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Mrs. LaFortune from Holyoke MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Educational Resources at It's Best!

Help me give my students the ability to build and enhance their learning through hands on and fun activities that will help to shape their little minds. Supplies like therapy play sand and the emotions LEGO bricks are educational.

  • $731 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My school is considered to be in a low-income school district that is now in receivership. For many, it is not a preferred school district to work in, but I feel privileged to work with these amazing students.

My students love to come to school.

For many, it is a place where they receive stability, love and can feel safe. My students amaze me every day, I love teaching special education preschool. I teach an A.M. and P.M. class of mixed special education and peer model students. Therefore, I service 30 students a day. Any help with this project would be much appreciated.

My Project

The project that I have built will enhance my students learning in a fun and hands on way. It will serve 30 students. All of the materials listed in this project are materials I myself would purchase with my own money, buying materials like these for 30 students can get costly. My students and I would be extremely appreciative of any and all help you are willing to give.

These supplies will expand my student’s ability to further their learning and creativity through writing, art and learning more about thematic units that I teach.

I am asking for material like googly eyes, Velcro, tape, and glue sticks. I am also asking for a white board for my ABC center and play sand for my discovery table. These supplies will help my students work on several different area's such as pre-academics, social emotional and occupational therapy goals. Along with fun art activities for preschool students to create and proudly display and bring home to show their parents. My students love making crafts and beam with pride when they are hung in the hallway and when they get to bring them home to their families

Mrs. LaFortune
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Build Me Emotions • LEGO Education $74.95 2 $149.90
EE524 - Lakeshore Tabletop Drying Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
TT586 - Neon Classroom Carry-All Supply Caddy • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
KIT THERAPY PLAY SAND 50 LBS WHITE • School Specialty $28.39 2 $56.78
Magnetic Dry Erase Board Set 24" x 36" • Kaplan Early Learning Company $53.96 1 $53.96
Personalized Dietary Trays - Green - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
Personalized Dietary Trays - Red - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
Personalized Dietary Trays - Blue - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
GLUE STICK ELMERS .24 OZ PURPLE PK OF 60 • School Specialty $24.54 1 $24.54
BOTTLE EMPTY SQUEEZE 4 OZ • School Specialty $1.41 15 $21.15
TB113 - Self-Adhesive Hook & Loop Tape • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 2 $9.98
LE466 - Liquid Watercolor Misters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
Dry Erase Markers with Erasers • Kaplan Early Learning Company $3.56 2 $7.12
TAPE MAVALUS REMOVABLE POSTER 1 X 324 IN WHITE • School Specialty $4.75 1 $4.75
WIGGLE EYES ROUND 15MM BLACK SET OF 100 • School Specialty $2.26 1 $2.26
WIGGLE EYES ROUND 10MM BLACK SET OF 100 • School Specialty $1.41 1 $1.41

Materials cost

$556.88

Vendor shipping charges

$26.09

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$621.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.64

Total project goal

$730.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$730.96

4 Donors

-$597.14

Donations toward project cost

-$515.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.07

Matching donations from our partners

-$125.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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