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Ms. Arzate from Van Nuys, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Builders at Work: Creating One Block at a Time

Help me give my students family blocks, building wheels, and Tegu magnetic blocks to build a block area.

  • $452 goal

This project expired on October 10, 2025.

This project expired on October 10, 2025.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Hard Hats On — Imagination at Work!

My preschoolers are buzzing with energy and curiosity, and there’s nothing they love more than building, pretending, and learning through play!

With your help, we’ll turn a corner of our classroom into a bustling block play area where little minds can grow big ideas.

We’re building more than just towers — we’re building empathy, creativity, and community awareness. With a set of wooden community worker blocks, Tegu magnetic blocks, and Tegu wheels, my students will explore what it means to be a firefighter, construction worker, doctor, or postal worker while practicing important early learning skills.

Ms. Arzate Sylvan Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Van Nuys, CA 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

15 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Tints Classroom Kit, Assorted, 90 Pieces (TEG90PTNT608T) • Quill.com $218.69 1 $218.69
Kaplan Early Learning International Families and Community Workers - 42-Piece Wooden Block Play People Figures for Dramatic Play & Storytelling, Toddlers, Ages 2+ • Kaplan Early Learning Company $80.96 1 $80.96
4 Pack Tegu Magnetic Wooden Wheels • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00

Materials cost

$319.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$29.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$383.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.71

Total project goal

$451.40

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