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Ms. Shelby from Ferndale, MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Shelby's classroom raised $310

Tuff Tray for Small World Play

Help me give my students a tuff tray for small world and sensoy play

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Ms. Shelby Ferndale Early Childhood Center - Head Start
Ferndale, MI Grades PreK-2

My Project

My students are 3-5 year olds. They are creative, curious and enjoy exploring the world around them.

A tuff tray provides a place for a variety of activities.

we can use it for sensory play. Sensory play encourages learning through exploration, curiosity, problem solving and creativity. It helps to build nerve connections in the brain and encourages the development of language and motor skills. Tuff trays can also be used for small world play. Small world play is style of imaginative play which uses toys or props. It encourages children to use these small props and their imaginations to create detailed and playful world. Lastly, we can use it to set up learning invitations for math, science, literacy and art. An invitation to learn is a display of materials, carefully selected and arranged, that draws children's attention and engages them in a world of wonder, exploration, and discovery. The invitation to learn is purposefully and intentionally designed with curriculum outcomes in mind.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

17 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Shelby Ferndale Early Childhood Center - Head Start Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Ferndale, MI View local requests

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

17 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Active World Tuff Tray and Adjustable Stand Set • Discount School Supply $199.99 1 $199.99

Materials cost

$199.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.41

Total project goal

$309.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $309.40

3 Donors

-$154.69

Donations toward project cost

-$131.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.20

match offer

-$154.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$131.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.21

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 $0.00

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