and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Richmond","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[6976084],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"VA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":5315692,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":2,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/building-imagination-with-legos/5315692/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":240,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Smith","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"6976084":{"owner":"Ms. Smith","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5315692],"proposalHash":"-1425874471","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6976084_orig.jpg?crop=544,544,x35,y224&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699240351119","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21532996,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":386,"proposalURL":"project/fresh-new-classroom-library/8153408/","proposalTitle":"Fresh New Classroom Library","proposalId":8153408},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":6976084,"schoolCounty":"Henrico","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.