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Teacher Toledo from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play, Explore and Have Fun!

Help me give my students new LEGO DUPLO sets, toys and dolls for them to expand their imagination and creativity.

FULLY FUNDED! Teacher Toledo's classroom raised $1,036

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I have an extended half day classroom that includes 17 children and is an inclusion classroom, as a teacher I have learned so much from them. Children come to the classroom to explore and grow, using their imagination and creativity by playing and learning at the same time. For many of the students being exposed to different materials and activities help them to develop their fine motors, language and social emotional skills. Having a safe and secure environment helps them to feel confident and build a good relationship with each other.

Differences between middle-class and low-income students show up at school.

by understanding those difference and how to address them, teachers can help diminish some of the negative effects of property.

My Project

The requested materials will help the students in my classroom to be more engaged in the different areas in the room. The baskets will help them to put their belongings in their cabbies, because the one we have are all broken and fix with tape. The different manipulative toys and dolls will help each child in the classroom to be more creative, to expand their imagination and develop their language, social emotional, cognitive and fine motor stills.

Toys are tools that helps them learn about themselves and the word around them.

As children play, they learn to solve problem, to get along with others and to develop their fine and large motor skills needed to grow and learn.

Teacher Toledo El Valor Carlos Cantu Children and Family Center 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.

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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

17 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Baskets (Set of 20) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $220.46 1 $220.46
Mag-Genius Award Winning building Magnet Tiles Blocks Clear Colors 3D Brain Building Blocks Set of 108 +15 extra piece set bonus Includes 2 Cars And Free Storage Bin AGE 3 + • Amazon Business $49.90 2 $99.80
PP779 - Play & Explore Rocket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
Community People Set for Exploring Roles and Responsibilities by LEGO Education DUPLO • Amazon Business $59.95 1 $59.95
burgkidz Kids Storage Block Table with 68 PCS Large Building Blocks for Toddlers, Children Educational Toy Classic Big Building Bricks Desk and 68 Pieces Building Toys • Amazon Business $46.04 1 $46.04
Kaydora 10 Inch Reborn Baby Doll Full Body Vinyl Boy and Girl Twins Washable Bathe Partner Handmade Lifelike Doll Toys • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Hearts for Hearts 14" Doll - Consuelo • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.96 1 $35.96
LEGO DUPLO My First Number Train 10847 Preschool Toy • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Play Tent with Police Car Design Lavieen Happy Time Play House Kids Play Tent with for Indoor & Outdoor Use Instant Set-Up + Easy Storage • Amazon Business $30.97 1 $30.97
Victostar Town Truck & City Bus Building Blocks Set Educational Toy for Kids-110PCS • Amazon Business $28.96 1 $28.96
Learning Resources New Sprouts Cookout! Food, 19 Pieces • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Funny House Newborn Doll 10 Inch/26cm Full Silicone Soft Vinyl Real Looking Premie Reborn Baby Dolls Lifelike Newborn Girl Doll Xmas Gift • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Learning Resources New Sprouts Picnic Set • Amazon Business $22.59 1 $22.59
Learning Resources New Sprouts Fresh Fruit Salad Set • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
BABY ALIVE READY FOR SCHOOL BABY: Brown Hair Baby Doll, School-Themed Dress, Doll Accessories Include Notebook & Brush, Doll For 3-Year-Old Girls and Boys and Up • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Learning Resources Top-Chef Kitchen Pretend Chef Play Set, 13 Pieces • Amazon Business $19.29 1 $19.29
Joyin Toy Cartoon RC Race Car Radio Remote Control with Music & Sound for Baby and Toddler Cars, School Classroom Prize, Easter Basket Stuffers ,Children Holiday Gift Toy for 2 Year Old • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Haktoys Construction Building Blocks Set Mix-n-Match Take-Apart 18-Piece Detachable Vehicle Kit, Engineering STEM Educational, Safe and Durable, Great Gift Toy for Toddlers, Kids, Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $6.97 2 $13.94

Materials cost

$837.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$880.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$155.36

Total project goal

$1,035.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,035.75

13 Donors

-$768.00

Donations toward project cost

-$652.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.20

match offer

-$267.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$227.59

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.16

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