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

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Imagination Comes to Life

Help me give my students LEGOs so they can bring their stories to life.

  • $177 goal

This project expired on November 1, 2025.

This project expired on November 1, 2025.

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

Engaging students in LEGO building activities boosts their spatial reasoning, problem-solving abilities, and fine motor skills, all of which can enhance reading comprehension and overall literacy. Additionally, LEGO play fosters creativity, storytelling, and language development, which are crucial for effective reading and writing.

My students face learning disabilities that make it difficult for them to craft written narratives.

Pretend play is beneficial in helping children develop storytelling abilities.

As they play with LEGO blocks and figures, children invent stories and scenarios for their characters, engaging in conversations. These language skills are vital for both writing and reading.

Ms. Sanchez Winchell 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.

Fresno, CA 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

30 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toy Set - Featuring Storage, Includes Train, Car, and a Tiger Figure, and Playset for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 4-99 • Amazon Business $17.99 4 $71.96
Strictly Briks Compatible with Lego Toy Building Block - Classic Stackable Baseplates 10x10 Inch Brik Tower for Baby, 4 Baseplates & 30 Stackers - Blue, Green, Red & Yellow, 34 Pc • Amazon Business $25.71 1 $25.71
LEGO Minifigures Series 23 71034 Limited-Edition Building Toy Set; Imaginative Gift for Kids, Boys and Girls Ages 5+ (1 of 12 to Collect) • Amazon Business $10.61 1 $10.61

Materials cost

$108.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$149.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.44

Total project goal

$176.25

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