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Mrs. Burke from Maspeth, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Always the Small Pieces That Make the Big Picture

Help me give my students puzzles in every center in our classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Burke's classroom raised $177

This project is fully funded

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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 requesting puzzles in every center in our classroom. The puzzles in this project will help my students learn the concept of a 'whole' and that each piece is a fraction of the bigger picture. Puzzle making will help students with shape recognition, concentration, goal setting, patience and a sense of achievement.

Jigsaw puzzles help students develop finger strength, perseverance and problem-solving skills.

The floor puzzles will allow students to work together. The color puzzle will help students recognize the names of colors. The alphabet puzzles will develop letter recognition and match upper and lower case letters. The counting puzzles will allow students to count from 1 to 8. Finally, the Pete the Cat game will teach students how to match similar pictures.

These puzzles will allow my class to have a variety of puzzles and give students more of a choices in our puzzle center.

Mrs. Burke PS 153 Maspeth 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.

Maspeth, NY View local requests

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

18 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Letter Puzzles, 52 Pieces with Storage Box • Frey Scientific $16.94 1 $16.94
Melissa & Doug Underwater Environment Floor Puzzle • Frey Scientific $16.79 1 $16.79
Melissa & Doug Traffic Jam Floor Puzzle • Frey Scientific $16.79 1 $16.79
Edupress Pete the Cat Meow Match Game • Frey Scientific $14.62 1 $14.62
Melissa & Doug Colorful Fish Wooden Chunky Puzzle, 8 Pieces with Board • Frey Scientific $14.32 1 $14.32
Learning Resources Alphabet Puzzle Cards • Frey Scientific $13.27 1 $13.27
BeginAgain Color 'N Eggs Matching Bilingual Wooden Puzzle • Frey Scientific $12.74 1 $12.74

Materials cost

$105.47

Vendor shipping charges

$12.66

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$149.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.42

Total project goal

$176.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$176.13

4 Donors

-$147.42

Donations toward project cost

-$125.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.11

match offer

-$28.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$24.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.31

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$0.00

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