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Mrs. Gagnon from Manchester, NH is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play With Purpose: Engaging Toys for Speech Success

Help me give my students new toys and games that will make speech sessions more fun, engaging, and effective!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gagnon's classroom raised $345

This project is fully funded

My Project

Each of my students shows incredible determination, joy, and resilience as they work to improve their speech and communication skills. Every small breakthrough, whether it’s saying a new sound, using a word correctly, or confidently joining a conversation, is a huge victory worth celebrating. New toys and games such as puppets, sequencing cards, and books designed for speech therapy will make a big impact by turning learning into play, helping students stay engaged, motivated, and excited to practice. With your support, we can create a fun, supportive environment where every child has the tools they need to find their voice and grow with confidence.

Mrs. Gagnon McDonough Elementary School 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.

Manchester, NH View local requests

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

130 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
SkillEase Story Cues Skilled Sequencing Cards, Speech Therapy Materials, Social Skills Game, English Language Learners Games, Storytelling Cards, Sentence Building and Picture Cards • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
Montessori Preschool Busy Book for Toddlers Ages 3 and Up - Preassembled Preschool Learning Activities Homeschool Montessori Toys - Gifts for 3 Year Old Boys - 4 Year Old Girl Birthday - Summer Toys • Amazon Business $25.52 1 $25.52
Wily Fox USA Sensory Pizza Book - Autistic Toys for Boys & Girls, Montessori Toys for Toddlers (Speech Therapy Yellow) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Junior Learning 100 Common Idioms - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $21.22 1 $21.22
Learning Toys for 1,2,3 Year Old Toddlers, 20Pcs Farm Animals Toys Montessori Counting, Matching & Sorting Fine Motor Games, Christmas Birthday Easter Gift for Baby Boys Girls Age 12-18 Months • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Kibbit Group It- Card Game for Improving Category Recognition and Naming, Speech Therapy Tool, ABA, ESL • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
hand2mind Mirror My Sounds Phoneme Set, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Games, Letter Sounds, Phonics Flash Cards, Speech Therapy Materials, Phonics for Kindergarten, Toys That Help with Speech • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Verb Flash Cards Volume 1 | 40 Action Picture Cards for Kids and Adults | ESL Teaching Materials for Adults | Picture Cards for Speech Therapy and Home Schooling | Vocabulary Builder • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Junior Learning 48-Piece Preposition Puzzles (JRL245) • Quill.com $14.84 1 $14.84
Auchq Sentence Building Flip Chart for Kids,Speech Autism Therapy Learning Materials for Preschool Kindergarten Elementary Special Classroom Must Haves, Essentials Supplies for Homeschool • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
CVC Word Games-Phonics Games Sight Words Flash Cards Kindergarten, Preschool Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Classroom Must Haves, Speech Therapy Toys for Toddler, Special Education Toys Spelling Games • Amazon Business $9.68 1 $9.68

Materials cost

$254.71

Vendor shipping charges

$4.12

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$292.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.64

Total project goal

$344.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$344.29

4 Donors

-$172.14

Donations toward project cost

-$146.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.82

match offer

-$172.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.82

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$0.00

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