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Mrs. Oliveira from Newark, NJ is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sand Trays Reinforce Our Learning

Help me give my students sand trays, to promote visual and muscle memory.

  • $264 goal

This project expired on March 28, 2024.

This project expired on March 28, 2024.

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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 Project

My new class of kinders are so excited to learn this year. I have been trained to use the Orton-Gillingham Method of Instruction with struggling readers and writers. It truly works when trying to help students who struggle with letter retention and forming proper letter formation. I am requesting sand trays because this program is all about hands-on learning in a multi-sensory way.

Sand letter writing will make learning letters fun and promote letter name recognition, handwriting skills, and make learning more memorable and less stressful for young learners.

We need sand trays with lids to store sand so students can practice writing their letters and letter sounds! These sand trays will be the perfect size and height to make our learning a successful experience. Thank you so much for supporting our project and our classroom.

Mrs. Oliveira Ridge Street Elementary School-Early Childhood Center Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AtMini Sand Tray for Classroom Montessori Sand Tray with Lid Wooden Sand Trays for Kids Writing Letters and Numbers (Blue) • Amazon Business $29.99 5 $149.95
10 PCS Mesh Plastic Canvas Sheets, 21x 13.1Inch 5 Count Plastic Canvas for Embroidery Crafting, Acrylic Yarn Crafting, Knit and Crochet Projects • Amazon Business $20.39 2 $40.78

Materials cost

$190.73

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.46

Total project goal

$263.05

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