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Mrs. Harrison from San Bernardino, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puzzle Play is a Great Way to Build Cognitive Skills

Help me give my students fun puzzles that will help them to develop literacy and numeracy skills, and so many other areas.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Harrison's classroom raised $616

This project is fully funded

Celebrating 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 Project

My children will learn to use spatial vocabulary: they will use words such as turn, flip, and rotate when you are coaching children to fit puzzle pieces together. Children also learn words such as above, below, and beside when they describe the position of puzzle pieces in relation to each other.

They will develop necessary sequencing skills.

Children hear and learn ordinal numbers and words that indicate relative position in a sequence, such as first, second, third, and last. Children can also be encouraged to retell the sequence in which they put the pieces together to further develop their understanding of sequencing.

Children solve a problem and reach a solution as they fit the pieces together. They need to learn to set aside the piece they hope to put in the puzzle while searching for one that fits in the spot they need. They also may learn there are multiple paths to the puzzle’s completion as they do a puzzle over and over. When they work on puzzles with peers, they also describe their strategies to one another and work through difficulties collaboratively.

Children learn task completion and persistence: The process of putting together a puzzle has a finite end when the puzzle is solved. Children encounter frustration when they cannot easily solve a puzzle, and when they work through these emotions, they enjoy the success of task completion. Working through these feelings helps children develop persistence.

They will develop fine motor and hand-eye coordination and refine their fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills as they manipulate puzzle pieces to put the puzzle together. They develop the small muscles in their hands that allow them to grasp and move puzzle pieces with precision. My students need additional time to develop spatial reasoning, and these puzzles will help them to do that.

Project tagged as

San Bernardino, CA
Grades PreK-2
Early Development
Literacy
Traditional School
Educational Kits & Games
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Harrison Kendall 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.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Bernardino, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Lakeshore Magnetic Letter Builders - Master Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99

Coogam Magnetic Letters Practicing Board, Magnets Tracing ABC Alphabet Board Learning to Write Uppercase&Lowercase Educational Toy Fine Motor Montessori Gift for 3 4 5 Years Old Preschool Kids • Amazon Business $21.98 3 $65.94

SYNARRY Number and Alphabet Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-6, Alphabet Learning Toys for Kids Ages 3-5, ABC Puzzles Preschool Learning Activities Educational Toys Gifts for 3 4 5 6 7 8 Year Old Boys Girls • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98

Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Alphabet Letter Puzzles • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.66 2 $41.32

Lakeshore Sequencing Numbers 1-30 Puzzles - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

Wikki Stix® Alphabet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 2 $35.98

Lakeshore Sequencing Numbers 1-20 Puzzles - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

SYNARRY Wooden Alphabet Puzzles for Kids Ages 3-5, ABC Learning for Toddlers Ages 3+, Sight Words Letter Puzzles Montessori Toys Educational STEM for Preschool Boys Girls Kids Gifts • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99

Coogam Wooden Blocks Puzzle Brain Teasers Toy Tangram Jigsaw Intelligence Colorful 3D Russian Blocks Game STEM Montessori Educational Gift for Kids (40 Pcs) • Amazon Business $8.98 2 $17.96

Lakeshore All Four Seasons Floor Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

72 Pieces Preschool Letters and Numbers Alphabet Stencils Colorful Double Sided Tracing Board PET Paint Boards for Painting with 4 Pieces Craft Markers Marker Paint Pens Preschool Learning Toys • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Coogam Wooden Hexagon Puzzle for Kid Adults - Shape Pattern Block Tangram Brain Teaser Toy Geometry Logic IQ Game STEM Montessori Educational Gift for All Ages Challenge • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98

Materials cost			$436.10
Vendor shipping charges			$10.65
Sales tax			$39.90
3rd party payment processing fee			$6.54
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$523.19
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$92.33
Total project goal			$615.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$615.52
5 Donors			-$304.05
Donations toward project cost			-$261.60
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$42.45
match offer			-$307.75
Match offer toward project cost			-$261.59
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$46.16
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$3.71
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Puzzle Play is a Great Way to Build Cognitive Skills

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Project

Project tagged as

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
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