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Mrs. Spirakus from Efland NC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Measurement and Mail in the Dramatic Play Post Office!

Help me give my students a mailbox, stamps, digital scale and other materials for a hands-on experience for a project on measurement and the US mail system!

  • 1 donor
  • $490 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My students love our dramatic play center. In an upcoming unit, we will learn different ways to measure length, weight, and temperature. Students will also learn how to write letters and their home address with the mailbox, stamps, digital scale and other materials.

By learning through play, my students will have a hands on, real life experience of what a working post office is like with these materials!

Students will learn how to sort, weigh, and label packages. They will learn how to write letters, address envelopes, put a stamp on them, and really get to send them through the mail!

Mrs. Spirakus
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Mailbox for the Classroom • Kaplan Early Learning Company $76.46 1 $76.46
USPS U.S. Flag Forever Stamps, 100 Postage Stamps (FOREVERFLAG5BK) • Quill.com $73.79 1 $73.79
Learning Advantage - Digital Scale • Teachers' School Supply $59.99 1 $59.99
Learning Resources - Giant Classroom Thermometer 30t Dual-scale Wooden Frame • Teachers' School Supply $39.99 1 $39.99
hand2mind Blue Nestable Pan Balance, Clear Double Balance Scale for Kids, Weight Scale for Liquids and Solids, Easy to Assemble, Space Saving Storage Base, Balance Scale for Classroom (Set of 1) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Learning Resources Platform Scale • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.06 1 $17.06
Staples? QuickStrip #6-3/4 Envelopes, White, 100/Box • Quill.com $12.59 1 $12.59
Harvest Import Washed Canvas Tote Bag - Natural, Side Pockets • Blick Art Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
Delta Education Measuring Tape, Dual Scale • School Specialty $2.99 2 $5.98

Materials cost

$311.84

Vendor shipping charges

$45.45

Sales tax

$24.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$416.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.46

Total project goal

$489.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$489.75

1 Donor

-$489.75

Donations toward project cost

-$416.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.46

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$0.00

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