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Ms. Padgen-Soucy from Ann Arbor MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Playful Inquiry

Help me give my students playful experiences that provide opportunities for imaginative problem solving.

  • $302 goal

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My Project

Through purposeful play, my students are developing skills for problem solving, creative thinking, and social emotional competence. During the day we make time to engage in collaborative work using open-ended materials such as building sets, art, and text. In this way, students begin to think critically about the world around them and learn to work together to solve problems.

Children learn through play.

In fact, play is the work of childhood. Using creative building kits such as marble runs, blocks, and other building tools and carefully selected art materials, children are able to begin to imagine what's possible, what could be, or how they might take action to make a change in the world around them.

Ms. Padgen-Soucy
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bostitch QuietSharp 6-Hole Heavy Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue/Black - Heavy Duty - Stability • School Specialty $47.99 1 $47.99
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magnetic Marble Run - 75-Piece STEM Building Set for Kids & Adults with Magnetic Track & Trick Pieces & Marbles for Building A Marble Maze, STEM Project (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $35.09 1 $35.09
Utoplike Bamboo Rotating Art Supply Desk Organizer,Pencil Holder Organizer, Desktop Storage Caddy for Pen,Colored Pencil,Crayon,Paint Brushes,Art Studio&Office • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Crayola Ultra Clean Washable Markers (40 Count), Coloring Markers for Kids, Art Supplies, Holiday Gifts for Kids, Stocking Stuffers, 3+ • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
Fiskars Gel Pen Set - Set of 48 • Blick Art Materials $17.98 1 $17.98
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Geomakers STEM Toy Assorted Colors 58 Pieces (LER9293) • Staples $17.12 1 $17.12
Not a Box • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Not a Stick (Not a Box) • Amazon Business $13.57 1 $13.57
Crayola Kids' Colored Pencil Set, Assorted Colors, 64 Pencils/Box (68-3364) • Quill.com $11.59 1 $11.59
Toysmith Classic Bag of Marbles • Kaplan Early Learning Company $3.56 1 $3.56

Materials cost

$208.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.75

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$256.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.24

Total project goal

$301.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $301.58

4 Donors

-$301.58

Donations toward project cost

-$256.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.24

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