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Mrs. Eckert from Wallingford, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enhancing Fine Motor Skills for Our Youngest Students!

Help me give my students the tools to improve their fine motor skills in the classroom setting with items such as The Coogan Wooden Magnetic Fishing game, Learning Reasources Dive into Shapes and the Apple Tree Picking game.

  • $454 goal

This project expired on June 4, 2025.

This project expired on June 4, 2025.

My Project

Please help my students improve their fine motor skills in the classroom setting. I am an Occupational Therapist working with students in Pre-K 3 to second grade.

I am looking to add some new activities to my treatment sessions to help improve the hand and finger strength of these students.

These foundation skills help with later developing pre-writing and writing skills for classroom success. Children these days are demonstrating weaker fine motor skills due to the increase in screen time. These new activities will help to re-engage them in hands on learning to improve these skills in fun and exciting ways.

Thank you so much!

Mrs. Eckert Cook Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Wallingford, CT View local requests

More than a third 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

Never Before Funded 47 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple Picking Magnetic Tree Toy, Scissor Skills Training With Tongs and Bird Tweezers, Preschool Kindergarten Fine Motor Skills, Color Sorting, Memory Match Game, Best Gift For Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Learning Resources Dive Into Shapes A Sea And Build Geometry Set (LER1773) • Staples $26.03 1 $26.03
Coogam Wooden Magnetic Fishing Game, Fine Motor Skill Toy ABC Alphabet Color Sorting Puzzle, Montessori Letters Cognition Preschool Gift for Years Old Kid Early Learning with 2 Pole • Amazon Business $24.98 1 $24.98
Jumping Jack Game by Goliath — Pull Out a Carrot and Watch Jack Jump by Goliath • Amazon Business $24.60 1 $24.60
Educational Insights Jungle Rescue Fine Motor Game (3086) • Quill.com $20.90 1 $20.90
Learning Resources Sorting Surprise Pirate Treasure - 30 Pieces, Ages 3+ Color, Sorting & Matching Skills Toy, Fine Motor Skills Toys for Toddlers, Preschool Learning Toys • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Educational Insights Pop Pop Bunny Hop Color-Matching Memory Game (2912) • Quill.com $19.42 1 $19.42
Educational Insights Ruby's Gem Quest Soaring Scissor Skills Game (3087) • Quill.com $19.05 1 $19.05
Alago Aqua Coloring Mat,Kids Toys Large Water Painting Mat,Toddlers Doodle Pad with 4 Colors,Gifts for Girls Boys Age 3 4 5+ Years Old,4 Pens,Drawing Molds and Booklet Included • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Montessori Wooden Beads Sequencing Toy Set, Stacking Blocks & Lacing Beads & Matching Shape Stacker for 2 3 4 5 Year Old STEM Preschool Learning Montessori Toys Gifts for Kids Boy Girl Toddler • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge, 402 Pieces, Ages 5+, STEM Toys For Kids, Coding Basics For Kids, STEM Activities For Classroom, Medium • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
Coogam Dinosaur Fine Motor Skills Toy, The Ankylosaurus Toys 13 Pcs, Sorting Stacking Dinosaur Color Recognition Montessori Educational Gift Game for Year Toddler • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
hand2mind Grab That Monster Fine Motor Activity Set, Occupational Therapy Toys, Fine Motor Skills Toys for Toddlers 3-4, Pincer Grasp Toys, Play Therapy Games for Kids, Preschool Learning Activities • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Melissa & Doug Junior Suspend Family Game (31 pcs) • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Goliath Trash Stash Game - Fill Trashcan, Watch It Dump Into Garbage Truck Or Truck Chucks It Up - No Reading Required, Ages 4 and Up, 2-4 Players , Green • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Brainometry - 34 Pieces, Ages 5+ STEM Toys for Kids, Brain Teaser Toys and Games, Kindergarten Games,Back to School • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
CrazySun 32 PCS Tower Stacking Game - Stack Attack Game for Adults & Kids, Balance Building Blocks, 2 Players Board Game for Family, Party, Friends • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Hasbro Gaming Bop It! Micro Series Electronic Game for 1 or More Players, Classic Bop It! Gameplay in a Compact Size, Fun Party Game for Kids Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
Learning Resources Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog • Blick Art Materials $9.44 1 $9.44
Coogam Wooden Blocks Puzzle Brain Teasers Toy Tangram Jigsaw Intelligence Colorful 3D Russian Blocks Game STEM Montessori Educational Gift for Kids (40 Pcs) • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98

Materials cost

$340.78

Vendor shipping charges

$9.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.09

Total project goal

$453.93

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