You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Barral from New York NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Barral is requesting

Puzzle Area

My students need age-appropriate puzzles that can help them build letter recognition and further develop their math skills.

  • $429 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

A typical day in our classroom starts off with Circle Time, which sets the mood for the day. We sing a welcome song, discuss the day's activities and the weather, then take attendance and share our feelings before doing yoga as a group.

Our students come from diverse backgrounds, and all 20 students in our class are English Language Learners.

The main focus this year has been social-emotional development, and it shows - now that we're halfway through the school year, our students are able to articulate their feelings calmly and are developing empathy, and show interest in others' feelings and recognize that they are different from their own. Our school focuses on families, not just the students in the classroom. During our "Family Day" celebrations, students, their parents, siblings, and other family members come into the classroom for musical activities, delicious food, and an arts and craft project. Students are able to cook in the classroom using our "Go Kids!" curriculum. Together we make dishes like applesauce, fruit and yogurt parfaits, or guacamole. Our children's garden gives students a better understanding of scientific concepts. We look for insects, plant seeds, and discover how composting works.

My Project

During Choice Time, students pick an area of the classroom to play for an hour - this includes the Dramatic Play Area, the Sand Table, or Puzzles Area, to name a few. The Puzzle Area allows students to develop their cognitive and fine-motor skills. Students who play together at the Puzzle Area practice social-emotional skills like sharing, and engage in cooperative play together.

Our current puzzle area has puzzles that are broken, missing pieces, or are not age-appropriate.

Our students will benefit from puzzles that focus on letter recognition and literacy-building skills such as rhyming, as well as math skills like counting and cardinality. New puzzles will also help our students further develop their fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.

Ms. Barral
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Barral is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA826 - Alphabet Sounds Picture Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
FF520 - Learn to Count! Picture Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
FF366 - Learn to Rhyme! Picture Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
AA827 - Alphabet Puzzles Storage Case • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99

Materials cost

$328.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$363.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.22

Total project goal

$428.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $428.12

7 Donors

-$318.12

Donations toward project cost

-$270.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.72

match offer

-$110.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$93.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Barral and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"New York","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[2188182],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":1211561,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/puzzle-area/1211561/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":20,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Barral","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"2188182":{"owner":"Ms. Barral","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1211561],"proposalHash":"1192587389","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-2_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":23,"teacherChallengeId":359013,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":2188182,"schoolCounty":"New York (Manhattan)","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.