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

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Highway to Learning !

Help me give my students a great learning experience in the classroom with hands on materials.

  • $672 goal

This project expired on February 11, 2025.

This project expired on February 11, 2025.

My Project

My students are special ed children in functional life skills class. Their curiosity in the world around them and their smiles as they learn something new brightens my day. My goals for this project are to keep their curiosity and learning going and expand their world; therefore, they can take the classroom experiences into real life.

My classroom is like a highway with different turns and hills.

These materials will help get these children through those turns and hills. These materials will assist the children in learning for their future.

Fine motor materials will help them gain the ability to use these skills in everyday life such as writing and cutting to care for themselves in the future. The sight words game will help them learn to read books, newspapers, recipes, and other items in real life. The math materials will help them learn their numbers and time for balancing checkbooks and other everyday skills. The moose game shopping list race. Will teach them how to shop in stores for things they need such as food and clothing. The emotional behavioral materials will help them learn how to deal with their emotions in appropriate manner for real life events. Magnetic blocks will help build imagination and low to work with others. The fidget spinners will help keep them increasing. using skills for waiting in lines for their turn and increasing the ability to complete a project as their age. All these materials will help my students become productive citizens in the future.

Ms. Mariah Kenwood Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Champaign, IL View local requests

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

Never Before Funded 6 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Feed-The-Animals Fine Motor Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
Lakeshore Uppercase Alphabet & Number Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Positional Words Resource Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Lakeshore Dough Cutters Bucket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Lakeshore Lowercase Alphabet Dough Stampers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.99 1 $31.99
54 PCS Magnetic Blocks, Magnetic Building Blocks for Toddlers 3+, Montessori Toys, Magnetic Cubes, Preschool STEM Educational Sensory Magnet Toys for Kids Ages 3-5 Year Old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98
Crayola Dough, Silly Scents - 24x5oz Scented Playdough Pack in 6 Colors and Scents | Playdough Bulk Pack Classroom Prizes, Party Favor Bags, Treasure Box Toys for Classroom, Summer Activities. • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Learning Resources Good Behaviour Buckets, Social Emotional Toy, Preschool Toy, Ages 3+, Multi • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Colorations Plastic Fun Dough Scissors for Texture, Set of 12, 3 Designs, Easy Clean, Safe, Arts & Crafts, Sculpting, Clay, for Kids, Durable DSCISSOR • Amazon Business $20.39 1 $20.39
Jasonwell Magnetic Tiles Kids Magnetic Blocks Building Sets 3D Magnet Tile Building Blocks Magna Construction Educational STEM Toys Gifts for Toddlers Boys Girls 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + Year Old • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
500 Dolch & Fry Sight Words Flash Cards,50 Blank Cards 6 Rings from Pre-K to Third Grade • Amazon Business $19.90 1 $19.90
Dinhon Kids Learning Locks with Keys Numbers Matching & Counting Montessori Educational Toys for Ages 3 yrs+ Boys and Girls Preschool Games Gifts • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
CVC Word Builder Desktop Pocket Chart CVC Word Spelling Games Literacy Learning Cards, Fine Motor Montessori Educational Toy for Kids, Preschool Kindergarten Learning Activities • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
READY 2 LEARN Easy Grip Dough and Paint Stampers - Emotions - Set of 12 - Rubber Stamps for Ages 2+ - Crafts and Social Emotional Learning - Washable • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Special Supplies Therapy Putty for Kids and Adults - Resistive Hand Exercise Stress Relief Therapy Putty Kit, Set of 4 Strengths, Three Ounces of Each Putty • Amazon Business $16.09 1 $16.09
Learning Resources Time Activity Set Teaching Clocks for Kids Manipulative Yellow (LER3220) • Staples $16.05 1 $16.05
READY 2 LEARN Giant Stampers - Geometric Shapes - Filled In - Set of 10 - Easy to Hold Foam Stamps for Kids - Arts and Crafts Stamps for Displays, Posters, Signs and DIY Projects • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
READY 2 LEARN Giant Stampers - Imaginative Play - Set 1 - Set of 10 - Easy to Hold Foam Stamps for Kids - Arts and Crafts Stamps for Displays, Posters, Signs and DIY Projects • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
SCIONE 10 Pack Party Favors for Kids 4 8 12, Fidget Spinners Birthday Return Gift Goodie Bags Goodie Bags Stuffer Fillers for Classroom Treasure Box Prize • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Learning Resources Feelings & Emotions Puzzle Cards, 48 Pieces, Ages 3+, Social Skills Toys, Speech Therapy Materials, Social Emotional Learning Toys and Games for Kids • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Large Craft Ink Pads - 12 Colors 7*8in Hexagon Rainbow DIY Fingerprint Ink Pad Stamps Partner Washable Color Painting Card Making Stamp Pad for Kids Rubber Stamp Crafting Paper Wood Fabric Scrapbook • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Orchard Toys Moose Games Shopping List Race to Collect Your Groceries in This Fun Memory Game. Age 3-7. 2-4 Players • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$521.99

Vendor shipping charges

$11.35

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$571.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.79

Total project goal

$671.96

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