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Mrs. Dean from Jacksonville, TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fabulous Fine Motor Fingers

Help me give my students fine motor manipulatives to help build the strength in their fingers and hands to prepare them for handwriting.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dean's classroom raised $396

This project is fully funded

My Project

I have a great group of enthusiastic 4-year-olds. They LOVE school and our classroom family. Many of them are young 4-year-olds with summer birthdays. A couple of my students have developmental delays and their hand and finger muscles are still very weak. Several of my kiddos are having issues with gripping their pencil correctly. They have made slow and steady progress all year long, but they seem to need more opportunities for growth. Our younger learners need lots of opportunities to work with manipulatives that use ALL of their hand muscles.

With your generous donations, you can help me help them turn their weak hand muscles into Fabulous Fine Motor Fingers so they can be kindergarten ready for handwriting instruction.

I can't wait to see the smiles on their faces when they finally master writing their first name!

Mrs. Dean East Side 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.

Jacksonville, TX View local requests

Nearly all 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Porcupine Blocks - 216 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $55.76 1 $55.76
Squigztm Deluxe Set - 50 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $51.26 1 $51.26
Squigztm Deluxe Set - 50 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $51.26 1 $51.26
3D Feel & Find - 40 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $37.76 1 $37.76
Jumbo Lacing Beads - 360 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 1 $34.16
Super Sorting Pie • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 1 $34.16
Lace & Trace Farm • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 1 $16.16
Lace and Trace Pets • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 1 $16.16
Neon Laces - Pack of 12 Pairs • Kaplan Early Learning Company $5.36 1 $5.36

Materials cost

$302.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.39

Total project goal

$395.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.96

3 Donors

-$395.96

Donations toward project cost

-$336.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.39

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 $0.00

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