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Mrs. Zheng from Flushing NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Need Balls

Help me give my students balls, hula hoops, and jump ropes to help them exercise and have fun!

  • $301 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We have a diverse group of Pre-K students who are ready and excited to learn! Our school is a Title 1 school. which means many of our students come from low-income families. Often grandparents are the primary caregivers while parents work long hours or in another state. With your support, they can grow, learn, and spread their excitement for education into their future academic career. .

We are curious and active learners who love to make new discoveries by exploring our surroundings.

It's hard for a four year old to sit and listen for long periods of time. That's why we learn through play! Our classroom materials are essential to our learning process. The materials we play with allow us to role play, reenact what we have learned, illustrate, create, build, rebuild, count, and manipulate water/sand flow. Sometimes we don't understand the purpose of an object so we play around and test our theories. We make observations and discuss what we notice. Through our discussions, we draw conclusions that help us to make sense of the

My Project

Our Pre-K class ventures outside every day to play, learn, and exercise! We are fortunate enough to have a jungle gym for our kids to climb on and thanks to a previous DonorsChoose.org project, we have sidewalk chalk and tricycles! We would love to expand our outdoor play equipment some more and get some balls!

Help my students learn how to catch and throw a ball, dribble a basketball, hula hoop, and jump rope!

These are simple past times that have been lost to screens. With more play equipment outside, my students will learn that outside is as much as an iPad or a computer. Outdoor play is what they need to learn how to make friends, take turns, and get some vitamin D to stay healthy and strong!

Mrs. Zheng
Grades PreK-2
  • PS 120 Queens
  • Flushing, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 18 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spalding NBA Street Basketball - Youth Size 5 (27.5") • Amazon Business $18.99 6 $113.94
Fitness Jump Rope for Kids, Outdoor Fun Activity, Great Party Favor, Exercise Activity for Kids 2 Pk Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
US Games Standard Hoops, 36-Inch (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $37.82 1 $37.82
Franklin Sports Six Pack Playground Balls with Mesh Carry Bag and Pump - 8.5 Inch Diameter • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$221.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.01

Total project goal

$300.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$300.04

8 Donors

-$141.33

Donations toward project cost

-$134.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.42

match offer

-$141.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$120.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.39

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$0.00

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