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Ms. Anderson from Zion, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing the Imagination

Help me give my students new, engaging materials for imaginative and creative play!

  • $302 goal

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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' favorite time of the day is Discovery Learning, where they get to choose open-ended toys to play with. During Discovery Learning, students engage in creative and cooperative play with one another. The toys we currently have, though, are starting to lose their appeal as we have played with the same items all year--and many are starting to lose pieces or break from overuse.

The items in this project will boost my class' imaginative and creative play, allowing them to create their own stories and scenarios using the materials.

They will create towns with the train set, families with the treehouse, and many different structures with the blocks. Not only will these toys showcase their creativity, but they will also work on the students' storytelling, problem solving, and communication skills as they work together to create different scenes.

Ms. Anderson
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
VR146 - 100-Piece Wooden Train Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
HH238 - Treehouse Imagination Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
BC302 - Tabletop Hardwood Blocks - Master Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
AA205 - Lakeshore Block Play People - African American Family • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
SVT6022 - Magna-Tiles<sup>&reg;</sup> Cars Expansion Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$222.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$256.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.23

Total project goal

$301.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $301.52

3 Donors

-$147.23

Donations toward project cost

-$131.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.08

match offer

-$147.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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 $0.00

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