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Mrs. Vela from Huntsville, AL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sensational Light and Bright

Help me give my students a light table providing sensory and visual stimulation.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vela's classroom raised $1,491

This project is fully funded

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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

Our light table stopped working last year and it has been very much missed this year in the classroom. It is very important for visual stimulation and sensory needs.

I teach in the PreK classroom for 3 to 5 year olds.

I have new students and repeating students each year with a large variety of needs from vision, sensory, social/emotional, language and developmental delays. We have lots of toys and manipulitives for the light table that are just not as interesting on their own. The light table is always a classroom favorite and we really would love another one for my classroom.

Mrs. Vela McDonnell Elementary School 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Color-Changing Light Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $879.00 1 $879.00
Lakeshore Light Table Sensory Tray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.99 2 $199.98

Materials cost

$1,078.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $53.95

Sales tax

 $87.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,267.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$223.60

Total project goal

$1,490.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,490.65

3 Donors

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $1,490.65

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