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Mrs. Henderson from Upton, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Building to Writing. Toys Can Teach!

Help me give my students 4 boxes of Knex so they can generate their own writing ideas.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Henderson's classroom raised $552

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are amazing people and I love them because I know how much willpower and determination they pour into their school day, even when they don’t want to!

Learning is hard, especially learning how to write a multi-paragraph story.

Students have a hard time coming up with their own ideas when asked to write a story.

I plan to use these kits to help children generate their own ideas by playing and building first, then writing. Kids could build a new magical animal and write a story about its special powers or build a vehicle that lands on an imaginary planet. The possibilities are endless and kids win!

Mrs. Henderson Memorial Elementary School Grades 3-5 Upton, MA View local requests 100 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maker Kit Large • AKJ Education $107.99 4 $431.96

Materials cost

$431.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$468.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.67

Total project goal

$551.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $551.11

2 Donors

-$505.94

Donations toward project cost

-$468.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.17

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 $0.00

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