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Mrs. Vasquez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Educational Toys for Students

Help me give my students educational toys to further their knowledge and understanding of the concepts in the classroom.

  • $290 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 Project

Educational toys like LEGO bricks, sentence-building sets, and emotional expression games serve as multifaceted learning tools in classrooms. LEGO bricks spark creativity and spatial reasoning, honing problem-solving abilities while nurturing fine motor skills. Sentence-building kits cultivate language proficiency, enhancing grammar and communication skills through interactive construction of phrases. Emotional expression games foster social-emotional learning by encouraging empathy, self-awareness, and conflict resolution. Together, these diverse toys promote a holistic educational experience, blending cognitive, linguistic, and emotional development. They empower students to explore, create, and understand the world around them while fostering a rich foundation of skills crucial for academic success and personal growth.

Mrs. Vasquez Aldama Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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 Mrs. Vasquez

Los Angeles, CA 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

24 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks - 11030 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $70.16 1 $70.16
Pressman� Toys Tic Tac Toe (PRE150512) • Quill.com $38.99 1 $38.99
Peaceable Kingdom Count Your Chickens Board Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.66 1 $20.66
Pressman Toy Strategy Game, 4 In A Row (PRE170306) • Quill.com $15.99 1 $15.99
hand2mind Rolling the Feelings Board Game (95387) • Quill.com $15.79 1 $15.79
Carson Dellosa Emotion-oes Board Game • Kaplan Early Learning Company $14.36 1 $14.36
Junior Learning Phonics Board Games Set, 6 Counters, Ages 4-5, Language Skills, Pre K-K • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Carson-Dellosa Ladybug Letters Board Game Ages 4 and up • Staples $9.40 1 $9.40

Materials cost

$195.34

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$17.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.44

Total project goal

$289.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$289.58

2 Donors

-$264.58

Donations toward project cost

-$224.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.69

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$0.00

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