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

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Summer Learning Loss Stops Here! Part 1

Help me give my students a daily summer activities workbook and materials for the summer!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Velasco's classroom raised $492

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 Students

My students are from the southwest side of Chicago and are part of the blended preschool program here. This program gives my students an opportunity to interact with many diverse learners. My kind preschoolers come to class every day to learn, discover, and explore.

They gleefully draw pictures, create structures, read books, dance, and sing throughout the remote learning day and in person day.

My students love identifying letters and their sounds, colors, shapes, and feelings (SEL). My school district in now in a hybrid model and I have students in the classroom and online!

My Project

All of my preschoolers will be transitioning to kindergarten in the fall. I want to give my students materials that they can use during the summer to help them sharpen their skills.

So much learning can be lost during the summer months so it is important for me to provide my students with materials that will keep their minds engaged and ready for their big year in kindergarten.

My students could use the daily summer activity workbook to practice their letters, rhymes, colors, numbers, writing, and letter sounds. This book will help the sharpen students skills over the summer. The crayons, paint, and dough will help students use their motor skills and encourages them to be creative!

Ms. Velasco Dawes 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SEM1070 Daily Summer Activities Workbook Pre KK • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 16 $207.84
VR324 Lakeshore Dough Assortment Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 15 $74.85
BS525Z Washable Watercolor Set Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 2 $65.98
VX271Z Lakeshore 8Color Standard Crayons Set of 12 Student Packs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 3 $32.97

Materials cost

$381.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.65

Total project goal

$491.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$491.01

1 Donor

-$491.01

Donations toward project cost

-$417.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.65

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$0.00

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