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Ms. Johnson from Highland Springs, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Purposeful Play Promotes Life-long Learners!

Help me give my students opportunities to engage in purposeful play using stem toys. Magnetic blocks, lacing cards, translucent figures, and wood shapes will allow young learners to explore with sensory play, learn life skills and promote creativity.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Johnson's classroom raised $346

This project is fully funded

My Project

Picture this, excited and curious 4 and 5 year olds, engaged in designing, constructing, pretend play, creativity and meaningful rich conversations with teachers and peers. I simply love how my students freely explore and become active learners. It's a joy to facilitate all the glorious things they discover through play.

Play significantly contributes to the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of young learners.

My goal is to use various STEM toys for Morning Provocations-a carefully designed learning experience intended to spark curiosity, creativity, and engagement. These STEM toys like pattern blocks , manipulatives, andLacing Animals, will help my students construct their own understanding of their world.

Ms. Johnson Fair Oaks Elementary School 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.

Highland Springs, VA 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

HBCU Alum 18 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Community Block Play People • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RAINBOW TOYFROG Waffle Blocks STEM Building Toys for Kids Ages 4-8, Large Kids Building Blocks with Toy Storage Container – Kindergarten Toys Preschool manipulatives Toddler Toys • Amazon Business $38.66 1 $38.66
Constructive Playthings Color Mixing Wooden Blocks, Light Table Manipulatives, Building Toys, Different Shapes, Multicolor, 24-Piece Set Toddler Toys for Ages 12 Months & Older • Amazon Business $29.55 1 $29.55
Huaker 88 Piece Magnetic Balls and Rods Set,Magnetic Building Toys Colorful DIY STEM Building Blocks Sticks for Ages 3+ Year Old Children Boy Girl Educational Construction Toy • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Magnetic Tiles Kids Toys STEM Magnet Toy for Toddler Magnetic Blocks Building Preschool Learning Sensory Montessori Toys for 3+ Year Old Boys and Girls, Safe Creativity Toddler Kids Toy 40PCS • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Imagination Design Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
Lacing Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Constructive Playthings Translucent Pattern Blocks, Light Table Manipulatives, STEM Toys, Sensory Play, Create, Build and Design, Color Exploration, Set of 147 Blocks, Toys for Kids 3 Years and Up • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
edxeducation Counting Bears with Matching Bowls | 60 Counters, 6 Bowls, 2 Spinners | Color Sorting Sensory Toys | Early Math Manipulatives • Amazon Business $14.83 1 $14.83
TOYLI Building Discs 100-Piece, Kids Building Toys, Building Blocks • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
edxeducation Transparent Pattern Blocks | Mini Jar | Plastic Pattern Blocks | Practice Sorting, Measurement and Fractions | Sensory Play | Math Manipulative • Amazon Business $8.30 1 $8.30

Materials cost

$255.65

Vendor shipping charges

$4.10

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$293.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.81

Total project goal

$345.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$345.39

3 Donors

-$207.99

Donations toward project cost

-$180.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.45

match offer

-$132.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$113.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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