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Mrs. Lenihan from Middletown, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building the Minds of Kindergarteners

Help me give my students soft and quiet building supplies for the student to build and create with.

  • $425 goal

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Mrs. Lenihan has another project! Donate to Learning About Caring Through Pets to help her classroom.

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Mrs. Lenihan has another project! Donate to Learning About Caring Through Pets to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $109.
2X

My Project

One of the goals of my classroom is to provide an inclusive environment where all students are celebrated and respected. Providing both high-interest building supplies and hands-on materials that teach social-emotional learning provide students with an opportunity to become self-aware and motivated. Student enrichment is provided through high-interest supplies and help to build a community of lifelong learners.

Students social-emotional well-being is improved when students can see themselves and their experiences in materials that they are successful at.

Materials to build and create help to provide a social emotional outlet for students to develop creatively and critically. These new materials will promote the growth and development of all students at my school.

Mrs. Lenihan MacDonough Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Middletown, CT 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

23 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Soft & Quiet Building Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
Magna-Tiles Downhill Duo - 40 Piece Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $84.56 1 $84.56
Lakeshore Apple Tree Counting Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
MAGNA-TILES Dashers 6-Piece Magnetic Construction Set, The Original Magnetic Building Brand, Small • Amazon Business $29.31 1 $29.31
Learn & Grow Road Toppers 40PCs, Magnetic Tile Accessory, Magnet Building Set Road Pack Add on- STEM Building Toy & Learning Educational Magnet Construction Toddler • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
OleFun 30 Pack Dry Erase Pockets, 10 X 14 in Reusable Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves in 10 Colors, Plastic Clear Sheet Protectors, School Teacher Supplies, Organization for Classroom Storage • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
Tree Puzzle - Montessori Puzzle Early Montessori Toys for 3 Years Old • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
The Learning Journey Space Puzzle Lift & Learn - 26 Pieces - Cardboard, Outer Space Theme for Toddlers 2-5 Years • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$319.26

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$360.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.63

Total project goal

$424.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $424.18

4 Donors

-$368.29

Donations toward project cost

-$318.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.24

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.89

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 $0.00

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