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Ms. Mann from Long Is. City, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Adding Play to Engage Students

My students need incentive prizes and school supplies such as pens, small notebooks, and stress balls, to help them engage in class and feel motivated to excel.

  • $482 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

“Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.” ― Albert Einstein My students, new immigrants under a great deal of stress, need time each day to laugh, to help support them as they learn.

My students are earnest, hardworking, determined, courageous, intelligent, kind, and wise beyond their years.

I delight in working with them daily. My school is a diverse, warm, and nurturing place where the students feel safe, loved, and educated. Our students all qualify for 100% free breakfast and free lunch and the students all come early for it.

My Project

With incentive toys and prizes, I can give my students a little lift each class. Not only is it fun to win, but it's a way to make what we are learning a bit more enticing. Though my students are in high school, they race to finish an educational competition, just to win a pen or a notebook. What's more, they really need these supplies, even the silly stress balls are incredibly important to them given the pressure they are under daily.

Donations to this project will add cheer to my students' day and an element of play to class.

According to UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, "Decades of research has shown that play is crucial to physical, intellectual, and social- emotional development at all ages." Thus, not only will these little incentives provide my students with motivation to engage in the classroom and much needed school supplies, but they will also give them a chance to play while learning! It's a win-win!

Ms. Mann Newcomers High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Mann

Long Is. City, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dazzling Toys Plastic Neon Mini Shuttle Pens - Pack of 24 - Pen Measures: 3 3/4 Inch • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97
Squeeze Toys Assortment (20 Pack) • Amazon Business $25.94 3 $77.82
Kangaroo's Flashing LED Light Up Toys, Bumpy Rings, 18-Pack • Amazon Business $9.95 5 $49.75
Rhode Island Novelty Assorted Plastic Stamps, 50 Count • Amazon Business $9.65 5 $48.25
Dazzling Toys Rainbow Putty Balls - Pack of 12 - Fun Birthday Party Favors • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Lot of 12 Assorted Smile Smiley Face Spiral Mini Memo Notebook Notepads • Amazon Business $5.27 6 $31.62
BIC Marking Permanent Marker Fashion Colors, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 36-Count • Amazon Business $18.70 1 $18.70
Stabilo 8830-1 88 Point 30 Color Wallet • Amazon Business $18.07 1 $18.07
Gel Pens from Color Technik Offers Set of 40 Best Assorted Colors Including Glitter, Metallic, Pastel, Neon & Classics. Acid Free Great Quality Fast Drying with Smooth Ink Flow. Enhance Your Adult Coloring Book Experience Now! Perfect Gift Ideas! • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Stabilo Point 88 Pen Sets color parade adjustable set set of 20 • Amazon Business $13.97 1 $13.97
Sharpie Ultra-Fine-Point Permanent Markers, 24-Pack Colored Markers (75847) • Amazon Business $13.00 1 $13.00
Iwako Erasers Animal Overstock (Pack of 20) • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69

Materials cost

$373.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.25

Total project goal

$481.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.65

1 Donor

-$481.65

Donations toward project cost

-$409.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.25

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 $0.00

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