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

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Imaginary Play for Special Needs Students

Help me give my students the opportunity to expand their imagination. My special needs students need help with imaginary play.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ibarra's classroom raised $206

This project is fully funded

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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 love that students are emerging their play skills in my special needs classroom. We work with our students on ways to expand their imagination for pretend play. I love that my students are young and have the interest in toys. The specific toys I am asking for will be toys in which my staff and I can sit with the students to help them build and use their imagination while playing. My goals for this project is for my students to build a higher interest in playing and being surrounded by school staff. Many times my special needs students have a hard time playing with toys or being around peers and staff. With these vehicle, dinosaur, and magnetic building toys I hope my students will emerge their social play skills. The fact that all of my students are special needs with different types of backgrounds and disabilities makes my students special. I would appreciate any support and help to help my little preschoolers in the classroom.

Ms. Ibarra Douglas Miller Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

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More than half 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

23 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Build & Play Magnetic Vehicles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Mix & Match Magnetic Dinosaurs - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
My First Mix & Match Magnetic Vehicles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Magnetic Wonder Tiles® - Community Helpers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$124.96

Vendor shipping charges

$6.25

Sales tax

$11.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$174.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.80

Total project goal

$205.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$205.31

1 Donor

-$205.31

Donations toward project cost

-$174.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.80

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$0.00

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