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Mrs. Wenzel from Concord CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning About Our Environment, Inside and Out!

Help me give my students penguin ice blocks, a weather and seasons instant learning center, season sensory tubes, magnetic building blocks, a plant life cycle figures, chicken life cycle books, a magnetic shape maze, and storage bins.

  • 4 donors
  • $496 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach 20, curious and energetic five year olds in the East Bay area of Northern California. All of my students come to school with different backgrounds and learning experiences, but each of them come to school ready to learn and explore the world around them. As their teacher I want to give them as many learning experiences as possible to help them grow and develop a love for learning.

I want to give my students inside and outside learning resources including penguin ice blocks and magnetic blocks for the outdoor sensory table, plant life cycle figures, season sensory tubes, a complete weather/season learning center, books about the life cycle of a chicken, storage bins for our outdoor play toys and a magnetic shape maze.

Having the the magnetic shape maze, different types of blocks for the sensory table will provide my students more opportunities to express their creativity and work on developing fine motor skills. The plant life cycle figures will help aid students to see what happens as a plant goes from seed to flower. The season sensory tubes and complete learning center will help students have hands on learning experiences to better understand those concepts. Books about the chicken lifecycle will provide me with age appropriate reading materials for carpet time to go along with hatching chicken eggs. Lastly, the heavy duty storage bins will be so helpful to store and organize outdoor toys.

Thank you for reading my project and for considering donating to help bring these amazing resources to my students. Please share with anyone you think might want to donate to this project.

Mrs. Wenzel
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Neon Heavy-Duty Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 2 $139.98
Lakeshore Weather & Seasons Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Magnetic Shapes Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Playful Penguins Ice Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
BrainSpark Translucent Digit Blocks 48 Pieces Magnetic Building Blocks, Montessori Clear Magnet Cubes for Boys and Girls Stacking Sets • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
hand2mind Changing Seasons Sensory Tubes, Sensory Fidget Tubes, Learning Weather for Kids, Anxiety Calming Tools, Stress Relief Toys, Occupational Therapy Toys, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $20.46 1 $20.46
BRETOYIN 16PCS Life Cycle of Bee Figurines Plant Toy Flower Toys Set for Toddlers Age 3+ Educational Project Diorama Kids Toys for Preschool Children • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Let's Hatch Chicks!: Explore the Wonderful World of Chickens and Eggs • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Life Cycle of a Chicken (Pogo Books: Incredible Animal Life Cycles) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$342.37

Vendor shipping charges

$12.50

Sales tax

$31.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.35

Total project goal

$495.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$495.69

3 Donors

-$92.22

Donations toward project cost

-$88.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$391.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$332.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.86

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$0.00

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