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Mrs. Day from E Palo Alto CA is requesting Art Supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Candy Land Classroom Transformation

Help me give my students a school week they will always remember: A Candy Land room transformation to increase student engagement and mastery of important standards!

  • $245 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My class is a vibrant group of second graders, ages seven and eight, at a Title I school in East Palo Alto, CA. They are smart, talented, and excited to learn! We consider ourselves a school family and support each other every day to work hard, reach our goals, and learn from our mistakes. My goal is to provide my students with resources and materials that will spark their creativity and create a passion for learning.

My students live less than ten minutes away from some of the largest tech companies in the world and an Ivy League school, yet the high school graduation rate for their zip code is 50%.

I want to set my students up on a pathway to success and college for certain! I am committed to providing them with an equitable quality of education compared to that of what students receive in neighboring affluent school districts.

My Project

I am asking for decorations and props to create a Candy Land room transformation. I plan on transforming my classroom in to a candy wonderland based on the popular children's board game. Students will work through "break out" challenges to unlock the candy castle. They will work through different stations to "unlock" each challenge, and receive a piece to their puzzle.

Students will complete reading comprehension questions, addition and subtraction with regrouping problems, a science experiment, an art project, and vocabulary and phonics games.

Once all the challenges are complete students will get the combination to unlock their groups box and get a sweet reward inside. By providing students with this experience they will be deeply engaged in mastering the content. By having a novel, exciting challenge, students will deeply internalize the content that needs to be mastered in our third school quarter.

Mrs. Day
Grades PreK-2
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will reach 25 students.

3 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PHMOJEN 10x7ft Pink Sweet Candyland Backdrop for Children Theme Birthday Party Banner Lollipops Donut Castle Photography Background LYPH1159 • Amazon Business $33.10 1 $33.10
Rainbow Disposable Table Roll (100 feet long) Party Supplies • Amazon Business $25.18 1 $25.18
Kangaroo's HUGE 24" Inflatable Gummy Bears (6-Pack); Girls Party Favors; Party Decor! Fun Colors • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Padlock, (8 Pack) Small Padlock with Key for The Luggage Lock, Backpack,Gym Locker Lock,Suitcase Lock,Classroom Matching Game and More (Multicolor) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Intex 56" Inflatable Cupcake Mat • Amazon Business $15.61 1 $15.61
HRAINDROP 21 pcs 18" Sweet Candy Balloons, Round Lollipop Balloon Birthday Wedding Party Balloons • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Albert's Color Splash Pops Tubs 30 ct - Rainbow - Tuitti Fruitti Flavor • Amazon Business $9.08 1 $9.08
RUBFAC 66ft 5pcs Colorful Party Paper Garland Circle Dots Hanging Decorations for Birthday Party Wedding Decorations (66ft) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Happy Storm Peppermint Cutouts Gingerbread Cutouts 15PCS Christmas Candy Land Theme Classroom Decorations School Christmas Cutouts Cardboard Winter Bulletin Board Decorations • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
36" INFLATABLE ICE CREAM CONES • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Beistle 20017 Gingerbread House Door Cover, 30" x 5' • Amazon Business $4.77 1 $4.77

Materials cost

$156.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.77

Sales tax

 $14.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$207.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.68

Total project goal

$244.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $244.55

2 Donors

-$113.46

Donations toward project cost

-$111.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.02

match offer

-$113.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$96.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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