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Ms. Connolly from Shady Side MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cool Creations and Conversations

My students need building sets and manipulatives to enhance their structured play time.

  • $236 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a school with amazing students and supportive families. Everyone is willing to work together and do their part to ensure academic success.

Students come to school each day ready and excited to learn.

They learn (and have fun!) by exploring, reading, and writing. They are high energy and bring a great deal of excitement to the classroom. We love to stay active and use movement and games to learn. Our school is a great place to grow and learn together.

My Project

My county has placed an emphasis on student discourse and structured play. During this time, students work in collaborative groups to play new games and build new creations. Students develop important social skills such as collaboration, compromise, and cooperation. Most of all, it is fun!

These fun manipulatives and building sets will allow students to work together in an open-ended and creative setting.

Will they build a rocket ship? A pirate ship? A house? It's up to the group! We love to think outside the box. The possibilities are endless. We need Magna tile, Marble Runs and the building sets to keep our structured play bins fresh and exciting.

Ms. Connolly
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DG546 - Magna-TilesĀ® - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $52.99 1 $52.99
LL548 - Translucent Imagination Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
HH359 - Following Directions Building Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP239 - Super-Fun Marble Run - Master Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
SW769 - Slot-Together Snowflakes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$157.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$199.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.26

Total project goal

$235.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$235.06

3 Donors

-$235.06

Donations toward project cost

-$199.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.26

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$0.00

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