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Ms. Zielinski from San Diego, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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UTK Center Time

Help me give my students manipulatives for Center Time to learn numbers, letters, letter sounds, and fine motor skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Zielinski's classroom raised $247

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 Project

Center time in school is important for UTK students to have a chance to explore, discover, and learn beginning skills that will take them throughout their entire school career and beyond. Having manipulatives for math, reading, art, and fine motor skills will help students use their hands and their minds to learn, create, and grow. As they rotate to each center they have the ability to work together or on their own while learning how to count to 10, reciting the ABC's, building with blocks, or creating artistic work.

The "Beginning Sounds" learning materials will help students learn the beginning sound of each letter.

This will help them in the process of learning to read. We are also requesting Find & Write CVC Words Activity Center, Play-Doh, Elkonin Boxes for Phonemic Awareness and more! Phonemic Awareness is such a huge part of the UTK curriculum and it has been very successful with students in the past.

Ms. Zielinski Cherokee Point 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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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
Lakeshore Beginning Sounds Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Lakeshore Find & Write CVC Words Activity Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Play-Doh Bulk Pack of 48 Cans, 6 Sets of 8 Modeling Compound Colors, Party Favors, Arts & Crafts, 3oz, Preschool Toys 2+ (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $26.02 1 $26.02
Lakeshore Lacing Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Torlam Elkonin Boxes Phonemic Awareness Phonics Games, Reading Spelling Sound Manipulatives Sight Word Flash Cards, Speech Therapy Toy Kindergarten Elementary Classroom Must Haves Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Skoolzy Dinosaur Alphabet Puzzle Track - Educational Toy for Kids Ages 3-5 - ABC Learning Game • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79

Materials cost

$157.77

Vendor shipping charges

$4.75

Sales tax

$14.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.94

Total project goal

$246.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$246.27

5 Donors

-$244.51

Donations toward project cost

-$209.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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$0.00

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