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Ms. Erin from Oakland, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Hands, Big Ideas

Help me give my students the sensory and fine motor materials they need to help them soar. My students are working diligently with their digits to create, and expand their developing minds.

  • $578 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are buzzing with creativity. Help them make meaningful connections about the world around them by engaging their five senses. Children learn by doing, and these items have been selected to stimulate their minds with colorful, interesting and fun ways to build skills in literacy, early math concepts, language, and fine motor skills. For example, children will "feed" an imaginary monkey delicious bananas and build up muscle strength in their hands and fingers at the same time. They will use magnetic tiles to create colorful buildings, bridges and castles while gaining understanding of pre-geometric concepts. Letters become solidified in their young minds as they "open" the alphabet locks, locking in that connection as well. For my students who are learning how to regulate their emotions, the mindfulness breathing board will add a tactile element to the activity.

Early childhood is an exciting time of exploration, creativity and milestones in ones life.

The items selected will help facilitate life long learning. When teaching young children with disabilities, making learning meaningful means making learning fun.

Ms. Erin Place at Prescott Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Ms. Erin

Oakland, 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

12 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA330X - Dressing Frames - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
DD298 - Magnetic Science Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP282 - Magnetic Color Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
AA248 - Building Language Photo Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EE602 - Feed-The-Monkey Fine Motor Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP670 - Foam Sensory Paint - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC126 - Alphabet Learning Locks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LE298 - Magnetic Drawing Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
DR316 - Jumbo Paint Dabbers - Set of 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
EE952 - Mindful Breathing Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
LM506 - Sight-Word Magnets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
EE957 - Find Your Feelings Emotion Slider • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
BB564 - Soft Safe Beanbags - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$416.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.69

Total project goal

$577.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $577.95

3 Donors

-$288.97

Donations toward project cost

-$245.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.34

match offer

-$288.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$245.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.35

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 $0.00

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