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Ms. Lei from Oakland, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Lei's classroom raised $650

Rainy Day and Choice Time Fun!

Help me give my students durable, matching organized storage for papers and games and more cooperative building sets!

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Ms. Lei Laurel Elementary School
Oakland, CA Grades 3-5

My Project

My students love to play board games and build creations with Legos and Magnatiles! At the beginning of the school year, I bought some inexpensive, plastic shelving from Home Depot and it has served us fine but it is not starting to fall apart. We would love new shelving for our games and building toys. In addition, a permanent, wooden mailbox slot holder would help us stay organized when passing out homework and papers. It would be especially helpful when students are absent!

Permanent, higher quality shelving would help us both organize our rainy day board games and building toys and our papers.

Students LOVE being able to build with each other. This gives them a cooperative activity rather than a competitive game that is not technology focused. Having an organized, easily accessible place for their games and building toys will encourage them to take good care of their materials.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Lei Laurel Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA 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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PAG Wood Literature Organizer Office Home File Sorter Mail Center Paper Storage Holder Classroom Keepers Mailbox, 27 Slots Compartment, Black&White • Amazon Business $179.99 1 $179.99
Magna-Tiles Metropolis Set, The Original Magnetic Building Tiles For Creative Open-Ended Play, Educational Toys For Children Ages 3 Years + (110 Pieces) • Amazon Business $124.02 1 $124.02
Furinno Luder Bookcase / Book / Storage , 7-Cube, White • Amazon Business $39.39 3 $118.17
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Glowing Marble Run – 80 Piece Construction Set with 15 Glow in the Dark Glass Marbles & Mesh Storage Bag, Educational STEM Toy, an AMAZON EXCLUSIVE Science Kit • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Magna-Tiles Cars Expansion Set, The Original Magnetic Building Tiles For Creative Open-Ended Play, Educational Toys For Children Ages 3 Years + (2 Pieces) • Amazon Business $14.67 1 $14.67

Materials cost

$471.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$552.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.43

Total project goal

$649.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $649.52

4 Donors

-$324.76

Donations toward project cost

-$276.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.71

match offer

-$324.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$276.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.71

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