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Mrs. Finkelstein from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need to Get Healthier!

My students need books about healthy lifestyles. They also need Hokki stools in order to stay active and focused during lessons.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Finkelstein's classroom raised $998

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I have the largest number of students in my classroom than any other room at my school. I am currently teaching thirty-one first-graders in a Title l school, located in a high poverty and high crime area of Pennsylvania.

All of my students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Many of my students come from homes where English is not spoken. I have three special education students and four ESL (English as a Second Language students) in my classroom. Six of the students in my classroom have an in-class social worker.

My Project

This kid inspired project is for Hokki stools and books relating to health. My students wanted to come up with a solution with incorporating movement into their everyday activities.

My first graders have requested Hokki stools for our reading center.

They struggle with sitting still. My little ones will read books about Healthy eating as they sit on our Hokki stools. These stools will allow my students to move around for at least 60 minutes a day while staying in their seats.

Some of the books that they will be reading about include topics that will incorporate a healthy lifestyle. These books are Healthy Snacks, Healthy You!, Arthur Hooray For Health! and Healthy Plates: Being Fit.

My students will read books about healthy living and then exercise. They will also be given healthy food to eat.

Please support this kid-inspired project by helping by helping my students to have a healthy lifestyle.

Mrs. Finkelstein William McKinley 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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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

31 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hokki Stool - 15" Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $96.01 7 $672.07
RE987 - Health & Safety Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.50 1 $37.50
Healthy Snacks, Healthy You! • AKJ Education $17.02 1 $17.02
Healthy Kids • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Arthur Hooray For Health! • AKJ Education $8.99 1 $8.99
Healthy Plates: Being Fit • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Healthy Plates: Vegetables • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Healthy Plates: Proteins • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Healthy Plates: Grains • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Healthy Plates: Fruits • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Healthy Plates: Dairy • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Healthy Me in a Jar Fun and Simple Health Habits for Little Ones • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Dinosaurs Alive and Well! A Guide to Good Health • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84

Materials cost

$805.55

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.58

Total project goal

$997.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $997.21

1 Donor

-$83.30

Donations toward project cost

-$83.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$899.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$764.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$134.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.70

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 $0.00

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