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

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If They Build It, They Will Learn!

Help me give my students new building materials to enhance their learning opportunities in the block center.

  • $536 goal

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Mrs. Simsar has another project! Donate to A Place of My Own to help her classroom.

$876 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

I am fortunate to teach an inclusive, public preschool program. My class is composed of 3, 4 and 5 year-olds with and without special needs. All of my students have strengths and needs.

Together we discover that we all have something to contribute and something to learn.

Diversity is a strength. Together we have an opportunity to be more self-aware, more open-minded and more compassionate.

I strive to have my students' first school experience be positive, engaging and play-filled. I aim to create a classroom where social emotional skills are emphasized and practiced.

My Project

My preschool classroom currently has a set of wooden building blocks; however, the supplemental building materials I am requesting from you will allow my students to use the building blocks we already have in new, exciting and educational ways.

Building is an engaging, hands-on learning opportunity that affords students the ability to experiment with design and engineering principles.

When I observe my students in the block center, I see team work when they take turns stacking blocks to make a tall tower together. I see self-restraint when a student is managing their desire to knock down someone else's building. And I see creativity in problem solving and construction.

I am looking forward to seeing what my students will do with these wonderful enhancements to our block building center.

Mrs. Simsar Cheremoya 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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Los Angeles, CA 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF253 - Ramps & Balls Exploration Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
LC200X - Block Play Simple Machines - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $95.00 1 $95.00
HH640 - Arch Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
FF260 - Ramps & Balls Storage Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
RE888 - Window Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$383.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$454.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.27

Total project goal

$535.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $535.13

5 Donors

-$268.00

Donations toward project cost

-$227.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.20

match offer

-$267.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$227.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.07

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 $0.00

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