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

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Helping My Students to Be a Better Person

Help me give my students games, construction paper, sensory toys, and other items they need to be a successful and active participant in their learning and preparation in their college and career.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kutz's classroom raised $424

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 Project

I am a school counselor of an inner-city elementary school. I work mainly with students in Pre-K to 2nd grade. I am in charge of doing a variety of lessons and activities on different social emotional topics. Some of those topics include feelings and emotions, coping skills, problem solving, test taking strategies and working hard. Over the years I have found that children work best with hands-on creative activities that include a variety of medias, such as board games, colored pencils, and crayons. They enjoy relevant up to date materials and books.

The students at my school have a love for learning.

They want to learn how to be productive members of our society and have many creative ideas on how to make sure they learn. This can be expensive and unfortunately, schools today just don't have the resources to continue to maintain the resources needed every year to make sure this happens. Many times, this responsibility falls on the educator. Because of our love for the children in front of us we do the best we can. In these hard times in today's society, any assistance we can receive is greatly needed and appreciated. Any supplies that are received will be put to good use. Thank you in advance.

COMPASSION!!

Ms. Kutz Liberty Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

140 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stop, Relax, and Think Board Game • Nasco $50.96 1 $50.96
Social Skills Board Games • Nasco $36.58 1 $36.58
SkillEase Happy or Not Board Game - Bingo Emotions and Feelings for Social Skills, Emotional Learning Activities, Therapy and Counseling for Kids, Speech Therapy Autism • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Craftstory 86 Pcs Social Emotional Learning Activities Sensory Toys for Kids- Montessori Toys with 2 Face Boards 9 Emotion Cards, Autism Learning Materials for Kids Speech Therapy Materials • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Emotions and Feelings Matching Cards Memory Game (Social Emotional Learning) • Teachers' School Supply $19.95 1 $19.95
Learning Resources Big Feelings Pineapple Deluxe Social-Emotional Learning Toy Set, Yellow (LER6375) • Quill.com $17.99 1 $17.99
Arts & Crafts Supplies Kits & Materials Set for Kids, Toddler - Carl & Kay • Amazon Business $16.97 1 $16.97
Crayola Llc - Washable Kids Paint 10 Jar Set • Teachers' School Supply $8.47 2 $16.94
Feelings & Emotions Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
Crayola Construction Paper - 9" x 12", 12 Assorted Colors, Pkg of 240 • Blick Art Materials $7.06 2 $14.12
Teacher's Scissors - 8 1/4", 3 1/2" Cut • Blick Art Materials $4.70 3 $14.10
Making Good Choices Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Crayola Colored Pencils, Assorted Colors, Set of 12 • School Specialty $2.69 4 $10.76
Crayola Kids Paint Brush Set (8ct), Painting Supplies for Kids, Assorted Sizes, Kids Arts & Crafts Supplies for Elementary & Preschool • Amazon Business $5.02 2 $10.04
Crayola Crayons Assorted Colors 24/Box (523024) • Staples $1.99 4 $7.96
KTOJOY 200 Pcs Colored Wooden Craft Sticks Wooden Popsicle Colored Craft Sticks 4.5 inch Length Treat Sticks Ice Pop Sticks for DIY Crafts,Home Art Projects, Classroom Art Supplies • Amazon Business $4.39 1 $4.39

Materials cost

$308.72

Vendor shipping charges

$16.54

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.51

Total project goal

$423.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$423.40

1 Donor

-$423.40

Donations toward project cost

-$359.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.51

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$0.00

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