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Mrs. Cruz from Chicago IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Exploring the Dinosaurs

Help me give my students dinosaurs to enhance their learning and creativity in preschool.

  • $191 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Students

My students are not provided with the support and resources they need and deserve. They are very eager, energetic, fun preschoolers who want nothing more than to succeed in the classroom and build the foundation they need to be successful in the school years to come.

I teach in a very low-income community.

Many of my students are from Spanish-speaking homes with limited English. I want to give my students every opportunity in my classroom, so they can enjoy all preschool has to offer.

My Project

Creative play in preschool will be enhanced as my students use the dinosaurs and their imagination.

Our imaginative play area will allow for the children to interact with the dinosaurs, as well as the other animals in the center.

The collection of dinosaurs can be used for creative play, sorting, or building of habitats. My preschool students are curious about animals and how they interact. They are also interested in building their vocabulary as they play in our classroom. These animals will enhance that learning and allow the children to interact with each other, have discussions, and build on their creativity and knowledge of dinosaurs.

Mrs. Cruz
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DC346 - Classic Dinosaur Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
GS673 - Giant Soft & Safe Dinosaurs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
GS675 - Giant Soft & Safe Dinosaurs - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$129.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.57

Total project goal

$190.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$190.49

1 Donor

-$80.96

Donations toward project cost

-$80.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$95.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.29

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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