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Ms. Calzada Castillo from Pacoima, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Outdoor Fun!

Help me give my students play dough, sensory sand and other materials for the opportunity to share and use a variety of outdoor materials that will boost their learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Calzada Castillo's classroom raised $354

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn" -Ignacio Estrada.

I apply this thought daily in my classroom.

My students are faced with the challenge of being unique learners. As a special educator, I am tasked with using whatever will motivate them to learn especially during this unprecedented time of COVID.

My students are children with varying abilities and challenges, ranging from moderate speech and language needs, to health and mobility impairments, to autism.

My goal is to give my students as many opportunities to learn how to have relationships with others by playing and sharing, as well learning appropriate peer play. My students are in a Preschool Special Education class which serves ages 3-5, they attend an early intervention preschool program on a public school campus, in Southern Ca. Our district has provided us materials to use in the classroom but my goal is to be able to replenish the outdoor supplies we had before COVID happened to bring some normalcy back to my students during this time of COVID19. These are things my students are familiar with that will still expand their learning and social emotional development through play.

My Project

Fortunately I am able to work in a District where some supplies are given to our PALs program but unfortunately not all supplies last or are given to us for outdoor use. The manipulative "toys" that my students have shown enthusiasm in playing do not belong to my classroom or Preschool for All Learners (PAL) program. They are brought for my students to play with during Adapted Physical Education (APE) time or borrowed from others classes. Some of these items are old and tattered and have lost their function. I am requesting various materials to be used during outside play such as manipulatives for the water table, playdough for outside table top activities as well as stamp pads and various sensory manipulatives. My students will learn how to share, take turns, and -- most importantly -- make friends with these new toys.

Ms. Calzada Castillo Hillary Broadous Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pacoima, 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AX30 - Lakeshore Dough - Set 2 - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Colorful Kidfetti(r) - A Great Alternative to Sand • Kaplan Early Learning Company $52.16 1 $52.16
SE202 - Kinetic Sensory Sand - 11-Pound Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LA712 - Bright Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
VS318 - Clean Sand - 25-Lb Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $26.99 1 $26.99
EE398 - Float Find Number Bubbles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$244.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$300.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.96

Total project goal

$353.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $353.07

3 Donors

-$187.87

Donations toward project cost

-$176.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$145.29

Match offers toward project cost

-$123.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.92

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 $0.00

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