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Mrs. Irwin from Kansas City, MO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Handsy for Fall

Help me give my students a variety of materials to hep improve fine motor skills while practicing their academic skills.

  • $186 goal

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My Students

My students come in every day eager to learn. Early on, we set high standards and my students work diligently to meet them. We strive to find new ways to make these high expectations fun and help each other along our journey.

My students enter from many different home situations to work together as a family in our classroom.

As a Title I school, many of my students are lacking some of the things needed to fulfill their basic needs. School is a place where they can come for safety, stability, and a sense that they can achieve anything.

My Project

Fine motor muscles are vitally important in school and in life. Strong fine motor muscles help us write, cut, and manipulate things with our hands. The use of our fingers and hands are essential to daily life.

Fine motor skills need to start being developed at an early age.

I have found that many students are lacking in this area. It affects them greatly in their schoolwork throughout the years. My goal is to get those skills started early.

To build these skills, hands-on materials are needed. This requires a variety of materials to build different skills. Small objects such as pegs, acorns, and more challenge students to use their finger muscles to manipulate them. Tangrams require fine motor skills and problem solving skills to put them together in different ways. These materials will help change up our activities in a theme based way. This keeps interest levels high.

Mrs. Irwin Gracemor 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.

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Kansas City, MO 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 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources Brights! Tangrams Class Pack • Amazon Business $29.19 1 $29.19
210pcs Mini Fall Leaves Pumpkin Acorns Acrylic Autumn Table Scatter for Fall, Autumn and Thanksgiving 26 Ounces • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
100+ Pack of Random Polyhedral Dice in Multiple Colors | At Least 15 Complete Sets | 4 Sided, 6 Sided, 8 Sided, 10 Sided, 12 Sided, 20 Sided and Percentile Dice Included |At Least 15 Color | Large Durable Velvet & Satin Dice Bag Included • Amazon Business $19.89 1 $19.89
Stacking Peg Board Set Toy | JUMBO PACK | Montessori Occupational Therapy Early Learning For Fine Motor Skills, Ideal for Toddlers and Preschooler, Includes 60 Plastic Pegs & 3 Board | With Storage Ba • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Fun Express Out-of-This-World Vinyl Aliens Action Figure (4 Dozen) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Muzboo Realistic Plastic Spider Toys,Halloween Prank Props,Small Size funny Halloween Decorations 30pcs • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pangda 60 Pack Artificial Acorns Lifelike with Acorn Cap Simulation Small Acorn for Crafting, Wedding, House Decor • Amazon Business $8.88 1 $8.88
YPY 100pcs Plastic Flies Joke Novelty Toys • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Shappy 120 Pieces Transparent Color Counters Counting Bingo Chips Plastic Markers with Storage Bag • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$125.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$157.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.84

Total project goal

$185.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $185.58

2 Donors

-$185.58

Donations toward project cost

-$157.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.84

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 $0.00

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