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Mrs. Lester from Chattanooga, TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Play

Help me give my students wooden building blocks, rhyming puzzles, puppets, and animals to enrich their learning through play.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lester's classroom raised $496

This project is fully funded

My Students

Play in kindergarten is crucial for young minds. Students learn social and emotional skills through play. My students are very diverse and come from varied multicultural backgrounds. School is their place to explore and be creative.

I help my students to understand the concept of YET.

They may not know anything yet, but they will! We learn about perseverance. If they keep trying they can beat the odds and achieve their goals and dreams. They may be only 5 and 6 but they have big dreams. My hope is to help build self-confidence and to help them get the educational foundation they need.

My Project

Learning through purposeful play is the best way to engage little learners. We focus on skills such as sharing, responsibly, and caring for each other. Through small group learning centers, students can work on improving language arts and math skills.

The best part is the students are having fun and not even realizing that they are learning.

Social and emotional skills are best learned during play. My students will gain valuable social interaction using the toy animals and finger puppets with the matching theater. Building blocks allow the students to construct and problem solve.

I have seen my students grow so much this year as a classroom family, really taking care of each other and working together, by introducing more hands-on activities and play back into the kindergarten classroom.

Mrs. Lester Harrison Elementary Lower Campus 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.

Chattanooga, TN View local requests

Nearly all 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 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA413 Rhyming Sounds Phonemic Awareness Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Kidus Classic Wooden Building Blocks Sets 80 Pcs Natural Blocks for Toddlers Educational Preschool Learning Toys with Carrying Bag (Burlywood) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Kidus Classic Wooden Building Blocks Sets 80 Pcs Blocks for Toddlers Educational Preschool Learning Toys with Carrying Bag (Colorful) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
BETTERLINE Finger Puppet Theater Stage by Better Line - Set Includes 6 Finger Family Puppets - Portable Plush Finger Puppet Theater is The Best Preschool Kids (Green) • Amazon Business $34.90 1 $34.90
HH506 Whats the Sound Mystery Capsules • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
HH509 Touch Feel Mystery Capsules • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EAI Education Assorted Button Counters • Amazon Business $14.95 2 $29.90
Neenah Cardstock, Heavyweight, 600 Sheets, 110 lb/199 gsm, 94 Brightness, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91635-01), 2-Pack • Amazon Business $26.49 1 $26.49
Mitcien 24 PCS Animal Finger Puppets Toys Set for Kids Toddlers Baby Finger Puppets with Plastic Printed Bright Eggs Toys for 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Old Boys Kids toddlers Gift Presents • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Terra by Battat – Jungle World – Assorted Miniature Jungle Animal Toy Figures for Kids 3+ (60Pc) • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Wooden Reading Blocks | [5] Sets of Fun, Educational Spinning Alphabet Manipulative Blocks for Children w/ Easy-Grip Handles | STEM & Montessori Approved Toy for Pre-Kindergarten Boys & Girls Gift • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Educational Insights GeoSafari Day 'N' Night Ant Factory, Certificate for Mail In Ants Included, STEM Learning, Ages 7+ • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Terra by Battat – Wild Animals – Assorted Miniature Wild Animal Toys & Cake Toppers For Kids 3+ (60 Pc) • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65
Terra by Battat – Farm Animals – Assorted Miniature Farm Animal Toy Figures & Cake Toppers For Kids 3+ (60 Pc) • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
Twister.CK Finger Puppets Set (16pcs) Animal Finger Puppets Family Finger Puppets Finger Puppets Rubber Finger Puppet Theater Different Finger Puppets for Kids Finger Puppets for Toddlers. • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$385.57

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.36

Total project goal

$495.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$495.71

6 Donors

-$376.16

Donations toward project cost

-$320.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.67

Matching donations from our partners

-$118.66

Match offers toward project cost

-$100.86

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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$0.00

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