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Mrs. McPherson from Rochester, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fine Motor Fun for Home!!

Help me give my students fine motor take home kits to work on fun activities with their parents!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McPherson's classroom raised $950

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are struggling with fine motor strength and dexterity. Many children are given screen time at a young age and they don't experience typical play items like play-doh, beads, putty, and tongs.

I plan to send home kits with specific tasks so that parents can work with their children to strengthen little muscles and develop the skills needed in order to color, write, draw, and cut.

These skills will also improve their independence with self-care tasks such as opening lunch room food packaging and zipping/buttoning their own clothes!!

Mrs. McPherson Austin Steward Elementary School 46 Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Special Supplies Therapy Putty for Kids and Adults - Resistive Hand Exercise Stress Relief Therapy Putty Kit, Set of 6 Strengths, 3 Ounces of Each Putty • Amazon Business $23.90 6 $143.40
Theraputty® - Medium • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 2 $65.98
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36 Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3 Oz Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $28.99 2 $57.98
Waikhomes 6-Pack Plastic Storage Box, 6 Liter Small Lidded Storage Bin, Clear • Amazon Business $28.55 2 $57.10
Craft Holes Punch 1 Inch Paper Punchers Scrapbook Punches with Craft Sticker Paper, Round, Star, Square, Heart, Flower, Wave Circle Shape (16 Pieces) • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Swingline 1 Hole Punch, Hole Puncher, 5 Sheet Punch Capacity, Classic, Chrome 20-Pack (74005) • Amazon Business $39.57 1 $39.57
Neenah Astrobrights® Bright Color Paper, Letter Size Paper, 24 lb, Assorted Colors, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $19.69 2 $39.38
Bostitch inLIGHT Reduced Effort One-Hole Punch, One Unit per Package, Assorted Colors, No Color Choice (2401) • Amazon Business $7.85 5 $39.25
Dough Extruders Set Assorted Designs, Set of 10, 5 Patterns, Dough Extruder Tools Kit for Children，Clay Dough Extruders, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $10.49 3 $31.47
Easy Glide Sterile Ear and Ulcer Syringe, 3oz, 4 Pack • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
Pop! Faceted Plastic Beads - Translucent, 8 mm • Blick Art Materials $3.99 6 $23.94
Swingline 1 Hole Punch, Hole Puncher, 5 Sheet Punch Capacity, Classic, Chrome, 2-Pack (74005) • Amazon Business $7.85 3 $23.55
Unique Sports Dog Fetch Squeaker Balls Animal Prints 4 Pack • Amazon Business $7.55 3 $22.65
SBYURE 250 Pieces Plastic C-Clips Hooks Chain Links C-Links Sugar Glider for Parakeets, Rats & Sugar Gliders,Small Pet Rat Parrot Bird Toy Cage,Assorted Color Links • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
FUNZBO 500+ Snap Pop Beads - Beads for Jewelry Making Kit, Arts and Crafts Supplies, Toys for Girls, Kids Crafts, 4 Year Old Girl Birthday Gifts, Crafts for Kids Ages 4-8, Crafts for Girls Ages 6-8 • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
Performance Tool W5334 240pc Zinc Nuts & Bolts Assortment With Case • Amazon Business $8.95 2 $17.90
Shuoyang 1000pcs Acrylic Letter Beads, A-Z Round Flat Alphabet Beads, White Background Black Letter Beads, and 10m Elastic Rope，for DIY Making Jewelry, Necklaces, and Bracelets.(4x7mm-I) • Amazon Business $8.28 2 $16.56
AMOBESTER Slime Charms Ducks Tiny Duck Miniature Garden Decoration Ornament Hard Resin Duck Charms 50Psc Slime Beads for Slime Decoration • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Pop! Assorted Alphabet Beads - Hearts and Letters, 4.4 oz • Blick Art Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
Fairfield PP2 Poly-Pellets Weighted Stuffing Beads • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
12 Pcs Mini Tong Hand Shape Silicone Tongs 5 Inch Small Kitchen Food Tongs Mini Serving Plastic Sugar Ice Salad Tongs for Kids Toddler() • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
900 PCS Pom Poms, Multicolor Bulk Pom Poms Arts and Crafts, Soft and Fluffy Craft Pom Poms, Assorted Sizes Pompoms, for Arts and Craft Making Decorations • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$755.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$807.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.46

Total project goal

$949.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $949.71

7 Donors

-$735.76

Donations toward project cost

-$647.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.86

match offer

-$187.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$159.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.48

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