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Ms. Limbo from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating STEM for My Little Buds!

Help me give my students puzzles, building blocks and magnetic tiles, pop beads, whole punchers, marbles, mason jars, and badge holders to create a fun and stimulating first STEM experience for my little learners!!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Limbo's classroom raised $615

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 Project

My school is located in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Los Angeles and many of my students live in public housing. My classroom is the first for a majority of my babies. In order to prepare them for a world where STEM, even at an early age, will ensure that they become successful critical thinkers who can make a better future for themselves and their families, it is important for me to provide them with fun and creative STEM instruction. Puzzles and hole punchers will afford them opportunities to build the necessary fine motor skills needed to work with classroom technology such as laptops and tablets. Building and magnetic blocks for engineering instruction allows for creativity and self-expression when designing structures and nurtures dialogue amongst my young learners. Mason jars and marbles give them opportunities to experience counting, adding, subtracting, patterns, and predicting, in novel and tactile ways that appeals to different learning modalities. Badge holders will be used to house name tags and designated roles for STEM instruction. Lastly, the Teachers Pay Teachers gift card will be used to find developmentally appropriate STEM lessons for my very young scholars!

Although my students may come from very little, they are energetic, bright, and ready to learn all about STEM through these many resources!

Help me make STEM come alive for my babies and give them a future they deserve!

Ms. Limbo Ritter Elementary School 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.

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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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 1 $100.00
Playmags 150-Piece Magnetic Tiles Building Set – 3D Magnet Building Blocks, Creative Imagination, Inspirational, Educational STEM Toys for Kids with 1 Car • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Bostitch Office inLIGHT Reduced Effort One-Hole Punch, One Unit per Package, Assorted Colors, No Color Choice (2401) • Amazon Business $4.89 8 $39.12
Coodoo Upgraded Magnetic Blocks Tough Tiles STEM Toys for 3+ Year Old Boys and Girls Learning by Playing Games for Toddlers Kids, Compatible with Major Brands Building Blocks - Starter Set • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Sotiff 1000 Pieces Cats Eyes Glass Marbles Color Mixing Glass Marbles 0.55 Inch Solid Glass Marbles Round DIY Colorful Marble for Kids Slingshot Home Decoration Chinese Checkers Game (Classic) • Amazon Business $29.79 1 $29.79
184Pcs Flower Garden Building Toys for Girls 3 4 5 6 7 Year Old, Upgrade DIY Building Stacking Toys, STEM Preschool Educational Toddler Toys Brain Development Kindergarten Kids Toy • Amazon Business $26.98 1 $26.98
BABY HOME 400 Pieces Building Blocks Kids STEM Toys, Interlocking Solid Plastic Educational Toys Sets for Preschool Kids Boys and Girls Aged 3+, Safe Material Creativity Kids Toys • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
FUNZBO 520+ Snap Pop Beads - Beads for Jewelry Making Kit, Arts and Crafts Supplies, Toys for Girls, Kids Crafts, 4 Year Old Girl Birthday Gifts, Crafts for Kids Ages 4-8, Crafts for Girls Ages 6-8 • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Zarniiosoi Magnetic Color and Number Maze,Montessori Toy,Toddler Fine Motor Skills Toys,Wooden Magnet Counting Puzzle Board,Learning & Educational Toys for Preschoolers Boys Girls 3 4 5 Years Old • Amazon Business $18.89 1 $18.89
Mata1-USA Plastic Extra-Thick Horizontal Card Protector (Clear, 4x3 Inch, 100 Pack), Large Size No Zipper ID Name Badge Holder • Amazon Business $17.68 1 $17.68
novelinks 16 Ounce Clear Plastic Jars with Black Lids - Refillable Round Clear Containers Clear Jars Storage Containers for Kitchen & Household Storage - BPA Free (10 Pack) • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
zhiwuzhu Magnetic Color and Number Maze - Montessori Toys for 3+ Year Old,Learning Educational Fine Motor Travel Toys for Toddlers Preschoolers Boys Girls,Magnetic Puzzle Toys for Toddler Kids • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
BenBen Jigsaw Puzzles, Puzzles for Kids Ages 3-5, 6 Pack 24 Piece Wooden Toddler Puzzle for Boys Girls, Preschool Learning Educational Toys • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Puzzles for Toddlers 3-5,24 Pieces Wooden Puzzles for Kids Ages 3-5 4-6 4-8 3 4 5 6 3-4 Year Olds.6 Pack Puzzle Set Children Jigsaw Puzzles for Boys and Girls Educational Learning Toys. • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
WOODMAM Magnetic Color and Number Maze, Wooden Magnet Maze Montessori Toys for 3+ Years Old, Learning & Education Toys for Preschoolers, Fine Motor Skills Toys for Boys Girls 3 4 5 Years Old • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$445.25

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$522.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.24

Total project goal

$614.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$614.91

8 Donors

-$307.46

Donations toward project cost

-$261.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.12

match offer

-$307.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$261.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.12

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$0.00

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