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Mrs. Maynes from Provo, UT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tools to Make Learning Fun and Engaging

Help me give my students hands-on materials and activities, and opportunties to learn new academic and social skills. The reading center will be a fun addition to our classroom and encourage a love of reading in my students.

  • $594 goal

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My Students

I teach a class of the most adorable kindergarten students! Their energy and enthusiasm are boundless. They are excited about school and eager to learn. Some of their favorite things are recess (of course!) and Writer’s Workshop where they have enjoyed writing their own stories. Many of my students have not had the learning and socialization opportunities that they would have had if we didn't have the COVID-19 issues.

My Project

COVID-19 has decreased learning and socialization opportunities for my students. Many of them came to school with very little exposure to literacy materials, math manipulatives, and low social skills. Many students who might have otherwise gone to preschool did not have that opportunity due to COVID concerns.

Puzzles, games and literacy materials will help my students with motor skills, counting practice, literacy skills and socialization and make learning more fun and engaging.

Base ten manipulatives will allow my students to have hands-on opportunities to increase math skills. Literacy materials will help them learn to read and write. A library center will be a fun area for them to learn to love reading and interact with each other in an informal setting.

Mrs. Maynes Provost Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
KidKraft Wooden Bookcase with Reading Nook, Storage and Gray Cushion - Natural, Gift for Ages 3-8 • Amazon Business $126.99 1 $126.99
TICONDEROGA Pencils, Wood-Cased #2 HB Soft, Pre-Sharpened with Eraser, Yellow, 6-Pack/ 180 count (13806) • Amazon Business $51.00 1 $51.00
PicassoTiles 100 Piece Set 100pcs Magnet Building Tiles Clear Magnetic 3D Building Blocks Construction Playboards, Creativity Beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Recreational, Educational Conventional • Amazon Business $47.99 1 $47.99
Hasbro Gaming CONNECT 4 - Classic four in a row game - Board Games and Toys for Kids, boys, girls - Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $10.97 3 $32.91
hand2mind Differentiated Plastic Base Ten Blocks Complete Set, Place Value Blocks, Counting Cubes for Kids Math, Base 10 Math Manipulatives for Kids, Kindergarten Homeschool Supplies (Set of 121) • Amazon Business $26.34 1 $26.34
Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-8, 6 Pack Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles 60 Pieces Preschool Educational Learning Toys Set for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
ThinkFun Zingo Bingo Award Winning Preschool Game for Pre-Readers and Early Readers Age 4 and Up - One of the Most Popular Board Games for Boys and Girls and their Parents, Amazon Exclusive Version • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Peaceable Kingdom Feed The Woozle Preschool Skills Builder Game • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Coogam Wooden Reading Blocks Short Vowel Rods Spelling Games, Flash Cards Turning Rotating Letter Puzzle for Kids, Sight Words Montessori Spinning Alphabet Learning Toy for Preschool Boys Girls • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Key Education Sentence Building for Kids—Sight Word Builder for Early Reading, Speech, Writing, Language, Literacy Resource for Kindergarten-2nd Grade • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Briarpatch Pete The Cat The Missing Cupcakes Game Based On The Popular Book Series • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
Hebayy 36 Pair Animal Matching Game Flash Cards Erasable (Each Measures 2” X 2”) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Dinosaurs! Matching Game (Memory Matching Games for Toddlers, Matching Games for Kids, Preschool Memory Games) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Coogam Reading & Spelling Learning Toy, Wooden Letters Flash Cards Sight Words Matching ABC Alphabet Recognition Game Preschool Educational Tool Set for 3 4 5 Years Old Boys and Girls Kids • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Chutes and Ladders Game (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Wonder Forge Eric Carle Matching Game For Boys & Girls Age 3 To 5 - A Fun & Fast Animal Memory Game • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$467.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.01

Total project goal

$593.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$593.39

1 Donor

-$593.39

Donations toward project cost

-$504.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.01

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$0.00

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