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Mrs. Loftin from Colorado Springs CO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Playful & Hands On Learning

Help me give my students hands-on, playful literacy and math experiences that foster a love of learning.

  • $385 goal

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My Students

My kindergarten students are four and five year olds, who desire to know everything! They are inquisitive learners who want to learn to read so they can find out more about their world. They want to learn more and more about numbers to answer their big questions and solve problems. My kindergarten students are eager to learn and grow, especially when its fun and playful.

My Project

Young children learn best through play. These materials will help children learn and practice foundational skills in a playful and fun context. I believe young children deserve access to learning tools that they find fun and meaningful.

Research shows children learner faster through play rather than boring drilling activities.

I want my students to enjoy school, learn quickly, and desire to learn more. These materials will help students enjoy engaging with their learning and give them opportunity to explore on their own, while having exposure to important foundational literacy and math skills.

Mrs. Loftin
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT811 DoubleSided Magnetic Letter Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EE496 ConstructALetter Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RA417 Lakeshore Word Building Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
AC225 AlphaBots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE290 Design Build Water Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE708 Snap Build CVC Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE332 Float Find Alphabet Bubbles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EE398 Float Find Number Bubbles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$274.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$17.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.64

Total project goal

$384.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$384.27

1 Donor

-$192.14

Donations toward project cost

-$163.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.82

match offer

-$192.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$163.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.82

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$0.00

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