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Ms. C. from CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. C.'s classroom raised $644

Hands-on Learning is Fun!

Help me give my students manipulative and toys to build their hands-on preschool learning experience.

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Ms. C.
Grades PreK-2

My Project

Hands-on learning allows our preschoolers to strengthen the muscles of their hand, improve accuracy, and learn functional skills. And also? It's really fun! This type of learning allows our little learners to engage with their hands to create something or solve a problem.

Children can develop skills much faster when they’re having fun.

For example, teaching the alphabet and basic letter forming skills can quickly become boring for young children with traditional pencil and paper or flashcards.

Allowing them to use a tray of sand or shaving foam to trace out letters with their fingers, or magnetic tiles to create and build is a fun activity that won’t seem difficult or intimidating. Not only is it more enjoyable to learn this way, children are also more likely to remember better than more traditional literacy exercises.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

7 students impacted 3 donors
Ms. C. Grades PreK-2

More than a third of 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

7 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Mold & Play Sensory Sand Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
Lakeshore Double-Sided Magnetic Letter Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Magna-Tiles 32-Piece Clear Colors Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $56.66 1 $56.66
Lakeshore Fill It Up! Fine Motor Jars • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Lakeshore Engineer-A-Coaster Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Lakeshore Jumbo Magnetic Letters - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
Lakeshore Jumbo Magnetic Letters - Uppercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
Lakeshore Design & Build Water Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Counting Keys • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
Coogam Magnetic Alphabet Numbers Fishing Game, Wooden ABC Letter Numbers Color Matching Puzzle Fine Motor Montessori Educational Toy for Preschool 3 4 5 Year Old Toddlers • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98

Materials cost

$450.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.70

Sales tax

 $41.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$547.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.57

Total project goal

$643.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $643.79

3 Donors

-$608.49

Donations toward project cost

-$547.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.30

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