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Mrs. Knapik from Chandler, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Is Fun!

Help me give my students creative brain breaks as they learn through play!

  • $260 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are showing amazing growth this year. I love watching them apply new knowledge to real-life exploration. My students will use these gardening toys, balancing stones, and brain flakes to put their math and science skills to the test with hands-on applications.

Look what I can do!

I hear this daily from my students as they discover what is possible when they have support from friends, family, and teachers. These hands-on tools require experimentation, creative thought, and applied knowledge. Building and creating with a variety of manipulatives builds critical thinking skills and encourages cooperative play. My class enjoyed our sweet pea garden as part of your science project during our first semester. This semester the students will continue studying life cycles by growing sunflowers and studying ladybugs to be released in our garden this spring.

My students are learning to encourage, support, and help each other as part of their day-to-day experiences. My families love that their children love school!

Mrs. Knapik Shumway Leadership Academy Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chandler, AZ 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
IQKidz 3-6 Years Old Toddler Toys - Flower Garden Building Toy and Insect Pegs, Great Gifts for Preschool-Kindergarten Age Girls and Educational Activity, STEM, Stacking, Pretend Play Set (153pcs) • Amazon Business $27.98 2 $55.96
BESTAMTOY 36 PCs Wooden Sorting Stacking Rocks Balancing Stones ,Educational Preschool Learning Montessori Toys, Building Blocks Game for Kids 3 4 5 6 Years Boy and Girl Birthday for Kids • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
VIAHART Brain Flakes 500 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set - A Creative and Educational Alternative to Building Blocks - Tested for Children's Safety - A Great Stem Toy for Both Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Play-Doh Fun Tub Playset, Great First Play-Doh Toy for Kids 3 Years and Up with Storage, 18 Tools, 5 Non-Toxic Colors (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Play-Doh Bulk Spring Colors 12-Pack of Non-Toxic Modeling Compound, 4-Ounce Cans • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Black, 12 Count • Amazon Business $11.58 1 $11.58
Dry Erase Erasers, IHPUKIDI 24 Pack Magnetic Whiteboard Dry Eraser Chalkboard Cleansers for Classroom, Home, and Office (8-Color, 1.97 x 1.97 Inch) • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
Seed Needs, Henry Wilde Sunflower Seeds for Planting (Helianthus annuus) Single Package of 100 Seeds - Heirloom & Open Pollinated, Attracts Butterflies • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix - Soil for Indoor & Outdoor Containers, Added Fertilizer Feeds Up to 6 Months, 8 qt. • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49

Materials cost

$175.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$220.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.95

Total project goal

$259.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $259.64

1 Donor

-$259.64

Donations toward project cost

-$220.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.95

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