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Ms. Bonita Babas from Papaikou HI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sing, Learn, Sleep

Help me give my students the comfort to learn in a safe and fun fully self-contained special education preschool with new carpets and comfortable Lakeshore nap-time cots!

  • $1,568 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Title I School in Hawai'i.

Special Education -Embracing Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Specific Learning Disability (SLD).

My students need to learn early literacy skills, math, science/social studies, personal hygiene skills, how to share, personal space (boundaries), and proper eating/drinking behaviors.

The goal for the students in the special education fully self-contained classroom (ages 3-4) is to get them ready for inclusion and prepared for kindergarten. The Individualize Education Program (IEP) will be my priority to meet the needs of the kids in a safe, comfortable, clean classroom.

My Project

According to the article Nap Time Boosts Learning, sleep can have a positive impact on a child’s long-term ability to remember. Nap-time is important for children, especially for those who experience trauma or unstable environments outside of school, considering that not all children may have had a “solid” night of sleep (Sparks, 2018).

Lakeshore Alphabet puppets, new carpets, and nap-time cots will give my preschool students the opportunity to learn and rest in a comfortable and clean special classroom!

Lakeshore Alphabet puppets will assist us in singing of the Alphabet, and the Alphabet puppet stand will help our puppet friends stand up in a friendly-organized way. New carpets will help students visualize the boundaries for each center. Pom Pom, art dabbers, floating Alphabets, and the calendar kit will help the students learn throughout the day. The easy stack toddler cots will give the kids comfort during nap time after a lot of learning and fun.

Ms. Bonita Babas
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA905 - Lakeshore Easy-Stack Toddler Cot - Set of 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $289.00 1 $289.00
LC1273 - Machine-Washable Alphabet Puppet Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
LC851 - Flex-Space Comfy Round Classroom Carpet - 6' Diameter - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
LC112 - Comfy Rectangular Classroom Carpet - 4' x 6' - Forest Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
LC162 - Comfy Rectangular Classroom Carpet - 4' x 6' - Navy Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
LC1276 - Stand for Alphabet Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 2 $31.98
EE332 - Float & Find Alphabet Bubbles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC1198 - Classroom Calendar Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
BA8150 - Pom-Poms - Set of 300 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 3 $23.97
DR316 - Jumbo Paint Dabbers - Set of 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$1,229.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $54.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,332.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$235.14

Total project goal

$1,567.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,567.62

17 Donors

-$1,480.66

Donations toward project cost

-$1,321.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$158.80

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$74.47

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