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Mrs. Spillman from Chattanooga, TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On for Creativity and Literacy

Help me give my students these fun items to add to their developmental play and literacy time.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Spillman's classroom raised $216

This project is fully funded

My Project

My kindergarten students are so excited to be at school. Each day they make huge progress towards working together and learning all that we need to know in kindergarten.

I would love to keep their literacy stations and developmental playtime engaging and fun with these items.

They love using playdough for EVERYTHING- letter making, number making, just making. I can't wait to see what kinds of adventures they create with the toys for the blocks station and pretend play with the cookie toys! The Elmer books will be a great addition to our classroom library and pair well with our Elmer Tonie (audio book player).

Mrs. Spillman Red Bank Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chattanooga, TN View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elmer the Elephant Collection 10 Books Set: Elmer Elmer on Stilts Elmer and Wilbur Elmer in the Snow Elmer And The Wind Elmer and the Lost Teddy Elmer and the Stranger Elmer and Grandpa Eldo Elmer and Rose Elmer Again (ELMER THE ELEPHANT, VOLS 1-10) • Amazon Business $49.69 1 $49.69
Crayola Dough - Purple (3lb), Bulk Modeling Dough for Kids, Clay Alternative, Resealable Tub, Ages 3+, Great for Kids Arts & Crafts • Amazon Business $11.62 4 $46.48
20 Pcs Wooden Dollhouse Family Set of 16 Mini People Figures and 4 Pets, Dollhouse Dolls Wooden Doll Family Cosplay Figures Accessories for Pretend Dollhouse Toy (Cute Style) • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
U DREAM Pretend Play Food Set, Cooking Toys, Baking Toys, Play Kitchen Accessories • Amazon Business $17.54 1 $17.54

Materials cost

$150.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.29

Total project goal

$215.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.25

1 Donor

-$107.62

Donations toward project cost

-$91.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.14

match offer

-$107.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.14

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 $0.00

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