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Mrs. Martinez from Portland, OR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Magical Moments in Kindergarten

My students need a sand and water table and lots of hands on materials such as sorting buttons, color tiles, 3D foam shapes, and mini animals to make learning come alive!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Martinez's classroom raised $1,991

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you know how to engage 30 kindergarten students on your own? It's hard work, but with engaging hands on learning stations I can embed academic skills into exciting play-based work stations.

My students are primarily English language learners from across the world.

Many students have come from refugee camps, or have moved to Oregon for a better life. They are Burmese, Karen, Vietnamese, Russian, Somalian, Turkish, Spanish, Iraqi, Romanian, Ukrainian, and more. These students have many challenges including poverty. Over 95% of my students live below the poverty level and are on free or reduced lunch. Despite their obstacles, they have amazing attendance, attitudes and a love for learning. My students are smart and loving children who need hands on learning experiences to make their academic and social skills blossom. Please help me challenge and inspire my students in ways they have never explored by contributing to this project.

My Project

I have requested a sand and water table to fill with interesting objects for students to explore. There are magnetic fishing poles to hunt for ABCs and 123s, and materials to explore sinking and floating. My students need to build background knowledge for how things work as they explore letters and numbers. I requested many tubs of sorting objects for making patterns and counting. We have a new online math program that relies on teachers having certain materials. The hard truth is - we don't have the materials we need to teach. The materials in this order such as buttons, tangrams, attribute blocks, and double sided counters will supplement the math program so it is child-centered and put exciting resources in the hands of children. The common core standards have raised the bar for what we expect of our children - and I want my 5 year old students to have fun while they are on the road to success.

We all know that when students are having fun they enjoy school.

My project requests materials that will literally be in the hands of my students day after day for years to come. They will explore, learn, make music, sort, count, sink, float, build, listen, and LOVE school with the materials provided by this project. I hope that you will help me make my students' first year in school magical!

Mrs. Martinez Mill 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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ513 - Preschool Two-Station Sand & Water Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00
RA650X - Early Math Manipulative Library - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
GG820 - Read-Along Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
LM970X - Lakeshore Math Counters Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
JC13 - Rhythm Stick Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
AA439 - Lakeshore Water Play Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
FF725 - Bucket of Beanbags • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
AA322 - Magnetic Alphabet Fishing Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT928 - Question of the Day Chart Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EE819 - Magnetic Numbers Fishing Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
BD297 - Lace-A-Word Lowercase Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
RA207 - Attribute Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
LA627 - Teaching Tubs Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE809 - Magnetic Fishing Poles - Set of 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
Giant Attribute Blocks • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 1 $29.71
EE256 - Sift & Find Alphabet Shells • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
EE784 - Sift & Find Number Shells • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EE626 - Learn-The-Alphabet Rubbing Plates • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
HH220 - Can Do! Sink or Float Discovery Kit - Pre K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
RA272 - Tangrams • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
RR414 - All-Purpose Classroom Balance • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Learning Resources Square Color Tiles • Amazon $18.65 1 $18.65
RR214 - Attribute Block Activity Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Easy Grip Tweezers (set of 12) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.01 1 $11.01
Using Ten Frames to Teach Number Sense • Kaplan Early Learning Company $11.01 1 $11.01
RA421 - Rubbing Crayons - Set of 40 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
FF106 - Collage Buttons • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$1,630.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.76

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,692.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$298.65

Total project goal

$1,991.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,991.00

1 Donor

-$1,991.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,692.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$298.65

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