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Ms. Healey from Oakland, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Learners Need Vibrant Toys To Spark Imaginations

My students need inspiring toys to help them grow their dramatic play skills such as durable wooden food toys, thematic sets like the zoo and auto body shop, games and figurines that will help students grow their imaginations!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Healey's classroom raised $595

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are a special, charming group of kids who teach me as much as I teach them.

All of my students are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and all of my students are amazing, dynamic learners.

Some like to learn in small groups, some learn 1-1, while others need their lessons embedded into fun, meaningful play activities. We rotate through five different language based stations a day, where IEP goals are woven into the fabric on standards based instruction.

My Project

Our classroom is super spacious and organized. Our centers are always buzzing with activity, either active learning or active play.

Our toy collection, on the other hand, has seen better days.

Our students are hands-on learnesr, and occasionally mouths-on learners. Toys get worn out and grimey quickly. We need a fresh set of trucks (a huge hit in our room), durable wooden foods, and thematic figurine sets to get students inspired.

We use toys as learning tools to promote language development and social skills. Our students with autism might need direct instruction with play skills. It is so fun watching the students develop in this area. We just need some materials to get them talking.

Ms. Healey Emerson Elementary School 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.

Oakland, CA 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

12 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fisher-Price Little People Surprise & Sounds Home • Amazon Business $34.39 1 $34.39
Fisher-Price Little People Animal Friends Farm • Amazon Business $34.00 1 $34.00
Fisher-Price Little People Big Animal Zoo • Amazon Business $31.97 1 $31.97
Fisher-Price Little People Growing Garden and Farm Stand Playset • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Melissa & Doug Stamp and Sort Mailbox • Amazon Business $24.29 1 $24.29
Green Toys Recycling Truck • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Green Toys Fire Truck • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Fisher-Price Little People Going Camping Playset • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Green Toys Dump Truck 5512757 • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Melissa & Doug Sushi Slicing Playset • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Melissa & Doug Wooden Brew & Serve Coffee Set • Amazon Business $16.24 1 $16.24
Melissa & Doug Magnetic Car Loader • Amazon Business $16.24 1 $16.24
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House! Spray, Squirt & Squeegee Play Set • Amazon Business $16.24 1 $16.24
Melissa & Doug Triple - Layer Party Cake • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Melissa & Doug Pizza Party • Amazon Business $15.57 1 $15.57
Melissa & Doug Wooden Sandwich-Making Set • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
Spot It Junior Animals (Discontinued by manufacturer) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
VTech Touch and Swipe Baby Phone • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Green Toys Mixer Vehicle, Yellow/Orange • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Spot-it Finding Dory Game • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Ideal Hot Potato Electronic Musical Passing Game • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
Green Toys Helicopter, Blue/Green • Amazon Business $11.27 1 $11.27

Materials cost

$429.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$39.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.10

Total project goal

$594.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$594.01

10 Donors

-$434.05

Donations toward project cost

-$370.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.45

match offer

-$158.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$134.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.95

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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