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

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Strong Muscles Build Strong Students!

Help me give my students with special needs the tools they need to be successful in building fine motor and large motor skills. because by building their muscles, they will be more successful with handwriting, cutting, and coloring!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kristen's classroom raised $784

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are eager to learn and have a lot of energy! COVID-19 has impacted their learning by not allowing many of them to attend in person pre-school where fine motor and large motor skills are developed. My students have various special needs and I work closely with an Occupational Therapist to help provide fun learning and growing activities that will help our little ones build the muscles they need to be successful in school.

Having hand strength and fine motor coordination are some of the first vital things that students must have to conquer holding writing tools, writing, cutting, and coloring.

Coordination and large motor skills allow students to feel successful when playing with their peers during recess and physical education. I want my students, despite their various disabilities, to feel victorious and have joy while building their muscles and skills.

Ms. Kristen Hau'ula Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hauula, HI View local requests

More than half 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

8 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA508 - Lakeshore Active Play Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $259.00 1 $259.00
CS846 - Hopscotch Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
GG887 - Animal Adventure Play Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
EE226 - Pre-Writing Magnetic Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT835 - Around Town Play Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LL108 - Tweezer Tongs Color Sorting Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
TS822 - Theraputty<sup>&reg;</sup> - Soft • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
TT507 - Fishing for Sight-Words - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
TS823 - Theraputty<sup>&reg;</sup> - Medium • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
PP882 - Fidget Poppers - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$600.91

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$26.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$666.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.59

Total project goal

$783.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$783.95

1 Donor

-$783.95

Donations toward project cost

-$666.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$117.59

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$0.00

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