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Mrs. Polo Oates from San Francisco CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Getting Ready!

My students need alphabet books, felt board series, activity mats, and STEM journals.

  • $309 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Transitional Kindergartners and Kindergartners come from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds around the Bay Area! My students love to explore, discover, and learn! They always want to know more! They ask many questions, they talk a lot, they are curious, and so much more! I want to fill their little heads with tons of knowledge and the love for always wanting to learn more!

Most of my students are English Language Learners and the majority of our students qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.

My Project

I want to do more STEM in my classroom and I believe that having the right materials will help me achieve this with my students! All year long and especially at the beginning of the year, we are exploring what are letters, playing with different materials, learning what our body can do, and discovering!

The alphabet books will help us read and have visuals to learning the alphabet.

The felt board series will help us explore some of their favorite places with engaging storytelling sets. The activity mats will help my students with gross motor skills, coordination, and physical fitness! The STEM journals will help us record their progress through many STEM projects!

Mrs. Polo Oates
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG837 - Alphabet Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
PP660 - STEM Journal - K-Gr. 1 - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
GG735 - Let’s Get Moving! Activity Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
ZZ394 - Create-A-Scene Felt Board Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP659 - STEM Journal - K-Gr. 1 - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.29 3 $9.87

Materials cost

$209.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.27

Total project goal

$308.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$308.44

2 Donors

-$290.79

Donations toward project cost

-$262.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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