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Mrs. Parlapiano from Albuquerque, NM is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Parlapiano's classroom raised $388

Let's Get Off Technology

Help me give my students building toys and interactive games to learn through active, imaginative, and hands-on play.

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Mrs. Parlapiano John Baker Elementary School
Albuquerque, NM Grades PreK-2

My Project

Second graders are naturally curious, creative, and eager to explore how things work. At this age, students learn best when they can touch, build, experiment, make mistakes, and try again. Dominoes, Lincoln Logs, and magnetic building blocks will allow me to create a hands-on building center where my students can develop important academic and social-emotional skills through play and problem-solving.

These materials will give my second graders opportunities to practice spatial reasoning, fine-motor skills, mathematical thinking, engineering concepts, creativity, and perseverance.

Students can use Dominoes to explore patterns, sequencing, cause and effect, and measurement. Lincoln Logs can encourage students to think about balance, structure, symmetry, and design. Magnetic blocks can help students explore shapes, geometry, three-dimensional structures, and spatial relationships. Games such as Tic-Tac-Toe will encourage students to think critically about strategies while interacting and communicating with one another.

Building and playing together will strengthen collaboration and communication. Students will have to explain their ideas, listen to classmates, solve disagreements, and work together toward a shared goal. When a structure falls, students learn that failure is not the end of the process—it is an opportunity to rethink, redesign, and try again.

Building toys and games will allow my students to actively create and explore together, rather than simply watching or tapping on a screen alone.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

22 students impacted 6 donors
Mrs. Parlapiano John Baker Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Albuquerque, NM View local requests

More than half 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

22 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snap Circuits Light • Carolina Biological Supply Company $105.30 1 $105.30
AFUNX Magnetic Tiles,102PCS Magnetic Building Blocks 3D Clear Construction Playboards, Inspiration, Creativity Beyond Imagination, Educational Magnet Toy Set for Kids with 2 Cars • Amazon Business $28.49 2 $56.98
Lincoln Logs – Fun On The Farm - 102 Parts - Real Wood Logs - Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $37.16 1 $37.16
PicassoTiles Building Chips Interlocking Disc Construction Blocks in 12 Colors STEM Learning Early Education Toy Engineering Playset Child Brain Development for Toddlers Girls Boys Kids Age 3+ PTF108 • Amazon Business $10.77 2 $21.54
IGIVI Magnetic Blocks - Build Mine Magnet World Lava Valley Set, 1" Magnetic Cube Building Toys for Kids Ages 3+, Montessori Sensory Toys for Toddlers, Creative Game Themed Toy Gifts for Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
Dinosaur Toys Magnetic Blocks Volcano Edition - STEM Toys for Kids Age 3+ | Build Mine Magnet World Kids Toys For Boys & Girls Age 3+, Great Gift For Toddler, Jurassic Learning Montessori Sensory Toys • Amazon Business $15.60 1 $15.60
Pressman Toys - Double Six Dominoes • Teachers' School Supply $6.99 2 $13.98
Tic Tac Toe Board Game, Classical Family Board Game | Children's Tic Tac Toe Game, Plastic tic tac Toe Game, Board Size 15 X 15 cm • Amazon Business $5.97 2 $11.94

Materials cost

$279.59

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.23

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.06

Total project goal

$387.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $387.07

6 Donors

-$378.25

Donations toward project cost

-$329.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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