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Mrs. Alena from Reading, PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's a Fine Motor Frenzy!

Help me give my students a variety of games and activities such as LEGO sets, putty, and tongs that will allow my students to improve their fine motor skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alena's classroom raised $624

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 Students

Empowering our students, celebrating our community, and inspiring lifelong growth is the goal in our school district. Our students come from a diverse population and bring to school a variety of cultures. Over 50% of our students are low-income and qualify for free and reduced-price lunches.

Due to the pandemic our students are in desperate need of activities to improve their fine motor skills.

Our first grade team would love the ability to use engaging and developmentally appropriate activities to improve the fine motor skills for our young students. These are core skills needed to do simple tasks such as holding a pencil, zipping up a jacket, tying their shoes. Your donation to our project will support all students within our district's first grade. Thank you so much for your consideration!

My Project

These fine motor materials will allow students to improve their coordination and ability to do simple tasks with their hands. These various activities will have students pinching, pulling, pushing, grasping, and twisting different items to improve their motor control. These may seem like simple actions that everyone can do, however many students struggle with controlling their movements - even ones such as grasping a pencil!

Fine motor control is critical component of a child's development.

Also, not only do they use these skills while at school, but also for all the different tasks that they do when it comes to self-care at home. With your support, we will be able to provide students engaging activities to improve those crucial skills.

Mrs. Alena Stony Creek 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

90 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic 10717 Bricks Bricks Bricks 1500 Piece Set - Encourages Creativity in all Ages - Ideal for Creators of all Ages - Brick Separator Included • Amazon Business $72.00 2 $144.00
Cando - 258136 CanDo TheraPutty Plus Antimicrobial, 6 Piece Set, 2 oz • Amazon Business $24.10 4 $96.40
DB251 - Playstix<sup>&reg;</sup> • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97
LL108 - Tweezer Tongs Color Sorting Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 2 $49.98
BD292 - Lacing Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
RAINBOW TOYFROG Straw Constructor STEM Building Toys 300 pcs Interlocking Plastic Educational Toys Engineering Building Blocks -Construction Blocks- Kids Toy for 3-12 Year Old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $19.89 2 $39.78
BMTOYS Lacing Beads for Kids - 70pcs Threading Beads Occupational Therapy Toys for Kids 3 4 5 6 7 8 Year Old Fine Motor Skills Developmental Activities Autism OT • Amazon Business $13.95 2 $27.90
Pressman Giant Pick Up Sticks - Classic Game from Yesterday That's Fun Today , Yellow , One Size Fits All • Amazon Business $4.99 4 $19.96

Materials cost

$492.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.59

Total project goal

$623.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $623.95

4 Donors

-$547.05

Donations toward project cost

-$469.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.06

match offer

-$71.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$60.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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