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Ms. Thomas from Tempe, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Can Be Fun!

Help me give my students who have varying disabilities a fun and interactive approach to learning. To improve cooperation and satisfy visual and tactile sensory in a Covid world, our students need a variation of supplies to learn.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thomas's classroom raised $1,004

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My Project

The materials requested would tremendously help students of varying disabilities in our self-contained classroom and change their demeanor toward school and learning.

Incorporating these hands-on items when learning sight words and decoding skills will improve communication and cooperation skills all while satisfying visual & tactile sensory.

This is possible with dot art painters, soft dice, stamps, and play dough will help us develop unique activities to build meaningful learning experiences.

Positive social interaction will advance with the use of the puzzles, chess set, collage pots, and spiral art. Developing social skills now are integral to adult independence.

Ms. Thomas Arredondo 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.

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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

15 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP216 - Careers Puzzle Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
JJ309 - Animals Up Close Puzzle Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00
DS430X - Mad Mattr<sup>&reg;</sup> Sensory Dough - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $76.99 1 $76.99
JJ972 - Differing Abilities Puzzle Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
AX30 - Lakeshore Dough - Set 2 - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
GS304 - Jumbo Soft Dice • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 2 $43.98
DD348 - Spiral Art Design Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
AA765 - Design-Your-Own Collage Pots - Set of 15 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG367 - Touch Read Blends Digraphs Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DS296 - Mix Match Sensory Spheres • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
PP367 - Metallic Sensory Slime • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LA868 - Acrylic Gemstones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.99 1 $18.99
PP420 - Alphabet Stamps - Lowercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
CA242 - The Chess Teacher • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
PP421 - Alphabet Stamps - Uppercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
STE83921 - Kid Zone Scented Stickers - Variety Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
LA394 - Dough Design Wheels • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
YE1621 - Collage Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$757.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $54.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$853.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$150.59

Total project goal

$1,003.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,003.95

2 Donors

-$1,003.95

Donations toward project cost

-$853.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.59

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