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Ms. Dunten from Fort Wayne IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Preschoolers Building Creations Larger Than Them!

My students need more materials that promote and inspire mathematics learning.

  • $888 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

The children in my classroom all come from diverse backgrounds and range in ages of 3-5 years old. We are also a Head Start program that serves lower-income children and families. We work not only with our children but our families as well. We work to provide information and resources to help parents support their child's education and to close the achievement gap. Our 3-5-year-old children are all hands-on learners and learn best by doing. The more hands-on experiences we can provide, the more my children grow and learn.

My Project

We are looking to add Panelcraft building toys/Dream builder into our preschool classroom, which is the largest magnetic construction toy available. Preschoolers learn best through hands-on activities and how awesome would it be to build and construct things that are larger than themselves.

Panelcraft building toys/Dream builder promote spatial development which is the foundation for mathematics learning.

Panelcraft building toys inspire and support so many other areas of development in preschool children such as engineering skills, art, problem-solving skills, creativity, and social development. The possibilities are endless with panel craft building toys.

Imagine preschoolers building houses they can get inside and skyscrapers as tall as their teachers. Creating towns or cities with their friends. Panelcraft has created that toy we all wish we had as children. I see my students engaged and learning while they play with these awesome new magnetic blocks.

Ms. Dunten
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rainbow Solids Magnetic Building Set (19 Piece Set) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $127.46 4 $509.84
Dream Builder Set (19 Pieces) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $101.96 2 $203.92

Materials cost

$713.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$754.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.14

Total project goal

$887.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$887.61

8 Donors

-$443.72

Donations toward project cost

-$377.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.41

match offer

-$443.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$377.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.17

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$0.00

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