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Ms. Ouellette from Springfield, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Busy Hands Supporting a Busy Brain!

Help me give my students a variety of hands on activities to kept their hands busy. These manipulatives will also help support their fine motor development, which is crucial to a young child’s learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ouellette's classroom raised $402

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My classroom supports 25 students ranging from 3-5 years old. The class is made up of students with and without disabilities and of all races and backgrounds. All of my students come from low income families, from the City of Springfield. Preschool is a child's first school experience, and my goal is to make it exciting and engaging for each and every student.

Busy hands create busy brains!

I am looking to create interactive morning activities and independent small group learning activities for my students.. A variety of manipulatives will provide my students with engaging and age appropriate opportunities for independent learning.

My Project

The selected materials for this project will help support my student's fine motor skills, as well as their ability to begin learning independently and cooperatively during small group times.

Well developed fine motor skills support a child's independence with self-help skills, as well as their early and future writing abilities.

Children will practice squeezing, pinching, and snapping materials funded by this project.

The materials for this project will also help support my student's academic skills. They will be learning about shapes, colors, letters, and numbers through the manipulation of these fine motor tasks. Children love to learn with hands-on activities!

Ms. Ouellette Early Childhood Education Center 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.

Springfield, MA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EG813 - Mega Magnets Construction Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
CS439 - Crazy Shapes Magnetic Building Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LL108 - Tweezer Tongs Color Sorting Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
JJ779 - Button Sorting Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
HH166 - Fill It Up! Fine Motor Jars • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT818 - Getting Ready to Write Gumball Grab • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LL426 - Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
AC226 - Number-Bots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$306.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$341.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.27

Total project goal

$401.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $401.78

7 Donors

-$275.00

Donations toward project cost

-$248.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

match offer

-$109.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$92.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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