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

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Water You Think about These Water Toys?

Help me give my students water toys to enhance their water play, especially plastic animals to spark their imaginations and creativity.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bailey's classroom raised $401

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

Teaching kindergarten in the time of COVID-19 has brought challenges that I haven't faced in my 26-year career. The pandemic has resulted in SO MUCH screen time for kids, and they've forgotten the joy of reading.

My kids are all low-income students in an urban public school.

All of my students are English Language Learners, at risk for school failure without early intervention. My goal is to provide the best possible education for my students at a time when we need to address the whole child and all of their social-emotional needs. I know that they have all experienced trauma as a result of the pandemic and quarantine, so I have done training in Sunshine Circles and play-based learning to help them learn, while also attending to their social-emotional health.

This group of kids loves to hear stories, especially stories about animals. I hope that the child in you will be inspired to donate to this wonderful opportunity for my amazing children. It takes a village to raise a child!

My Project

I am requesting water toys to enhance their water play, especially plastic animals to spark their imaginations and creativity. The water aprons will help keep my students clean and dry as they explore in our new sand and water table. This will help all children access the sensory table without worrying about getting their clothes dirty.

The waterproof super sand feels extraordinary while students play with it, and it will also be great to create land in the water to help separate the land animals from the water animals.

Every child I've ever met loves some sort of sensory play. We look forward to exploring this together in our classroom.

Ms. Bailey Steuben 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.

Kankakee, IL View local requests

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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wildlife Animals Collection - Set of 32 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $76.46 1 $76.46
Classroom Water Play Set - 35 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $53.96 1 $53.96
Animals of the Sea - Set of 11 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $49.46 1 $49.46
Easy Clean Preschool Art Apron for Messy Classroom Arts and Crafts Projects - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.26 1 $33.26
Glo Pals Light Up Water Cubes - 12 Cubes in Red, Green & Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $28.76 1 $28.76
Super Sand Bucket • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.16 1 $25.16
Polar Animals - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.66 1 $20.66
Fish N' Spell Alphabet Letter Recognition & Motor Skills Fishing Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.96 1 $17.96

Materials cost

$305.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.05

Total project goal

$400.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.32

1 Donor

-$133.44

Donations toward project cost

-$113.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.02

match offer

-$266.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$226.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.03

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 $0.00

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