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Ms. Ashley Rydland from Silver Spring MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wonderful Water Works

Help me give my students water play toys and story time props to bring stories to life!

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My Project

My classroom includes preschool students ages 3-5 who were born with a variety of disabilities. They learn best through hands on learning experiences that also fulfill their sensory needs. We are working on a lot of different skills where water play is beneficial to their learning.

I am asking for your generous donation to provide my classroom with water play materials that align with our curriculum and keeps them interested and engaged in the learning process.

With warm weather coming, I love to incorporate water play into the learning process inside and outside of the classroom. We use water play as a calming sensory strategy when a student needs a break. We also use it to increase their learning skills. We will use all of the water toys after our lessons (example: when learning about ocean animals, we will put the ocean animals in the water to give them that real life experience and knowledge of the animals that can swim). These tools will be used to increase their play skills, communication, fulfill their sensory needs, and expand their knowledge of the curriculum.

The felt board will be used during story time to keep them engaged and give them hands on experiences during the story. They will be asked to place the felt pieces on the board as the story is being read. This is an activity that is very motivating for them. These tools help them learn and understand concepts better. They will make progress on all of their goals in a fun way!

All of these materials will help me adapt the curriculum to meet their needs. We would appreciate any support you can give to their learning experience!

Ms. Ashley Rydland
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources Jumbo Animals - 24 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $161.96 1 $161.96
CHEFAN Felt-Board for Toddler, Flannel Board Stories for Preschool Activities, 4 Sets Felt Storytelling Board, Five Little Monkeys, Five Speckled Frogs, Felt Pieces • Amazon Business $23.50 1 $23.50
Suction Bath Toys for Kids - Fine Motor Window Toys, Silicone Ocean Animal Suction Cup Toys with Dinosaur Eggshell, Sensory Travel Toys for Toddlers, Great for Autism/ADD/ADHD. • Amazon Business $19.75 1 $19.75
INNOCHEER Baby Bath Toys for Water Table, Toddler Water Toys with Mold Free Bath Toys Stacking Cups, Quick Dry Organizer Net, 13 Pcs Water Table Toys for Toddlers Bathtub Game, Beach and Pool Party • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Learning Resources Peekaboo Fishbowl Friends, 10 Pieces, Ages 18 Months+, Learning Toys, Baby Toys, Educational Toys,Fish Toys,Animal Toys,Bath Toys • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
INNOCHEER Baby Bath Toys for Water Table, Toddler Water Toys with Bath Toys Stacking Cups, Quick Dry Organizer Net, 13 Pcs Early Educational Toy for Bathtub Game, Beach and Pool Party • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Munchkin® Farm™ Animal Squirts Baby Bath Toy, 8 Pack • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Munchkin® Lake™ Squirts Baby Bath Toy, 8 Pack • Amazon Business $10.34 1 $10.34
Munchkin® Ocean™ Squirts Baby and Toddler Bath Toy, 8 pack • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Multicolor Mini Rubber Duck,20Pcs Small Rubber Ducks Bath Toy Colored Little Ducks (20PC Multicolor) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Bath Toys, 3 Pack Cute Swimming Turtle Bath Toys for Toddlers 1-3, Floating Wind Up Toys for 1 Year Old Boy Girl, New Born Baby Bathtub Water Toys, Preschool Toddler Pool Toys • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Munchkin® Little Boat Train Baby and Toddler Bath Toy, 6 Piece Set • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$303.23

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$18.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.82

Total project goal

$418.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$418.79

2 Donors

-$60.00

Donations toward project cost

-$52.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

PNC Grow Up Great® match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$297.02

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