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Ms. Herman from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stay and Play! (Library Style)

Help me give my students opportunities to play in the library with library centers that allow them create stories of their own.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Herman's classroom raised $530

This project is fully funded

My Project

SES is home to a diverse student body from around the world. We have recent immigrants and refugees who attend our school. When our littlest learners come to the library they love stories and songs. They bring their joy of learning every time they enter the room. However, they come to the library for an hour each week and I would like to give them an opportunity to use some of that time to create and tell stories on their own! Their class time should be more student centered.

Students would benefit from puppets, puzzles, and storytelling dolls to create their own stories.

This is what is missing from the Swift library, an opportunity for preK and kindergarten students in general education and special education to retell the stories we read or to create stories of their own. During the past few years students have missed out on opportunities to play and be together. These puzzles, dolls, and puppets will create a space for students to tell stories together. I just know our littlest learners will love these materials!

Ms. Herman G.B. Swift Elementary Specialty 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP1100X - Classroom Floor Puzzles - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $219.00 1 $219.00
TT190X - Lets Talk Multicultural Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
DD965X - Lakeshore Pose Play Families - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $95.00 1 $95.00

Materials cost

$413.50

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$449.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.36

Total project goal

$529.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$529.06

7 Donors

-$262.35

Donations toward project cost

-$224.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$264.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$224.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.18

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$0.00

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