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Mrs. Bender from Elk Grove, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping Learning Creative!

Help me give my students more opportunities to explore their creative side with more access to arts and crafts supplies and fun learning activities!

  • $594 goal

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My Students

My students are a fourth through seventh grade class of moderate to severe disabilities. I primarily am working with students with intellectual delay and other social deficits. Some students are non-verbal, others lack social skills, and some are just delayed developmentally.

Most importantly though is my students are energetic, unique, amazing, and capable of learning.

We do a lot of learning through play, crafting, and role playing and this helps my students understand concepts at a deeper level and helps keep them connected to their creative sides!

My Project

I am requesting these supplies to help give my students access to more arts and crafts materials at school. My students love to participate in arts and crafts activities and it gives them the opportunity to stay in touch with their creative minds as well as helping them to understand certain lessons at a deeper level because they were able to actively engage in the lesson.

When students are able to access their creative side; that's when the magic happens!

In my class students are still learning shapes, colors, letters, numbers and are constantly working on being able to follow multi-step directions! Arts and crafts is a really fun and functional way for my students to work on all of these different skills, while they actually enjoy it too!

I have also requested some simple learning games that will help my students reach their IEP (individual education plan) individual learning goals!

Thank you for considering donating to our class!

Mrs. Bender Jessie Baker School Grades 3-5

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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.

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Elk Grove, 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

9 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
PP319 - Arts Crafts Supply Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
TA60ACX - Construction Paper - 9 x 12 Case of 50 Packs 2500 Sheets - Assorted Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.50 1 $54.50
PP181 - Giant Classroom Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF534 - Tissue Paper Squares • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
GG369 - Touch Read CVC Words Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
JJ539 - Write Wipe Alphabet Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EE928 - What Goes Together? Activity Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
LC510X - Large Unbreakable Craft Jars - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LC658 - Colored Feathers - 3-Ounce Bag • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
BA8150 - Pom-Poms - Set of 300 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
HL125 - Jumbo Colored Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.99 1 $2.99
DW2990 - Jumbo Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.49 1 $2.49

Materials cost

$436.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.98

Total project goal

$593.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $593.22

8 Donors

-$454.05

Donations toward project cost

-$397.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.85

match offer

-$125.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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