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Mrs. Nagato from Hilo, HI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping My Students Safe and Engaged

Help me give my students a safety gate, versatile play space, dinosaurs, trucks, magnetic alphabet maze board, water doodle mat and folding storage table with tea set to keep my students safe and engaged.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nagato's classroom raised $832

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am currently a fully self-contained preschool special education teacher in a Title I elementary school in Hawaii. More than half of my students are from low income families. I have preschool students with various disabilities and delays including autism, fine motor, gross motor, speech/communication, behavior management, social emotional needs, developmental delays and medically fragile.

My students are full of energy, loving, caring, spirited and eager to learn group.

My Project

Students with special needs often times have impairments that leads to undesirable behaviors such as tantrums and running from care givers without regard to their safety and safety of others.

Creating a safe environment would enable my students with these behaviors to go outside and play with their peers safely.

A fence and fun and engaging toys/activities would help to prevent my students from running to possibly unsafe areas. I have to say this is one of the worries I have as a special education teacher. Please help us to create a safe outdoor environment for my students.

Mrs. Nagato Waiakea 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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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

12 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Evenflo Versatile Play Space • Amazon Business $65.03 4 $260.12
Tokkidas 40.6"-29.5" Auto Close Safety Baby Gate, Extra Tall and Wide Child Gate, Durable Easy Walk Thru Dog Gate for Stairs, Doorways, House, Includes 2.75" & 5.5" Extension and 4 Wall Cups. • Amazon Business $49.98 1 $49.98
6 Piece Jumbo Dinosaur Toys for Kids and Toddlers,Jurassic World Blue Velociraptor T-Rex Triceratops, Large Soft Dinosaur Toys Set for Dinosaur Lovers - Perfect Dinosaur Party Favors, Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $36.98 1 $36.98
LASCOTON Dinosaur Toys Set Truck for 1 2 3 4 Years Old Toddlers Boys Friction Powered Car Carrier Trailer with Sound and Light Gift for Boys, with 6 Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
FUNERICA Toddler Folding Storage Table with Tea Set, Toy Dishes and Utensils & Play Food | with Cutting Fruits & Knife | Kids Pretend Kitchen Accessories Tableware - Gift for Toddler Girls • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
TOP BRIGHT Activity Cube Toys - Baby Toys with Bead Maze for Toddlers 1 2 Year Old Boy and Girl Gifts • Amazon Business $29.79 1 $29.79
Water Doodle Mat - Kids Painting Writing Doodle Toy Board - Color Doodle Drawing Mat Bring Magic Pens Educational Toys for Age 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Year Old Girls Boys Age Toddler Gift (Pink) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Melissa & Doug Examine and Treat Pet Vet Play Set (24 pcs) • Amazon Business $26.24 1 $26.24
Gamenote Magnetic Alphabet Maze Board, Wooden Matching Letter Game Montessori Toys for Preschool Kingdergarten - Fine Motor Skills Toys ABC Recognition Color Sorting Puzzle • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
TOP BRIGHT Car Ramp Toy for 1 2 3 Year Old Boy Gifts, Toddler Race Track Toy with 4 Wooden Cars and 3 Car Garage • Amazon Business $24.79 1 $24.79
HABA Town Maze Magnetic Puzzle Game - Learning & Education Toys for Preschoolers • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
TOMY John Deere Animal Sounds Hayride Preschool Toy, miscellaneous • Amazon Business $19.96 1 $19.96
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Big Foot die-cast 1:24 Scale Vehicle with Giant Wheels for Kids Age 3 to 8 Years Old Great Gift Toy Trucks Large Scales • Amazon Business $17.11 1 $17.11
Diecast Firetruck Vehicles Fire Truck Cars Toys for 3 4 5 6 7 Year Old Boys - 6 Pack Alloy Metal Fire Trucks Toys Play Models Truck & Helicopter for Kids Toddlers Boys Girls • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks 1:24 Scale Vehicles, Collectible Die-Cast Metal Toy Trucks with Giant Wheels & Stylized Chassis, Gift for Kids Ages 3 Years Old & Up • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Dinosaur Toys for 3 Year Old Boys, Pull Back Dinosaur Toys for 5 Year Old Boy 6 Pack Set Car Toys for 4 Year Old Boys Christmas Birthday Gifts for Kids 2 3 4 5 6 Year Old Boys Girls • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04

Materials cost

$638.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$28.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$706.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$124.70

Total project goal

$831.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$831.33

1 Donor

-$831.33

Donations toward project cost

-$706.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$124.70

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