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Mrs. Perkins from Biggs, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Young Minds with the Magic of Storytelling

Help me give my students the Toniebox designed to bring stories and educational content to life in a fun, interactive way. It’s a screen-free system that combines combines the power of storytelling with the convenience of audio technology.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Perkins's classroom raised $515

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My Project

Tonies is a versatile and interactive tool that enhances storytelling, promotes language development, and fosters creativity in the classroom. It engages students with high-quality audio content, helping to improve their listening comprehension. As children listen to stories, songs, or educational content, they can focus on understanding key themes, vocabulary, and characters, which supports literacy and language development. Tonies offers a wide range of stories, songs, and educational content that aligns with many areas of the curriculum. Whether you're teaching literacy, math, science, music or social studies, Tonies can be used to reinforce concepts through fun and engaging audio content.

Mrs. Perkins Biggs Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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More than three‑quarters of 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

22 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tonies for Teachers Audio Player Starter Kit with Pete The Cat, Healthy Habits, Laurie Berkner, National Geographic Dinosaur, and Yeti - Light Blue • Amazon Business $139.99 1 $139.99
AILIHEN Kids Headphones Bulk 5-Pack for K-12 School Classroom, On-Ear Wired Headset with Microphone for Students Children with 93dB Volume Limited, 3.5mm Jack for Chromebooks Tablets Laptop Computer • Amazon Business $39.09 1 $39.09
National Geographic Penguin Audio Play Character for Tonies • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Christmas Tales Audio Play Character • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
National Geographic Kids Whale Audio Toy Figurine for Tonies • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Favorite Children's Songs: Celebration Songs Audio Toy Figurine • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
National Geographic Horse Audio Play Character for Tonies • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Grinch Audio Toy Figurine from How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Tonies Favorite Tales: Rapunzel & Other Fairy Tales Audio Toy Figurine • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Favorite Classics: Pinocchio & Other Classic Stories Audio Toy Figurine • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Favorite Tales: Red Riding Hood & Other Fairy Tales Audio Toy Figurine, narrated by Celebrity Voices • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Tonies Room on The Broom Audio Toy Figurine from Julia Donaldson • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Tonies We're Going on a Bear Hunt Audio Toy Figurine • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Onelinkmore Headphone Splitter - 5-Jack 3.5mm Audio Stereo Adapter for Headsets, Earbuds, Earphones - 1 Male to 4 Female With Stereo Cable • Amazon Business $5.88 1 $5.88

Materials cost

$368.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $33.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$437.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.24

Total project goal

$514.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $514.93

1 Donor

-$514.93

Donations toward project cost

-$437.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.24

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