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Mrs. Velez from South Gate CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Celebrating Diversity!

Help me give my students block play families to introduce them to different types of cultures.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

My students will benefit from having the block play people of different ethnicities.

Our community is primarily Latino and many of my students have not been able to interact with people from different cultures.

I will introduce my students to different cultures and families through read alouds and lesson activities during whole group instruction. My students will learn about other cultures with their friends by playing together during small groups. The block play people are of different ethnicities in order to help the students see and become more aware of other cultures.

This will allow my students to see that people come in different colors, shapes and sizes. By listening to different multicultural stories my students will gain pride in themselves and increase their understanding of others.

Mrs. Velez
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Block Play People - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00

Materials cost

$159.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.95

Sales tax

 $14.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.74

Total project goal

$251.62

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Total project goal

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 $251.62

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