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Ms. Mel from Florence, SC is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Outdoor Sensory Playground

Help me give my students the chance to have amazing sensory experiences outdoors! Our preschool children need to experience sand, water, ball fun, sliding, spinning, and rocking to help meet their sensory needs and improve strength and coordination!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mel's classroom raised $1,457

This project is fully funded

My Project

We need a sand table, a climber, a seesaw, and other toys. Outdoor sensory play is so important for preschool children. It helps to enhance their social skills, physical, and cognitive development. Our sensory system is so complex. We receive input through social participation, hearing, vision, taste, smell, touch, balance, and motion.

In a world full of electronic devices, kids need now more than ever a chance to learn and discover using their hands, feet, eyes, and ears.

Developing a safe outdoor sensory experience for our children gives them a place to do just that…learning and growing through play and exploration!

Ms. Mel Woods Road Child Development Center 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

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Florence, SC 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

70 students impacted 22donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sandtastik Therapy Play Sand - Beach - 25 lb. Box • Kaplan Early Learning Company $41.36 5 $206.80
Children’s Factory Toddler Sensory Table with Lid, Blue, AFB5100PB, Adjustable Kids Sand & Water Activity, Daycare or Preschool Indoor-Outdoor Play Equipment • Amazon Business $86.44 2 $172.88
Step2 Game Time Sports Climber • Kaplan Early Learning Company $159.26 1 $159.26
Kids Teeter Totter Outdoor Seesaw: Play - Children, Boys, Girls, Kid, Youth Ride ON Toy Living Room, Lawn, Backyard, Playground Gifts, Party Ages 3 4 5 6 Rocking HIGH Chair • Amazon Business $129.99 1 $129.99
Champion Sports Physical Education Playground Set • Amazon Business $90.15 1 $90.15
Lakeshore Water Play Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
STORAGE MANIAC Ball Storage Bin Rolling Sports Ball Cart, Metal Garage Organizer Sport Rack Basketball Storage Cage for Garage or Gym, Indoor & Outdoor Sports Equipment Organizer • Amazon Business $58.39 1 $58.39
Pacific Play Tents Fun Tube Tunnel, 6 Feet x 19 inches, Blue - Nylon - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler - Durable • School Specialty $48.97 1 $48.97
Bouncy Bands Seesaw Sensory Integration Balance Board, Blue (BBABCSAW) • Quill.com $44.99 1 $44.99
Bubble Machine Automatic LED Lights Bubble Blower for Kids Rechargeable Portable Bubble Maker Auto Rotating 90°/360° Outdoor Birthday Party Wedding (Led White) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
12 Sets 5.5" Sand Buckets and Shovels for Kids Bulk (12 Pack) Small Beach Bucket for Summer Outdoor Sand Toys, Party Favors, Basket Stuffers, End of Year Student Gifts from Teacher • Amazon Business $26.45 1 $26.45
Physical Education Parachute 6 ft Dia • Grainger $20.54 1 $20.54
Sensory Sand Ice Cream Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
Beestech Construction Toys for 3 Years Old Boys Girls Kids, Friction Powered Construction Truck Toys Vehicles Sand Toys Trucks Excavator, Bulldozer, Road Roller (Colorful 4 Pack) • Amazon Business $12.87 1 $12.87

Materials cost

$1,108.26

Vendor shipping charges

$4.90

Sales tax

$78.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,237.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$218.45

Total project goal

$1,456.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,456.36

21 Donors

-$1,109.17

Donations toward project cost

-$962.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$146.46

match offer

-$323.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$275.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.43

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$0.00

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